[:ja]鳥越まつり(とりこえまつり)[:en]Torigoe Festival[:]

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さて鳥越神社の例大祭では御本社神輿は千貫神輿でもあるため、重さにしますと千貫(おおよそ4トン)と非常に巨大です。その巨大さから都内随一の重さと称されています。しかしこの千貫神輿は、担ぎ棒が太く短いという特徴があります。つまりは大人数で担げず、少人数で渡御をせざるを得ないため、一人当たりに圧し掛かる重さが半端ないのです。自然と重さを分散しにくくなりますから、日中の宮出しの時点で厳しい表情をしている担ぎ手もちらほら…。

なぜ担ぎ棒が短くて担ぎにくくなっているかですが、東京ならではの理由がありました。実は氏子地域には下町が含まれていまして、道幅が狭くなっている箇所が多数存在します。そこを神輿が渡御するためには、担ぎ棒をコンパクトにしなくてはならないのです。氏子地域を巡行することで神徳に賜るのですから仕方がないですね。

そして日没後の鳥越の夜祭りでは弓張提灯に灯りが燈され、幻想的な風景が辺り一面に広がります。さらに千貫神輿の宮入道中が行われ、盛り上がりが最高潮に達します。この時には歓声に混じり、怒気を孕んだ声が響くのも鳥越神社ならではでしょう。実は鳥越の夜祭りでは神輿を担ぐために所々で小競り合いが多発します。神輿を担ぎたい者が人の波をかき分けながら担ぎ棒に押し寄せるので、小競り合いが起こってしまうんですね。動画サイトで鳥越まつりと検索しますと、ケンカやバトルといった内容の動画が多数ヒットします。江戸っ子は喧嘩っ早いと言われますが、平成の現代でも気を滾らせる不思議な力が鳥越まつりには存在するようです。[:en]Torigoe Festival is a festival to be held in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Every year many visitors come and go inside and around the prefecture, and the number of visitors reaches 300,000 people. Although it is the Torigoe shrine held by the event, it starts from the villagers in 651 dedicating the hero Takeshi Japan as a swan shrine. In other words, it means that it was not the name Torigoe from the beginning. However, the time passed, the name Torigoe Omijin was renamed by Genji’s Gensei who was active at the time. Well why did Genoshi reform the name from Shiratori Shrine to Torigoe Omijin? When it was necessary for Genji families to cross Okawa with the role of the ninth year, I came to find a shallow shield safely from the appearance of a white bird flying. Because of this, the name changed as Torigoe Omijin.

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By the way, at Torgokoshi Shrine ‘s example festival, your headquarters shrine mikoshi is also a thousandth shrine mikoshi, so if you make it a heavy it is very big with a thousand ponds (roughly 4 tons). It is said to be the most weight in the city from its huge size. However, this Senju Mikoshi has the characteristic that the carrying rod is thick and short. In other words, it is not possible to carry it with a large number of people, and you have to hand over with a small number of people, so weigh less weight per person. Because it will be difficult to disperse the weight and the nature, there are carriers who have a tough expression at the time of sunrise.

Why is the carrying bar short and it is not easy to carry, but there were unique reasons for Tokyo. Actually, the Michiko area contained downtown and there are many places where the width of the road narrows. In order for a shrine mikoshi to pass there, we must compact the carrying stick. It is unavoidable because it is given to the virtue by going round the Megumi area.

And in the night festival of Torigoe after sunset, lights are lit in the archery lights, and the fantastic scenery spreads all over the area. Furthermore, the Miyazu Dunn of Senju Mikoshi is held, and excitement reaches the climax. At this time, it is unique to Torgokoshi Shrine that the vociferous voice resonates with cheers. In fact, at the Torigoe night festival, skirmishes occur frequently in places to carry a shrine. Skirmishes will happen because those who want to play a shogi push a wave of people and strike the sticks. When searching with the Torigoe Festival at the video site, a lot of videos of contents such as fight or battle will be hit. It is said that Edoguchi is fighting early, but it seems that the Torikoshi Festival has a mysterious power to make you feel disturbing even in the Heisei era.

Venue:　Tokyo around Taito Ward Around Torigoe Shrine（2-4-1 Torigoshi, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0054）
open time:　Miyadashi: 6:30 pm Miyairi: 21 o’clock
event date:　10th and 11th June 2017
Remarks concerning the opening date:　http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kab_ra/
Access method (other): · Toei Subway Asakusa Line Kuramae Station 6 minutes on foot
· Osodo subway Oedo line Shin-Okachimachi station 8 minutes on foot
· JR Sobu Line Asakusabashi Station 8 minutes on foot
For inquiries: Torigoe Shrine 03-3851-6033[:]