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Sodo Station (@¹w) Muneto-jinjya Shrine (@C_Š) |
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| Sodo Station (@¹w) on Kanto-tetsudo Joso Line. This area, "Honsodo" ({@¹), was a part of Chiyokawa Village: now a part of Shimokawa City. | ||
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(Saturday 21 April) Sodo Station on Kanto-tetsudo Joso Line | |
| Muneto-jinjya Shrine (@C_Š) is also called "Sodo-jinjya" (@¹_Š). This shrine enshrines Muneto Abe (¢{@C; °m3N?-N½5N917ś; AD1019?-10/22/1062) and his elder brother Sadato Abe (¢{åC;·³5N-Ć³3N24ś; AD1032-3/18/1108) who was beaten by the coalition forces of Yoriyoshi Minamoto (¹ `, 988-1075) and Takenori Hiyohara (““„) at the battle of Kuriyagawa (~ģ; now a part of Morioka) in the Early Nine Years' War (OćNĢš, 1051-1062). This shrine was reportedly constructed in AD. 1110 by Muneto's retainers Shichiro Hidenori Matsumoto (¼{µYG„) and his son Hachiro Hidemoto (ŖYG³) following the oracle of Lord Muneto's spirit. They constructed this shrine with more than20 veteran retainers of the former Abe clan. On foundation, they brought Muneto's armor and other relics from the foot of Mt. Chokai (¹CR, 2236 m) between Akita and Yamagata. They also renamed this place "Sodo" (@¹) praying for Muneto's spirit going to the Road to Heaven [V¹] following the path of humanity [l¹]).
During the Kamakura Period, this shrine was worshipped my many people as the head shrine of the 33 Toyoda counties (Lc½) and the 12 Kojima counties (K½). In the Edo Period, the third shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa (æģ Ęõ) promised to give five koku (Ī; a stipend of 5 koku in rice) every year and also constructed the buildings of the worshippers' hall and the main hall during the Kan-ei era (1624-1644). In the eleventh century Tohoku District, the powerful Abe clan (¢{; also scribed ¢), the chief of "Fushu" (Ųś; the Emishi people reverted to the Kyoto government) had a semi-independent dominion over the Oku-Rokku-gun (6 counties in Oshu; now the Tohoku District). In 1051 Yoriyoshi Abe (¢{Ē; later Yoritoki Abe [¢{]), father of Sadato and Muneto, defeated the Mutsu-no-kami (¤Ģē; the governor of Mutsu) Narito Fujiwara (”“oC, 987-?) at Battle of Onikiribe (SŲ; now Onikobe, Narugo Town, Miyagi). It broke out the long war. In 1053, when the Kyoto government sent Yoroyoshi Minamoto, "Mutsu-no-kami Chinjyu-fu-shogun" (¤Ģē Įē{«R; the guardian of Mutsu and generalissimo of the military government), and Yoshiie Minamoto (¹ `Ę, 1039-1106), they began to provoke the Abe clan to anger in various ways. Finally Sadato attacked Yoriyoshi at Isawa-jo Castle (_ņé, now in Oshu City, Iwate). In the early stage of the war, the Abe clan united and was at an advantage, with the support of Korekiyo Fujiwara (”“ o“, ?-1062) who was a descendant of Hidesato Fujiwara (”“ G½) who defeated Masakado Taira (½ «å) in AD 940. The Abe clan defeated Yoriyoshi again at Battle of Kinomi (©C; now Fujisawa Town, Iwate) in November 1057. In spring in 1062, Yoriyoshi asked Mitsuyori Kiyohara (““ õ), who was on neutral ground until then, to enter the battle, even paying homage to him. The Kiyohara clan was another head of "Fushu" in Dewa (oH; now Yamagata). Mitsuyori ordered his young brother Takenori (““„) to lead their powerful soldiers (about 7,000) to join Yoriyoshi's 3,000 soldiers to defeat the Abe clan at Kuriyagawa, etc. in 1062. Later Takenori was assigned to be the Chinjyu-fu-shogun for his distinguished services in war. He became the first "Fushu" shogun and exercised influence over the former Abe's dominion, which later caused the Late Three Years' War (ćONĢš) in 1083-1087. What happened to the Abe clan after the war? Sadato died at Battle of Kuriyagawa and his head was sent to Kyoto. (Later Yorotomi Minamoto (¹ ©) also ordered to bring the last lord of the Oshu-Fujiwara family (”“ ×t)'s head to Kamakura according to that historical fact.) However, Muneto, alive, was sent to Iyo (É\) and stayed in Tomita (xc; now part of Imabari [””], Emihe) for three years, and then resent to Chikuzen-oshima Island (}Oå), Fukuoka. He played a great role for trading with Korea and China, coping with the Munakata clan (@). Muneto died at the age of 77 on February 4, 1108. His third son (¢{GC) became the founder of the Matsuura clan (¼Y) which later dominated over the sea in North Kyushu area. In the Tohoku District, several clans claimed to be descendants of the Abe clan, including the Ando clan (Ą) and the Akita clan (Hc). It is also known that Kiyohira Fujiwara (”“ “t), son of Korekiyo Fujiwara and founder of the Oshu-Fujiwara family, Hiraizumi, was an indirect descendant of both the Abe clan and the Kiyohara clan. The wife of the second lord Motohira Fujiwara (”“ īt) was reportedly a daughter of Muneto. She founded the elegant Kanjizaio-in Temple (Ļ©Ż¤@) next to "Io-zan Motsu-ji" Temple (ć¤R Ńz) in Hiraizumi (½ņ). |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Enmei Jizo-son" (½n ø; Statues of Jizo [Skt. Ksitigarbha-bodhisattva] of the Prolongation of Life) in front of Muneto-jinjya Shrine, Honsodo, Shimotsuma | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Ishi-dorii (Stone Shrine Gate), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Ishi-dorii (Stone Shrine Gate), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Koma-inu" (¢; Foo dogs or a pair of stone-carved guardian dogs at the gate of a Shinto shrine), Muneto-jinjya Shrine. The "Koma-inu" on the right, which was donated by people under the protection of the community deity in July 2000, the 890-year-anniversary of the foundation. | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Koma-inu" (¢; Foo dogs or a pair of stone-carved guardian dogs at the gate of a Shinto shrine), Muneto-jinjya Shrine. The "Koma-inu" on the left, which was donated by people under the protection of the community deity in July 2000, the 890-year-anniversary of the foundation. | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Ishi-dorii (Stone Shrine Gate), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Memorial Inscription for the 870-year anniversary of the foundation on November 25, 1980 by the shrine priest Hidekatsu Matsumoto (¼{ G), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Stone inscription of the list of donator for building the shrine fence in 1993, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Stone monument of "Yatsuno-Baishin" (ķĆgyęĢ_; ķĆ\_) or Mizu-jinjya Shrine ( _Š), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Inscription stones, Muneto-jinjya Shrine. The commemorative stone (right) for the Diamond [60th] anniversary of Emperor Showa (ŗaVc; Hirohito (Tm), 1901-1989)'s reign in 1985. The memorial stone (left) for the 880-year anniversary of the foundation in the 2,650th year of Koki (cI; the Japanese Era beginning with the coronation year of the first emperor Jimmu [_] in 660 BC) in 1990. | |
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(Saturday 21 April) The inscription of the brief history (RL) built on April 3, 1979, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Ruins of the old well and the holy tub, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Ni-no-Torii (Second Shrine Gate), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Mitama-jinjya Shrine Hall (äģ_Š) enshrining the Holy Spirit (äģ; the Holy Spirits) of the Reverent Society of the Funeral Service and Festivals Conducted in Shinto Rites (_Õhļ), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Holy Stones including the inscription stone saying "Wago" (a; concord, unity), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) O-Mizu-ya" (ä É; washbasin), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "O-Mikoshi-den" (ää`a; Hall of the Sacred Palanquin), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) A small stone shrine, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Probably the priest's residence, viewed from Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Shamu-sho (Š±; Shrine Office), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Hai-den" (qa; Worshippers' Hall), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Hai-den" (Worshippers' Hall), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Hai-den" (Worshippers' Hall), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Interior of "Hai-den" (Worshippers' Hall) enshrining Muneto Abe and Sadato Abe with the present Japanese royal family, Muneto-jinjya Shrine. You see the commemorative hanging screen of the birth of Prince Hisahito (Ime¤, 2006-). | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Interior of "Hai-den" (Worshippers' Hall) enshrining Muneto Abe and Sadato Abe with the present Japanese royal family, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Hon-den" ({a; Main Hall), Muneto-jinjya Shrine. It was donated by the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu (æģĘõ, 1604-1651; r.1623-1651) during the Kan-ei era (°iNŌ, 1624-1644). However, it burnt down by fire in 1879 and it was reconstructed in 1885. | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Hon-den" (Main Hall), Muneto-jinjya Shrine. It was donated by the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu (1604-1651; r.1623-1651) during the Kan-ei era (1624-1644). However, it burnt down by fire in 1879 and it was reconstructed in 1885. | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Soto-Yatsu-Hokora" (OŖāK; the Outer Eight Small Shrines)Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Soto-Yatsu-Hokora" (OŖāK; the Outer Eight Small Shrines)Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Soto-Yatsu-Hokora" (OŖāK; the Outer Eight Small Shrines)Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Shrine halls, an inscription stone and a stone lantern, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) A shrine hall, Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) Stable for "Go-Shin-ba" (ä_n; the Holy Horse), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) "Kagura-den" (_ya; the Sacred Dance Hall), Muneto-jinjya Shrine | |
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(Saturday 21 April) The landscape of Muneto-jinjya Shrine, viewed from the "Hai-den" Hall |
