Hanabushi Shrine
鼻節神社
This ancient Shinto shrine on Hogasaki Cape offers bay views and a unique abalone festival.
What it is
- Small Shinto shrine surrounded by trees.
- Overlooks Matsushima Bay from Hogasaki Cape.
- Thought to be established 2,400 years ago.
- Site where a god descended from the heavens.
When to go
- July: annual festival celebrating a divine rescue.
- Witness abalone offerings and cooked abalone distribution.
In detail
This small Shinto shrine, surrounded by trees, overlooks Matsushima Bay from the tip of Hogasaki Cape, not far from Hanabuchi Lighthouse. It is thought to have been established 2,400 years ago on the site where, according to legend, the god of Shiogama Jinja Shrine (located in the nearby city of Shiogama) descended from the heavens.
Another legend tells of two fishermen who were caught in a storm in the waters beyond the shrine. Their small boat sprung a leak, and in desperation, they prayed to the god of Hanabushi Shrine for help. To their surprise, the boat stopped flooding with water, and they made it safely back to shore. When they turned over the boat, they found that the hole had been plugged by a giant abalone (awabi).
This divine rescue is celebrated every year in July, when fishermen sail to a reef to pray to the god of Hanabushi Shrine by offering abalone. Afterwards, they return to the shrine, where awabi are cooked and distributed to those who come to witness the sacred ritual.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
Where it is
宮城県宮城郡七ヶ浜町花淵浜字誰道1 Open in Google Maps
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