Improve your luck in TamakiTown! Let's pray for good fortune by visiting Tamaru Shrine, Saiwai Shrine, and Higashigai Shirota Shrine ♫

Fugamaru-chan from the Mie Travel Camera Club delivers information that will make you love Mie even more! This time, the theme is "Visiting blessings in TamakiTown."

▼Table of contents

• Tamaru Shrine (Academic success, warding off disasters, healing from illness)
• Sachi Shrine (prayers for childbirth, safe delivery, and warding off evil spirits)
• Togai Shirota Shrine (matchmaking)

Tamaru Shrine

Tamaru Shrine (Tamaru Shrine) is located in Shimotanabe, TamakiTown, very close to the ruins of Tamaru Castle, the symbol of TamakiTown.

Twenty deities, including Sugawara no Michizane, are enshrined within the shrine grounds, and it is said that they will be blessed with academic success, warding off misfortune, and healing from illness.

In front of the main shrine, there is a sacred cypress kounogi that pierces through the heavens and earth, and in ancient times, the enoki kounogi was also used as the god of agriculture to pray for rain and for the rain to stop.

The ``Wishing Nade Cow'' near the main shrine is said to bring about academic improvement, physical health, and Takamasa's wishes for family fortune, and you can pray for good fortune by stroking it. Disinfectants are installed in front of the cows, so they are perfect for preventing infectious diseases.

This cow has been a messenger of Tenjin since ancient times, and carries people's wishes to Tenjin.

It is said that there is a custom of praying by stroking the ``Wishing Nade Cow'' distributed at the shrine office every day, and once the prayer is fulfilled, it is returned to the shrine as a thank you.

Near the ``Wishing Nade Ushi'' there is a Fudezuka, which is said to bring blessings for academic achievement and improvement in calligraphy.

You can pray for pencils that have gotten smaller or brushes that are damaged and can no longer be used to write by storing them in the box provided as a token of gratitude.

There are also blessing spots near the shrine office, including a ``purification stone'' that can be stroked to exorcise impurities, and a ``tamaru stone'' that will bring you good fortune if you place a prayer skewer with your wishes on it.

Prayer skewers made of tamarishi are distributed at the shrine office, and the first fruit fee is 500 yen.

We also distribute goshuin stamps and amulets at the shrine office.

After visiting Tamaru Shrine, how about sightseeing at the Tamaru Castle ruins? The existing stone walls convey the grandeur of the time, and the castle ruins have been maintained as a park.

The area near the castle tower of the castle ruins is a spectacular view point that overlooks TamakiTown! From April to May, the rice fields are filled with water, so you might be able to see the magical sight of the blue sky and sunset reflected on the water surface.

Tamaru Shrine information

address

1041 Shimotanabe, Tamaki-cho, Watarai-gun TamakiTown 519-0416

phone

0596-58-4007 (Tamaru Shrine)

parking

can be

Access by public transportation

Approximately 10 minutes walk from JR Sangu Line "Tamaru Station"

Access by car

Approximately 10 minutes from Tamaki IC on the Ise Expressway

Sachi Shrine

Koujinja Shrine is located in Sekiyara, Tamaki TamakiTown, about a minute's drive from ASPIATamaki a complex with a direct sales store and hot springs.

As a rare shrine with the word ``success'' in its name, many people visit this shrine in search of happiness, and it is said to be blessed with blessings such as childbirth, safe childbirth, and prayers for warding off evil spirits.

Sachi Shrine is located on a small hill surrounded by forest, and both sides of the stone steps are lined with trees that are hundreds of years old.

There are two large trees that grow straight in front of the shrine building, and their towering appearance as if protecting the building gives it a sacred atmosphere.

The ``Okorigami'' in the shrine grounds is said to be beneficial for children's convulsions and fevers, and is a place that many people visit to pray for their children's growth.

The history of Saiwai Shrine dates back about 300 years, and it is said that it began when a shrine was enshrined under an old cypress tree as the god Sarutahiko, and the votive tablets depict a monkey and its child.

On the day of the interview, I spoke to a worshiper who was here praying for a safe birth, and he said that the baby was delivered immediately after praying. It is customary to pray here for a safe delivery after giving birth.

At the shrine office, charms for praying for a safe birth and for conceiving children are distributed, but since there is no one there, you must deposit the firstfruits money in a designated area and pick it up yourself.

The goshuin will be handled by a note or by the chief priest over the phone.

Information about Saiwai Shrine

address

162 Sekiyara, Tamaki-cho, Watarai-gun, TamakiTown 519-0437

phone

0596-58-3983 (Saiwai Shrine)

parking

can be

Access by car

Approximately 5 minutes from Tamaki IC on the Ise Expressway

Togai Shirota Shrine

Higashi Toshirota Shrine (Higashi Toshirota Shrine) is located in Kasino, TamakiTown, next to Soto Shiroda Elementary School.

There are many torii gates lined up along the approach that surrounds the main shrine, and as you enter the forest, there is a mystical atmosphere.

After walking for about 3 minutes from the entrance of the approach, you will arrive at the main shrine, where various events are held throughout the year, such as the coming-of-age festival, summer festival, and regular festival.

The god of matchmaking is enshrined near the main shrine, and it is revered as the shrine of matchmaking in TamakiTown. If you are looking for marriage or a lover, your wish may come true quickly if you visit here.

Charms for warding off evil spirits, good health, and academic success are distributed at the shrine office, but since it is unattended, the first fruits must be placed in a designated place and picked up in person.

The method of receiving the goshuin is the same as at Saiwai Shrine, and the chief priest will take care of it for you either by leaving it in writing or over the phone.

Information on Togai Shirota Shrine

address

2218-2 Kasino, Tamaki-cho, Watarai-gun, Mie TamakiTown 519-0431

phone

0596-58-4153 (Higashigai Shirota Shrine)

parking

can be

Access by car

Approximately 5 minutes from Tamaki IC on the Ise Expressway

What did you think

At the shrines introduced here, you can pray for childbirth, safe childbirth, warding off evil spirits, academic success, marriage, warding off disasters, and healing from illness. It takes less than 30 minutes to drive between the three shrines, so be sure to visit them all and pray for various blessings.

You can also enjoy visiting Setsusha and Suesha shrines.

There are 13 shrines (Setsusha and Setsusha) that enshrine deities closely related to IseJingu in TamakiTown, which is the second largest shrine in Mie Prefecture after IseCity.

The photo above is Kuchira Shrine in Naiku Setsusha in TamakiTown, where the god of agriculture who protects fields and fields is enshrined.

The precincts are surrounded by rice fields, giving it the appearance of an isolated green island.

If you would like to enjoy visiting the shrines and shrines in TamakiTown, as well as visiting the shrines that offer blessings, please use the brochure (PDF) below.

About Fugamaru-chan & Chamu

Fugamaru-chan (left side)
Active on Twitter and Instagram as a photographer who takes pictures of Mie. He started photographing his hometown of Mie in 2017, and in 2018 self-published his book ``Mie's Etoko Photo Collection''. Operates Mie Photo Gallery, which distributes photos of Mie Prefecture for free. We also operate a website called Mie no Etoko Meguri, which mainly covers restaurants in Mie. The cameras I own are EOS 6D and EOS RP.

Cham (right side)
Fugamaru-chan's partner. Specializing in low-angle photography, he captures landscapes with a unique worldview. She has been working with Fugamaru-chan since 2020 as a photography assistant, and has been working as a model for landscape photography. We are sending information about Mie on Twitter and Instagram. My camera is α7iii.

Lian (dog)
Papillon joined the family in May 2021. A mysterious dog who loves playing with cats and plays in a cat-like way. I'm currently enjoying spots in Mie Prefecture that I can enjoy with my dog.

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