永尾剱神社 | Einoo Tsurugi Shrine

永尾剱神社は、海童神を祀った八代海に臨む神社で和銅6 (713) 年の創建。巨大なエイが山を乗り越えようと上がってきたが果たせず、 ここに鎮座したという神社創建の言い伝えがある。永尾剱神社では気象・海洋の好条件が重なったときのみ真夜中の沖合いに現れるという不思議な光の列、 不知火(しらぬい)の出現時期に合わせて八朔祭 (旧暦8月1日) が行われ、 境内は多くの信者や見物客で夜通しにぎわう。

Ennogi Shrine is a shrine that faces Yatsushiro Sea, and was established in the year 713 during the Wado era, to worship the Sea Child God. According to legend, a giant stingray tried to climb over the mountain but failed, and so the shrine was established here. Ennogi Shrine holds the Hachisaku Festival on August 1st of the lunar calendar to coincide with the appearance of a mysterious column of light called Shiranui, which only appears at midnight offshore when the weather and ocean conditions are just right. The shrine is crowded with many believers and spectators throughout the night.

869 宇城市

◆ 永尾剱神社
宇城市不知火町永尾615
TEL 0964-32-1111
入場自由
JR松橋駅からタクシーで10分
ukitrip.city.uki.kumamoto.jp/sashiyori/775

Ennogi Shrine
615 Naoi, Shiranui-machi, Uki-shi,
Kumamoto-ken, Japan
TEL 0964-32-1111
Free admission
10 minutes by taxi from JR Matsubase Station
Website: ukitrip.city.uki.kumamoto.jp/sashiyori/775