Mitsuhashimachi Takahatake in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan — 日本国 (East Asia)
三柱神社
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Mihashira Shrine
Photographed by Chris Martz
1. Mihashira Shrine Marker
三柱神社は文政9年（1826）10代藩主立花鑑賢（あきかた）公の創建にかかるもので、藩親立花宗茂公と夫人誾千代（ぎんちよ）姫及び岳父戸次（べっき）道雪（どうせつ）の三神を祀り、社名もこれに起因しています。神域は約62,000㎡の広大な高畑公園となっており、旧藩時代馬場として使用されていた長い参道には、中央に松並木、左右に吉野桜を配し、参道の北端に御影石の大鳥居、左に心字の池があり、うっそうとした楠の巨樹の奥に楼門が建っています。
この社の楼門は、日光東照宮の陽明門を象どり、廻廊は安芸の厳島（いつくしま）神社を模して建造されたと言われています。
毎年10月9日～11日の3日間行われる三柱神社秋季大祭（おにぎえ）には、県指定無形文化財「どろつくどん」や踊り山車が繰り出され、夜遅くまで賑わいます。
Mihashira
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Mihashira shrine was built by the 10th Lord, Akikata Tachibana, in 1826. It was dedicated to three persons, Muneshige Tachibana who estabulished the Yanagawa clan, Muneshige's wife, Ginchiyo-hime, and her father, Dousetsu Bekki. The shrine's name, Mihashira, meaning three Pillars, represents these three heroes.
Today, Takahatake Park the neighbourhood of the shrine is a large park of 62,000 sq.m.. There is a long approach to the shrine with a row of pine trees and cherry on both sides. This used to be the riding grounds during the Tachibana era. At the northern part of the approach, there is a granite torii gate and a pond, and in the depths of the forest, there is the main gate to the shrine.
The main gate is modeled after Tohshohgu's gate in Nikko, and the corridor was built to imitate Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima.
The automn festival which is Onigie is held every October, people enjoy "Dorotsukudon" designated as an intangible cultural asset it floats until at night.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
Location. 33° 10.202′ N,
Photographed by Chris Martz, June 29, 2025
2. Mihashira Shrine Marker
Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in East Asia, in the Pacific Ocean, in North Pacific, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Western World.
Photographed by Chris Martz, June 29, 2025
3. Mihashira Shrine Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2025, by Chris Martz of Warrenton, Virginia. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2025, by Chris Martz of Warrenton, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Chris Martz of Warrenton, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Chris Martz of Warrenton, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
