Mikamo (Izumo Kaido)

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On the ROAD TO MIKAMO



Postal Town Mikamo 美甘村
美甘宿場桜



a cheeful manhole cover
A little side tour:
Manholes and Daruma San !


Mikamo, just one stop before the famous Shinjo village, was rather deserted and we could enjoy the cherry blossomw without the crowds.
These cherry trees have been planted in honor of the birth of Showa Tenno.













these cherry blossoms
on the fast river ...
a floating world


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Mikamo Shrine 美甘神社

The present building dates back to 1575. It changed the Chinese characters of its name from "Mikamo Jinja" 御鴨神社(みかもじんじゃ)　to 美甘神社 in 1873. The deity honored here is the "Kamo no Kami", かもの神 (加茂神), a son of the Gread Deity of Izumo, Okuninushi no kami.
Legend has it that together with his brother Miwa no Kami 三輪君 they represent the origin of the Imperial Family of Japan.
The whole area took its name after this deity around 650 and started using the Chinese characters 美甘郷 around 715. Later the shrine burned down and two new ones where built, one here and one in the next village of Shinjo. The main shrine festival is in October.

In this shrine, the deity Ajisukitaka Hikone 味鋤高彦根命 ( あじすきたかひこね) is worshipped. (阿遅鉏高日子根神)

Chinese characters used for the KAMO deity 賀茂、加茂、鴨.

大国主命－味鋤高彦根命－天八現津彦命→都佐・長国造
大国主命－事代主－天日方奇日方命→賀茂・三輪君
鴨建角身命－玉依彦－生玉兄日子命→賀茂・鴨県主 (Kamo no Agatanushi)
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We also have this god of the KAMO lineage:
Kamo Taketsunumi no mikoto 賀茂建角身命
Taketsunomi


Mikamo Shrine -
where god and man meet
in spring splendor



In the eaves of the outer decoration, I found small crab carvings.








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Mikamo Temari Handballs
美甘　手まり (手毬)












Temari Balls, Priest Ryokan and Haiku


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Mikamo Photo Album



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