Osaki Shrine

唐桑半島の一番先　The tip of the Karakuwa Peninsula

唐桑半島を一番先までドライブすると御崎に着きます。そのまままっすぐ登れば御崎神社。左の道を登れば津波体験館。 どちらを行っても無料駐車場があり、車を停めて散策できます。 いわゆるリアス式の断崖絶壁で、美しい眺めです。 日の出も見られるので、天気の良い日に早起きして、どうぞ。 Drive the Karakuwa Peninsula to the tip and you will arr...

the tip of the cape, surrounded by trees

Original Text

Osaki Jinja is located on the opposite bank of Oshima Island in Kesennuma at the southern end of the Karakuwa Peninsula. From the parking lot (although the number is small, there are fixed-route buses), the stairs are short and you will be in front of the hall of worship immediately. It was a mysterious building that followed the main shrine and a separate building after the hall of worship. I visited quietly.

Misaki Jinja shrine at the tip of the pass

Original Text

It is a shrine at the tip of the Karakuwa Peninsula. The name of the shrine seems to come from the cape. It is said that people who pray for big fishing and marriage visit worship. Since there was a whale mound, when I examined the origin, it was said that it enshrined the spirit of the whale who saved the fishing boat from the storm. There is a culture of whaling in the Oshika Peninsula and the river in the same Miyagi prefecture, but because of its legend, it seems that whales are not caught or eaten here.

Historic shrine

Original Text

It is in the opposite direction to the visitor center. It is said that the shrine in the sea town is gathering the faith of the locals as a place to pray for the safety of voyages and large fishing. The surrounding area is well maintained and you can take a walk.

狛犬が往時を偲ばせます

津波体験館の後に訪れました。 時期・時節柄なのか、とても静かな場所です。 駐車場は、ロータリーの反対側。遊歩道の入口側です。 路線バス停の近くに公衆トイレが有りました。 境内に入ると、小さな狛犬が低い場所に鎮座しています。 長い年月、風雪に耐えていた様子、神社の歴史が感じられました。