熊野古道＊ちょっとだけ中辺路 Kumano-kodou-２　　　　

2023年4月27日 13:00

八咫烏＜Yatagarasu＞

[八咫烏]は神武東征の折、熊野から大和まで道案内をしたといわれる烏であり
熊野の神様のお使いとされています。 延喜式に「三足烏　日之精也。白兎　月之精也」と記され、朝廷の儀式用装束や 祭具に、また日本各地の祭では鉾や的に
太陽と烏、月と兎が描かれているように 太陽の中に住む霊力を持つ鳥が「八咫烏」です。八咫烏の咫(あた)は寸や尺と いった長さを表す単位の一つですが、
八百万が「たくさん」を意味するのと同様 八咫は「大きい」を意味しています。 [Yatagarasu] is a raven that is said to have guided the way from Kumano to Yamato during the Shinmu expedition to the east, and is believed to be the messenger of the god Kumano. In the Engishiki, it is written, "The three-legged raven is the spirit of the sun. The yatagarasu is a bird with spiritual power that lives in the sun. It is depicted on ceremonial costumes and ritual implements of the Imperial Court, and on floats and targets at festivals throughout Japan, with the sun, the crow, the moon, and the rabbit. The "ata" in yatagarasu is one of the units of length, such as sun or shaku, and just as "eight million" means "many," "eight ata" means "large.

熊野速玉神社＜KumanoHayatama＞

湯の峰温泉前から熊野川沿いの道を新宮までバスで移動。
バスの中には数人の外国人観光客。彼らは船乗りばのある道の駅で下車。
ここから川の熊野古道16km(1時間半）の川下りで熊野速玉神社裏まで
行くようだ。
道の左手には熊野古道最難関と言われる小雲取越.大雲取越の山々が迫っていた。
1時間ほどで新宮に到着。ここからレンターカーで熊野速玉神社〜熊野那智大社に続く大門坂の駐車場へ移動。途中、紀伊勝浦の漁港でまぐろ丼の昼食。
漁港に積まれた見慣れないサイズのトロ箱、マグロサイズなんだろう。

世界遺産：紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道より熊野川を観る
https://kawabune.info/（熊野川・川舟センター）

熊野那智大社に続く大門坂は熊野古道をお手軽に味わえる観光地で
門前にはお土産物やさんや食事処で賑わっていた。
那智山最後の長い石段を上ると朱塗の大きな鳥居が現れ、さらに上り詰めると
華やかなの大社が境内を取り囲こみ、そして正面に那智熊野大社が鎮座して
いた。
参拝を終え、その先隣に西国三十三巡礼第一番札所の青岸徒寺にお詣り。
お寺の境内からは望む五重塔と並んで落差日本一の那智の滝が水飛沫を
上げていた。

We took a bus from in front of Yunomine Onsen to Shingu along the Kumano River. There were several foreign tourists on the bus. They got off the bus at the roadside station where there is a boat stop. From here, they took a 16-km (1.5 hour) river cruise down the Kumano Kodo to the back of Kumano Hayatama Shrine. On the left side of the road is Kounodori-koshi, said to be the most difficult part of the Kumano Kodo. We arrived at Shingu in about an hour. From here, we took a rent-a-car to the parking lot of Daimonzaka, which leads to Kumano Hayatama Shrine and Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine. On the way, we had a tuna bowl lunch at a fishing port in Katsuura, Kii. The tuna boxes piled up at the fishing port are unfamiliarly long and thin. They are long and narrow, which is unfamiliar to me.

Daimonzaka, which leads to Kumano Nachi-taisha shrine, is a sightseeing spot where you can enjoy the Kumano Kodo easily, and is crowded with souvenir shops and restaurants in front of the gate. After climbing the last long stone staircase on Mt. Nachi, a large vermilion-lacquered torii gate appeared, and when we climbed further, we found a gorgeous shrine surrounded by the precincts of Nachi-Kumano-taisha, with Nachi-Kumano-taisha sitting in front. After visiting the shrine, we went next door to Seigishikakkoji Temple, the first stop on the pilgrimage to the 33 temples of the Saigoku region. From the temple grounds, we could see the five-story pagoda and Nachi Falls, which has the highest drop in Japan, splashing down from the water.

大門坂＜Daimon-zaka＞

熊野那智大社<Kumano-Nachi＞

那智熊野大社
暦紀元前662年、神日本磐余彦命の一行は丹敷浦（にしきうら）（現在の那智の浜）に上陸されました。一行が光り輝く山を見つけ、その山を目指し進んで行ったところ、那智御瀧を探りあてられ、その御瀧を大己貴神（おおなむちのかみ）の現れたる御神体としてお祀りされました。神日本磐余彦命の一行は天照大神より使わされた八咫烏の先導により、無事大和の橿原の地へお入りになられ、紀元前660年2月11日に初代天皇、神武天皇として即位されました。
先導の役目を終えた八咫烏は熊野の地へ戻り、現在は烏石に姿を変えて休んでいるといわれています。
In the year 662 B.C., a group of the sovereigns of the Nachi-Kumano Grand Shrine landed at Nishiki-ura (present-day Nachi-no-hama). They found a shining mountain, and as they advanced toward it, they discovered the Nachi Waterfall, which they enshrined as the sacred body of the deity Oonamuchi no Mikami (Goddess of Omiki). The group led by Yatagarasu, who was sent by Amaterasu, entered Kashihara in Yamato without incident, and on February 11, 660 B.C., he ascended the throne as the first emperor, Jinmu. After completing his role as a leader, Yatagarasu returned to Kumano, where he is said to be resting now in the form of a crow-shaped stone.