The Ancestor of the Seiwa Genji and Mitsuya Cider? "Wada Hachimangu (Soja Wada Hachimangu)" Shrine Wonderland [Hokuriku Series / Ishikawa Series / Fukui Series]
Founded by Minamoto no Mitsunaka, the ancestor of the Seiwa Genji! Although it was once destroyed by fire, his descendants decided to rebuild it because he is also an ancestor of Tokugawa Ieyasu and others!! Speaking of Minamoto no Mitsunaka, he is a person associated with the Tada Genji and Tada Shrine in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture (my NOTE).
It is said that they hold Shinto rituals in cooperation with Mitsuya Cider (Asahi Soft Drinks), which is associated with Minamoto no Mitsunaka.
1: It is said that Minamoto no Mitsunaka received an oracle from Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka, shot an arrow, built a castle in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture where it landed, and gave the surname and family crest of 'Mitsuya' to the retainer who found the arrow.
2: At the time, Minamoto no Mitsunaka was the Governor of Echizen, and after a divine dream, he shot an arrow toward the northeast and founded this shrine by building a shrine where the arrow landed.
If you cross-reference my notes below, you can see that Minamoto no Mitsunaka also settled around Tada Shrine from Sumiyoshi Taisha, and this note connects the history.
From Sumiyoshi Taisha:
In 970, Minamoto no Mitsunaka, the ancestor of the Tada Genji, secluded himself at Sumiyoshi Taisha and, following an oracle, developed Tada in Settsu Province (Tada, Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture) (making Tada Shrine (my NOTE) his base).From Tada Shrine:
The main deity of the Ichinomiya is Minamoto no Mitsunaka.
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2025/12/15: First edition
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Access: 3-1113 Wada, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
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For details, please refer to the official website's history. (190602162336-5cf37978eb423.pdf)
959: At that time, this region was frequently struck by floods and epidemics.
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Minamoto no Mitsunaka received an oracle from Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka (my NOTE), shot an arrow, built a castle in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture where it landed, and gave the surname and family crest of 'Mitsuya' to the retainer who found the arrow.
This is the connection to Mitsuya Cider.
At the time, Minamoto no Mitsunaka was the Governor of Echizen, and after a divine dream, he shot an arrow toward the northeast and founded this shrine by building a shrine where the arrow landed.
It is said that after carving "Mitsunaka Hachiman Shrine" into stone and performing a Goma fire ritual in prayer, floods and epidemics were calmed.
Wada Hachimangu serves as the Soja (head shrine) for the "Wada Seven Villages."
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Similar to the Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto (my NOTE), temples gathered here, and 16 temple lodgings were established.
Enji-in (Yosen-ji Temple)
Shorin-in
Sugimoto-bo
Sanmyo-bo
Karei-ji Temple
Torei-ji Temple
Shuju-in
Komyo-in
Enyu-in
Honko-in
Chokyu-in
Koshin-in
Raigo-in
Esho-in
Mujo-in Jotoku-ji Temple
1573: Everything was burned down by an uprising
Sonkyu of Sanmyobo carried the sacred object on his back and fled to Minamiyama in Togo, and later returned to the old site to build a small shrine and enshrine the sacred object
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1601: Reconstruction was ordered by Matsudaira Hideyasu
When he passed in front of the shrine, he learned that it was the Hachiman of Minamoto no Mitsunaka, was deeply moved, and decided to rebuild it
1623: By the order of Matsudaira Tadanao, the main hall, worship hall, corridor, and torii gate fence were completed
→ Precincts: Torii gate and Yakuyoke (evil-warding) bridge
→ Stone statue of Minamoto no Mitsunaka
The Mitsuya legend is written here, stating that Minamoto no Mitsunaka discovered a natural mineral spring, which is the origin of Mitsuya Cider.
→ Worship hall, main hall, and water fortune-telling
Water fortune-telling is to the right of the worship hall.
Near the shrine office to the left of the main hall.
I believe the Ema (votive tablet) area was about matching the pigeon to your Chinese zodiac sign to have your wish granted.
→ Hiyoshi-yama Daigongen / Koyasu Shrine / Bishamonten-o
→ Yakuwari-no-iwa (Evil-breaking rock)
I feel like Fukui has a lot of these attractions. No, wait, Aichi had them too... I should summarize them again.
→ Itsukushima Shrine
It is to the left of the worship hall and main hall.
→ Inari Shrine / Ichi Shrine / Hachidai Ryuo Shrine
→ Tonoike Benzaiten
→ Place of Descent of the Heavenly Iwakura
▼ Media Information
Giant Oni Mask Appears in Mask: Fukui, Wada Hachimangu [Fukui Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun
[Wada Hachimangu] 4th Mitsuya Day | Fukui's Seasonal City News & Information Portal Event Fupo
I will add more in the comment section below this NOTE from now on.
▼ Travelogue
Fukui 8: 220,000 People in 3 Days for the Once-in-33-Years Opening of Heisenji Hakusan Shrine! Going to Katsuyama City/Ono City/Sabae City | Yanmaa @ Travelogue
I will upload travelogues after this publication next.
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