Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture : Hachiman Park
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2020年 季節は冬、2月頃 撮影
Mamada Hachiman Park：Ma mada hachiman kouen＝ママダハチマンコウエン、ままだはちまんこうえん（間々田八幡公園）
Mamada Hachiman Park
Address: 2369 Mamada, Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, 329-0205
◆Approximately 5 minutes by car or 30 minutes on foot from Mamada Station on the JR East Tohoku Main Line
※If taking the bus, get off at the “Mamata 4-chome Community Center” bus stop.Turn left at the intersection, following the shrine sign and torii gate.After walking straight for about 1km, you will arrive at the second torii gate at the entrance to the shrine.
Toilets: There are two.
Part of Mamada Hachimangu Shrine has been opened to the public as Mamada Hachiman Park. The grounds contain two ponds protected by a sacred forest, and to the west of the grounds is a vast rural area. If you walk along the banks of the Omoi River, you can see the Nasu-Nikko mountain range, Mount Akagi, Mount Asama, and even Mount Fuji in the distance. There are two parking lots, however the shrine parking lot will be closed on the day of the Jagamaita festival, and it is expected to get crowded during cherry blossom season. Oyama City Homepage(http://www.city.oyama.tochigi.jp[Oyama City Homepage]) Mamada Hachiman Park：Ma mada hachiman kouen＝ママダハチマンコウエン(間々田八幡公園) (https://www.city.oyama.tochigi.jp/shisei/shisetsu/sports-park/page003020.html[Oyama City website: Mamada Hachiman Park]) October 2024 Reference
2020年 季節は冬、2月頃 撮影。
I was driving along the Nikko Kaido (National Route 4) heading north from Saitama Prefecture without any particular thought, when I entered Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture and passed Mamada Station on the JR Utsunomiya Line, the car navigation system showed “Mamada Hachiman Shrine”, so I decided to go and check it out since it looked like a large site. The festival held on May 5th, “Mamata no Jagamita” (Snake Festival), was designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 2019. The sight of seven snakes over 15m long gathering in one place is a spectacular sight, and the grounds of the shrine, filled with the scent of fresh greenery, are bustling with spectators every year. I’d like to go, but I don’t like crowds so I’m hesitant, but I’d like to go someday. Mamada Hachiman Shrine was founded a long time ago, and is said to have been built around 1,300 years ago in the mid-Nara period (Tenpyo era). During the Taira no Masakado Rebellion that occurred around 939, the military commander Fujiwara no Hidesato, who is also known for the legend of his centipede slaying, prayed for victory at this Hachimangu Shrine and other shrines and temples along the route, and successfully put an end to the rebellion, and in return for this divine favor, he donated a sacred rice field to the shrine. In spring, the cherry blossoms are also lit up. I walked around the pond in the park and saw the shrine, and when I looked it up after returning home I found out it has quite a long history, and I felt energized…I’d like to drop in again soon.
