奥澤神社
Okusawa Shrine
Okusawa Shrine
まち歩き最終日に訪れたのは、世田谷で有数のパワースポットである、奥澤神社です。都会の喧騒を忘れさせる緑豊かな境内には、500年以上もの歴史が詰まっています。江戸時代の流行疫病を鎮めた「厄除大蛇」の言い伝えで有名です。
Our final neighborhood walk was at the one the area’s most sacred sites: Okusawa Shrine. Tucked away in a green corner of a central business district, this shrine dates back more than 500 years. It is reknowned for supporting healing during epidemics.
Our final neighborhood walk was at the one the area’s most sacred sites: Okusawa Shrine. Tucked away in a green corner of a central business district, this shrine dates back more than 500 years. It is reknowned for supporting healing during epidemics.
厄除大蛇は、福島産の藁を使って毎年人の手でつくられます。「大蛇お練り行事」は毎年一度例大祭にて開催される神事で、先人達と同じ道のりを辿り、人々が大蛇を担いで町内を練り歩きます。奉納された大蛇は鳥居に巻きつけられ、参拝者を見守るのです。
このお祭りが中止2年目となってしまった2021年。新型コロナウイルス感染症は、何百年と続いてきた大事な風習にも支障をきたしています。
The enormous serpent ‘spirit animal’ is newly constructed each year with straw from Fukushima. During the annual festival, townspeople carry the serpent along a route through the neighborhood and around the shrine that has been used for generations. After the festival, the serpent is draped over the tori gates at the shrine’s entrance.
2021 marks the second consecutive year that the shinto festival has not taken place. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted this vital, centuries’ long practice.
このお祭りが中止2年目となってしまった2021年。新型コロナウイルス感染症は、何百年と続いてきた大事な風習にも支障をきたしています。
The enormous serpent ‘spirit animal’ is newly constructed each year with straw from Fukushima. During the annual festival, townspeople carry the serpent along a route through the neighborhood and around the shrine that has been used for generations. After the festival, the serpent is draped over the tori gates at the shrine’s entrance.
2021 marks the second consecutive year that the shinto festival has not taken place. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted this vital, centuries’ long practice.
今回のまち歩きは午前5時半に行いました。奥澤神社は人の行き来が多い場所に位置しています。涼しくて静かな早朝の時間を狙って、予想以上に多くの人が神社を訪れていました。地域の方々にご快諾いただき、「大蛇お練り行事」と同じ巡行路を「声の記念碑」とともに巡ることができたのは、とても光栄です。
We held this walk early, starting at 5:30am-- the shrine is situated at a very busy intersection . Quite a few people took advantage of the morning’s coolness and calm to visit the shrine. We were honored that neighbors and business leaders gave us permission to use the shinto festival route for our Koe No Kinen Hi ‘Voice Monument’ walks.
We held this walk early, starting at 5:30am-- the shrine is situated at a very busy intersection . Quite a few people took advantage of the morning’s coolness and calm to visit the shrine. We were honored that neighbors and business leaders gave us permission to use the shinto festival route for our Koe No Kinen Hi ‘Voice Monument’ walks.
