Ichinoya Shrine Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/29/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Ichinoya Yasaka Shrine is one of famous shrines around this area.

The shrine was founded in around 870. Ichinoya means "the first arrow". The legend says when villagers were in trouble with a crow, the god Tenno-sama (=Susanowo no Mikoto) shot it down with a single arrow. The place he shot the crow is the place where the present Ichinoya Shrine exists. And a place the crow fell down was named Tamatori (taking a bead) village because this crow held a bead. Anyway, the shrine is very popular around here as the god offering prosperity, good harvests, warding off diseases and natural disasters.

The garlic festival held in the shrine is a unique festival. Supporters believe that garlic is an item to invite good fortune and ward off evil.

In the grounds of the shrine is always cleaned up by local volunteers. Please try to keep clean around the cache point, too and hide the cache back carefully.
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一の矢八坂神社は地域でも有名な神社です。

創建は８７０年。一の矢は「１番目の矢」を意味します。伝説によれば、村人たちがカラスのいたずらに困っていたところ、天王さま（＝素戔嗚尊）という神様が一撃で射止めたと言います。カラスを射た場所が現在の一の矢神社のある場所です。そのカラスは玉を持っていたため、カラスが落ちた場所は玉取と名付けられました。ともかくも、神社は商売繁盛、五穀豊穣、無病息災のご利益がある神様として地域で親しまれています。

この神社で行われるにんにく祭りは独特のものです。信者はにんにくが悪霊を退散し吉祥を呼ぶものと信じています。

神社の境内は地域のボランティアの方々にいつもきれいに掃き清められています。キャッシュポイント周辺もきれいにしておくよう心がけ、キャッシュは慎重に戻してください。

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