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**Omiya Hikawa Shrine** Located within Omiya post-station (this area is called Hikawato-no-shō and Takahana Village), on the right side of the highway stands a torii gate and a standing stone. Proceeding eighteen chō (approximately 2km) from here, one reaches the main shrine. The shrine's landholding is 300 koku. The shrine priests, the Tsunoi and Iwai clans, conduct the ritual services. There are three enshrined deities: to the right of the main shrine is Susanoo-no-Mikoto (also called the Nantai-no-Miya, or "Male Body Shrine," and also referred to as the Oku-no-Yashiro, "Inner Shrine"); to the left is Kushiinadahime-no-Mikoto (also called the Nyotai-no-Miya, or "Female Body Shrine," also referred to as the Oku-no-Yashiro); and the main sanctuary enshrines Ōanamuchi-no-Mikoto (called the Hi-no-Ōji-Miya). This is none other than the First Shrine of Musashi Province, listed in the Engishiki as a Myōjin Taisha (Grand Shrine of Eminent Deity), included in the Ōtsukisami and Niiname festivals, and is the foremost of official shrines.
**Arahawaki Shrine** Located beside the main shrine. It enshrines two deities, Tenazuchi and Ashinazuchi. The Musashi no Kuni Fudoki states that it was "established in the third year of Emperor Mimatsu-hiko Kaeshine's reign," which likely refers to this shrine.
**Munakata Shrine** Located to the left of the same bridge. The enshrined deities are three goddesses: Tagirihime, Okitsuhime (Tagorihime), and Ichikishimahime.
**Itsuyamatsuminosha (Five Mountain Deity Shrine)** Located behind the main shrine. It enshrines five deities: Ōyamatsumikami, Nakayamatumikami, Fumotoyamatsumikami, Masakayamatsumikami, and Kurayamatsumikami.
**Honchidō (Main Sanctuary Hall)** Located to the north of the sacred pond (Mitarashi). The principal object of worship is Kannon (Avalokiteśvara). There are five temple monks attached to the shrine. It is a branch temple of the Gochiin in Edo, belonging to the Shingi Shingon sect, and its primary duty is said to be the performance of Honchi-ku (ceremonies honoring the original Buddhist manifestations of Shinto deities).
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The Engishiki Jinmyōchō (Register of Deities in the Procedures of the Engi Era) states: "Hikawa Shrine, Adachi District, Musashi Province — Myōjin Taisha, Tsukisami, Niiname," etc.
The Ichinomiya-ki (Record of First Shrines) states: "Hikawa Shrine, Adachi District, Musashi Province — [Enshrining] Susanoo-no-Mikoto," etc.
The marginal annotation to the Jinmyōchō states: "Hikawa Shrine, Adachi District, Musashi Province — When Prince Yamato Takeru conducted his eastern campaign, he invoked Susanoo-no-Mikoto [here]," etc.
The Sandai Jitsuroku (Veritable Records of Three Reigns) states: "On the 19th day of the 11th month of Jōgan 11 (869), on the day of Mizunoe-Saru, Hikawa Shrine of Musashi Province was elevated from Junior Fourth Rank Lower to
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Senior Fourth Rank Lower," etc.
The Musashi no Kuni Fudoki (Gazetteer of Musashi Province) states: "Hikawa Shrine, Adachi District — shrine fields of one hundred sheaves, cross-shaped, with surrounding paddies. In the third year of the Warden year (Boshin) of Emperor Mimatsu-hiko Kaeshine's reign, the enshrined deities were Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Ōnamuchi, and Kushiinadahime — three deities in total," etc.
The Azuma Kagami (Mirror of the East) states: "On the 14th day of the 11th month, Mizunoe-Inu, in the 4th year of Jishō (1180), Doi Jirō Sanehira issued a directive to stop various persons from violating and causing disorder (rōzeki) in the sacred precincts of temples and shrines within Musashi Province, following reports of such conduct," etc.
The same text states: "On the 10th day of the 11th month of Antei 3 (1229), due to the thunder and lightning of the 4th of that month, messengers bearing votive offerings (heihaku) were dispatched to the first shrines of nearby provinces for prayers for the realm. Messengers were sent to Sagami Province, Suruga Province, and Musashi Province (abbreviated)…each presenting divine horses, sacred swords, etc. Furthermore, it was decreed that the Daihannya-kyō (Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra) be recited at the shrine altar, with the bettō (shrine-temple administrator), assistant instructors, Minamoto no Tadaki and others serving as overseers."
From the *Bokeishū* (a poetry collection) — a waka poem dedicated to Hikawa Shrine, composed on the theme "the imperial visit and lingering snow":
> *Oirakuno mi wo tsumite koso Musashino no kusa ni itsumade nokoru shirayuki* — Mochizane
> ("Only by bearing the weight of old age do I ponder: like the white snow lingering on the grasses of Musashino, how long shall I remain?")
**Petition of Taira no Sadamori — One Document** According to the *Zen Taiheiki* (Pre-Taiheiki), when Jōheita Sadamori, together with his younger brothers Shigemori and Kanetō, set out for the eastern provinces to suppress Masakado, they visited this shrine and each dedicated one hawking-arrow (kaburaya, a whistling arrow) with a written petition, which were placed in the sacred storehouse. The shrine official at that time is recorded as Hyōbu-no-Shō Masanori; however, the shrine records also refer to him as Hyōbu-Gondaifu Tominori. The petition reads as follows:
"Respectfully submitted: A prayer. The great deity Hikawa Daimyōjin shines with the luminous wisdom of the original ground (honji), brilliant as the moon in the east, radiant as the lapis lazuli light, and the virtue of the manifested trace (suijaku) bestows new blessings upon all the lands of the southern continent [Jambudvīpa]. In recent years, the rebel Masakado has wantonly plundered and seized the eight provinces, causing suffering and disorder among the people, proclaiming himself a Prince, privately appointing officials at will — behavior that suddenly undermines the order of the imperial way and loses the trust of the people, wickedness unsurpassed. However, my late father Kunika (Kunimoto), unable to bear witnessing such accumulated evil, raised arms in order to…"