Isono Shrine
{{Short description|Shinto shrine in Saijo, Japan}}
{{Infobox religious building
| religious_affiliation = Shinto
| image = Isonojinzya20220226 6.jpg
| caption = Isono Shrine
| deity = Amaterasu's Aramitama,
{{ill|Takekuni Koriwake no Miko|ja|武国凝別皇子}}
| location = Saijō, Ehime Prefecture
| map_type = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|33|53|37.51|N|133|11|13.34|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| map_caption = Isono shrine in Saijō
| website = {{official|https://isonojinja.or.jp/}}
}}
{{nihongo|Isono Shrine|伊曽乃神社}} is a Shinto shrine located in Saijō, Shikoku, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine. It is notable for two different festivals: Saijo Matsuri, and Isono Jinja Sairei.
Festivals
The Saijo Matsuri is held between October 15 and 16.{{Cite book |last=Herbert |first=Jean |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sg_JBQAAQBAJ&dq=Isono+Jinja&pg=PT142 |title=Shinto: At the Fountainhead of Japan |date=2010-10-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-90376-2 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Saijo Matsuri English page {{!}} 西条祭り豪華絢爛・だんじり・みこし・太鼓台・四国・愛媛 |url=http://www.saijomatsuri.jp/english/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |language=Japanese}}{{Cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Rajib |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nb394hdfZsC&dq=Saijo+Matsuri&pg=PA191 |title=Urban Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective |last2=Srinivas |first2=Hari |last3=Sharma |first3=Anshu |date=2009-12-04 |publisher=Emerald Group Publishing |isbn=978-1-84855-906-6 |language=en}} Forty Matsuri floats are carried across the Kamo river.{{Cite book |last=Plutschow |first=Herbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7X_7AQAAQBAJ&dq=Saijo+Matsuri&pg=PA152 |title=Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan: With a Selection from P.G. O'Neill's Photographic Archive of Matsuri |date=2013-11-05 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-24698-4 |language=en}} The festival has existed since the Edo period{{Cite book |last=Carroll |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NpsdBAAAQBAJ&dq=Saijo+Matsuri&pg=PT58 |title=Japan: The Soul of a Nation |date=2014-01-07 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1460-9 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Neef |first1=Andreas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeF5AgAAQBAJ&dq=Saijo+Matsuri&pg=PA221 |title=Risk and Conflicts: Local Responses to Natural Disasters |last2=Shaw |first2=Rajib |date=2013-12-18 |publisher=Emerald Group Publishing |isbn=978-1-78190-821-1 |language=en}} and is used to promote disaster awareness.
Isono Jinja Sairei is a festival between July 27 and 28 in Saijō. The main attraction is the danjiri. Danjiri are big carts. They are decorated with lanterns.{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Shinto Shrines A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion 9780824837136, 0824837134, 9780824837754, 0824837754 |url=https://ebin.pub/shinto-shrines-a-guide-to-the-sacred-sites-of-japans-ancient-religion-9780824837136-0824837134-9780824837754-0824837754.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=ebin.pub |language=en}} The carts are {{cvt|16|ft|m|order=flip}} tall. Many mikoshi, or portable shrines, join them. The festival has eighty items in total. It also includes groups of supporters.{{Cite book |last1=Cali |first1=Joseph |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1gEEAAAQBAJ&dq=Isono+Jinja&pg=PA57 |title=Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion |last2=Dougill |first2=John |date=2012-11-30 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-3775-4 |language=en}}
Festival Gallery
File:Saijou matsuri isono.JPG|Scene of the festival
File:Saijoumatsuri Isono tsuitachi.JPG|Matsuri float
File:Isono 11a.jpg|Danjiri lined up on the banks of the Kamo River
File:Isono 12.jpg|Danjiri entering the river
File:Isono 13.jpg|Danjiri blocking the 'kamisan'
References
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