[:ja]八戸三社大祭(はちのへさんしゃたいさい)[:en]Hachinohe 3 company big festival[:]

八戸三社大祭の由来をたどると、おがみ神社(龗神社)の前身である法霊社に結び付きます。法霊社は八戸総鎮守として藩主や町民に信仰されていました。かつて天候不順のせいで農作物が不作となったことがありました。人々は農作物の不作に困り果て、当時の有力者らは1720年に法霊社へ天候安定・豊作祈願をお願いすることにしました。幸いなことに人々の祈りが天に通じたようで、農作物は無事に収穫することが出来たのでした。その感謝の気持ちを込め、1721年に法霊社から長者山虚空蔵堂へ行われた御輿渡御が八戸三社大祭の起源とされています。長者山虚空蔵堂とは新羅神社の前身の神社です。名称が異なるのは明治時代の神仏分離令が原因です。1884年に新羅神社、1889年に神明宮が祭りに加わったことから、現在の八戸三社大祭が形成されていきました。

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さて現在の八戸三社大祭は三社の神輿が渡御する神幸行列、艶やかな山車が市内を回る山車行列が見どころです。神輿も神々しいのですが、祭りの目玉はやはり彩り豊かな山車でしょう。極彩色で彩られた山車を一目見るために、多くの見物客で市内はにぎわいます。山車は27台ありまして、日が落ちた18時から祭りを盛り上げます。八戸三社大祭の山車は色鮮やかなだけではなく、日本の伝統文化が感じられて芸術的です。あれほど凝った造りをしているため、てっきり職人が手掛けたように感じられますが、驚くことに市民らによる手作り。山車は毎年5月の連休明けから製作期間に入るのだそう。

この他にも笹の葉を携えてゆったりと優雅に舞う笹の葉踊、山車行列の前を往く手古舞と獅子舞なども祭りに花を添えます。八戸三社大祭は数多くの伝統芸能により構成されていますので、日本文化や民俗学に興味がある人もぜひ訪れてみてはいかがでしょうか？

■タイムスケジュール
■7月31日：前夜祭
18:00～21:00　
■8月1日：お通り
15:00～　
■8月2日：中日
18:00～　
■8月3日：お還り
15:00～　
■8月4日：後夜祭
18:00～20:00[:en]The Hachinohe Sansei Festival is a festival to be held in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. It was registered in December 2016 to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage ‘Mountain · Hall · Food Event’. It is popular as the biggest festival in eastern Japan, and more than 1 million tourists visit each year.

Following the origin of the Hachinohe 3 company big festival, you will be connected to a forensic company, the predecessor of Okami Shrine (Shaka Shrine). The lieutenant was believed in the lords and townspeople as Hachinohe Totemu guardian. There was once a crop failure of agricultural products due to unseasonable weather. People suffered from crop failure and the influential people at that time decided to ask the Legend company for weather stability and harvest prayer in 1720. Fortunately the prayers of people seemed to have passed through to heaven, and the crops could be harvested successfully. With the feeling of gratitude in mind, the 17th year of the Hachinohe Three Company Great Festival is the origin of the Hachinohe Sankei festival, which was carried out from the legal company to the Chairman Mountain Urkusukado in 1721. Chichiyama Mountain Kozo-zo is a shrine of Shilla Shrine’s predecessor. The name is different due to the separation order of Shinto and Buddha in the Meiji era. Since the Shilla Shrine in 1884 and Shinmei Palace in 1889 joined the festival, the current Hachinohe Sanity Festival was formed.

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Well, the present Hachinohe Sanwa Festival is a highlight of the shrine crucifixion to which the shrine of three companies is handed down, and the mountain line matrix where glittery floats go around the city. Mikoshi is also a shrine, but the eyeball of the festival is still a rich colorful float. The city is crowded with many visitors to see the mountain cars colored with vivid colors. There are 27 floats and we will raise the festival from 18 o’clock when the sun has fallen. The Hachinohe Sankei Festival floats are not only colorful but also artistically felt the Japanese traditional culture. It is felt like a craftsman handled it clearly because it is making such a fancy but handmade by citizens surprisingly. The floats are said to enter the production period from the consecutive holidays in May every year.

Besides this, bamboo leaf dance which brings bamboo leaf slowly and gracefully, bamboo dance and lion dance which goes to the front of the matrix train queue add flowers to the festival. Since the Hachinohe Sansei Festival is composed of numerous traditional arts, how about visiting those who are interested in Japanese culture and folklore studies?

■ Time schedule
■ July 31: Eve
18: 00 ~ 21: 00
■ August 1: Street
15: 00 ~
■ August 2: Chunichi
18: 00 ~
■ August 3: Return
15: 00 ~
■ August 4: Late night festival
18: 00-20: 00

Venue:　In Aichi prefecture Hachinohe city
open time:
event date:　2017/07/31 (Mon) – 2017/08/04 (Fri) 5 days from July 31 to August 4 every year
Remarks concerning the opening date:
Access method (other):　JR Hachinohe line (Kuji direction) Honkacho station
For inquiries:　(Public Company) Hachinohe Sightseeing Convention Association 0178-41-1661[:]