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Sada Jinja 佐太神社 Shrine Sada Jinja, Matsue 佐太御子社 Sada Miko Sha 島根県松江市鹿島町佐陀宮内73 / Kashimacho Sadamiyauchi, Matsue, Shimane
Deity in residence is Sada-no-okami, said to be Sarutahiko
. Sarutahiko no Kami 猿田毘古神 / 猿田彦 . - quote - Izumo Taisha is famous for hosting 8 million gods from around Japan for their annual meeting during
Kamiarizuki, but for every big conference there's always a lot of spillover into the surrounding hotels. Actually, some records indicate that the gods may have been gathering at Sada Shrine before gathering at Izumo Taisha!
While the gods are absent from the rest of Japan and hanging out here in the Izumo region, they discuss romantically (or platonically) thrilling En-musubi, but when they gather at Sada Shrine in northwest Matsue, it's for a purification ritual to ward off bad luck. It's also as though they're stopping by to visit the final resting of their mother, seeing as
Izanami's tomb is located nearby on 比婆山 Mt. Hiba.
Speaking of Izanami, she's one of the 12 kami enshrined here. It's not uncommon for shrines to be dedicated to more than one kami, but it's uncommon for them to have three
honden (main hall which house the deities, normal people are not allowed in here!). While this shrine was likely originally designed with one honden, the north and south shrines were added later on to accomodate more gods, likely by the end of the Heian era roughly eight centuries ago. While Izanami and Izanagi are in the central shrine with Sada-no-Okami, the bickering siblings Amaterasu and Susano-o are seperated in the north and south honden respectively.
The current shrine architecture has been around since 1807, and have since been deemed Important Cultural Property. Like Izumo Taisha, it's built in Taisha-tsukuri style architecture. While Izumo Taisha is the typical example, there are variations on the layouts of these kinds of shrines, and many of them (such as Kamosu Shrine, another Izanami shrine) have been quite famous and/or influential throughout history. Like shrines throughout Japan, they may have auxiliary shrines dedicated to other gods throughout the premises, and worshipers are typically not allowed to enter center parts of the shrines without permission, a good reason, paying money, or some combination of the three. Instead, you leave your offerings in the designated spaces, clap your hands, and then don't get in the deities' personal space.
As for that personal space, what's there? It varies according to each shrine, but quite often there is a holy object. As opposed to idols signifing the physical appearance of the kami, one of the oldest items still used today is but a simple, circular mirror. At some shrines, such as Iya Shrine, these are in plain site from where you make your offerings. As for Sada, it happens to be home to
Saiehiogi, one of the oldest paintings on a fan screen in existence.
Since the
honden is a dwelling place for the gods and Sada welcomes millions of them, the floors must be kept clean. Hence, there is a ceremonious changing on the tatami mats every year. And by ceremonious, there are song and dance known as
Sada Shin-Noh, better introduced by way of a video. This is UNESCO intangible world heritage, a Noh-like performance that has a strong influence on the more sprightly performances of
Kagura dance.
Performances are broken up over two nights, the first being more subdued...
- source : saninstory.wordpress.com - - quote Along with Izumo Taisha and Kumano Taisha, Sada Shrine is one of the main shrines in Shimane. The gods that are enshrined here keep a watchful eye over the local area, and protect it from misfortune.
It is said that from the time when the spirit of Izanami was brought here from Mt. Hiba, the gods have been coming here in the 10th month of the lunar calendar (the same time they descend on Izumo Taisha), to meet Izanami, the "mother" of the gods.
The shrine holds festivals and various rituals to welcome the gods here, and is well known around the country as being one of the places that hosts the myriad of gods.
The main god of the shrine, Sada-no-okami, is said to be Sarutahiko, the god who was worshipped as the god of the sun before the birth of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
It is said that Sarutahiko lived in the world
Ame-no-yachimata which is located between the celestial plains and the earth. As such, he was considered the guiding light between heaven and earth. It is said that he was a large god, standing at over 10 metres with shining red eyes and a long nose.
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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 - 直会祭（なおらいさい）Naorai Sai 5/3
直会殿の神事が中心。盃の神事、猿田三番舞、獅子舞など
御座替（ござかえ）神事 Goza Kae Shinji 9/24
摂末社より南殿、北殿、正殿と御神座を取り替える神事。
古来秘儀、重儀とされてきた採物舞七座神事を行います。
例祭 Main Festival - 9/25
元は御座替神事とひとつづきであった祭りで、夜七時より佐陀神能 Sada Shin No を法楽として演舞する祝賀の祭りです。
神在祭（じんざいさい） Jinzai Sai 11/20夜～11/25夜
八百万神が集う祭事。神迎え、注連口、神等去出、船出、止神送り、柴刺などの神事があります。
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