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On the first day of the snake, pray for good luck with the protection of the snake
NHK's Taiga drama series "Berabo" started this month.
"Berabo" is a work depicting the life of Juzaburo Tsutaya, the publishing king of the Edo period, but Shigesaburo set up a Koshodo in Daidenma-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, which also served as a publisher and bookstore.
That's why I can't miss the drama of Shigesaburo, who is related to Chuo-ku, as a correspondent.
Shigesaburo is also known as the person who sent the ukiyo-e artist, Sharaku Toshusai to the world.
Sharaku's identity is engulfed in a mystery, but before there was a stone monument written "Sharaku Toshusai End Land" on the precincts of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine (pictured above) on Tsukuda Island. (It seems that it was removed because it was dangerous due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, and it is not now.)
The drama began, and I suddenly remembered the monument, but I'm really looking forward to seeing how Sharaku will be drawn in the drama in the future.
Well, the story changes.…
In the precincts of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, there is a subsidiary shrine called Ryu Shrine.
In a small company, the door is usually locked as shown in the photo, but the door is opened every year on the first Snake Day.
(Photo taken the day after the Snake Day)
This year, on the Snake Day on January 12, there was a long line of worshipers visiting this dragon shrine.
Excerpt from the description of Ryu Shrine
~ 1822 The god of water, Ryuhime Ogami (Toyotama Himekami), was founded as Ryu Shrine in the precincts of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine. After that, a white snake appeared on Tsukuda Island, and people worshiped it as Ryujin (Okami Okami) and built a shrine in the town of Tsukuda and worshiped it. However, this shrine wasoracle (enshrined deity appeared on Amimoto's dream pillow and wanted to move to the precincts of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine. In response to this, in 1838 (1838), it was enshrined at Ryu Shrine of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine precinct shrine. The following year, the deities of the Great Benzaiten, which was enshrined as the guardian deity of the long-established Nihonbashi Shirakiya, were too large, so they were enshrined in conjunction with Ryu Shrine. Ryu Shrine and Daibenzaiten came to be called "Ryuo Benzaiten", and today it is revered as a god who has the virtue of good luck, rising fortune, thriving business, fulfilling school work, performing arts, and healing of illness. I am. Also, since fair in Benzaiten was "Snack Day", many people visited this day. Currently, the annual festival of Ryu Shrine is held around late March during the "Sakura Festival". 〜
Every year, on Hatsumi Day, the first fair of the Dragon Shrine, there is a distribution of "Mi no Mori," which guides the virtue, success, and good luck of individuals and families during the year.
"Mina no Mori" is distributed only once a year, but you can award a charm called "Early Money" throughout the year, so if you are praying for good luck and good luck, why don't you visit Ryu Shrine on the day of the snake?