It is a wonder that the Iwashimizu Hachiman God participates in the festival for the Gods of Yasaka-shrine.
It is, however, evidence of how deeply people in bygone days believed in the Hachiman God. The splendid gold gilt shrine is said to have been made in the Tenmei period (1781-1789) of the late Edo era. Two adorable pigeons, messengers of the Hachiman God, are placed on the Kasagi bar of the front Torii gate. The yama storehouse keeps the painting, Gion-e Yamaboko Junko-no-zu, drawn by Kaihoku Yusetsu, an Edo era painter, and displays it at the house on Yoiyama, the eve of Gion Festival.
By T.S. on 6th Jul., 2008
It is, however, evidence of how deeply people in bygone days believed in the Hachiman God. The splendid gold gilt shrine is said to have been made in the Tenmei period (1781-1789) of the late Edo era. Two adorable pigeons, messengers of the Hachiman God, are placed on the Kasagi bar of the front Torii gate. The yama storehouse keeps the painting, Gion-e Yamaboko Junko-no-zu, drawn by Kaihoku Yusetsu, an Edo era painter, and displays it at the house on Yoiyama, the eve of Gion Festival.
By T.S. on 6th Jul., 2008
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