志免町｜福岡県美しいまちめぐりガイド

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Shime Town

Iwasaki Shrine

（福岡県糟屋郡志免町志免４丁目４−１）

Iwasaki Shrine was designated as a village shrine in 1872 (Meiji 5) due to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism.
On the first Sunday of September, a sumo tournament called "Ishinage Sumo" is held at the shrine. It is said that this event started when young people in the village gathered near the Mizumabashi Bridge to wrestle each other as a universal prayer to ward off an epidemic that was spreading in the late Edo period (1603-1868). There are individual and team competitions by elementary school students, and "baby ring-entering," in which wishes for healthy upbringing are expressed.

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Place where photo was taken: 33.58549444,130.48373333

Approximately 23 minutes walk from Sue Station on the JR Kashii Line. Approximately 22 minutes walk from Sakadono Station on the JR Kashii Line. Approximately 3 minutes walk from Nishitetsu bus "Shime bus stop" Parking lot: Approximately 15 spaces

Nearby tourist attractions

Former Shimen Mining Works Shaft Tower (1km)

Nearby event information

Shime Festival (June)
Shime Town Chamber of Commerce Festival (November)

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