The seaside area in the castle town of Akashi is dotted with many shrines of various sizes, or instance, Iwaya Shrine, Izanami Shrine, Izanami Shrine Otabisho or the rest spot for the portable shrine during the festival, Izanagi Shrine, Wakamiya Shrine and so on. Approaches of these head for the sea. As many gods of these are related to the sea or the river, it is easy to presume them to be shrines surrounded by beautiful fences have long history, so a lot of residents believe on them firmly. On the other hand, small shrines are made enshrined quietly among houses. Each of them has different kinds of gods because wishes of people who keep the shrine are different. The small shrines are made small and simple also don’t have outer shrines. Most of them have the offering instead of the outer shrines. The offering stand is thought of a simple boundary between sacredness and the world.
Akashi heritage-map “castle town(Jouka)” 2017
