諏訪大社上社の覚書、その②
上社をぐるりと囲むように、御手洗川が流れています。
御手洗川、神様にお会いする前に禊を行う場所。
Note 2 about the Kamisya Upper Grand Shrines of Suwa-Taisya
The Mitarashi-gawa river flows around the precincts of the shrine.
Mitarashi means wash hands, and a gawa is a river.
A Mitarashi-gawa river, in which we cleanse our hands before entering a shrine.
上社をぐるりと囲むように、御手洗川が流れています。
御手洗川、神様にお会いする前に禊を行う場所。
Note 2 about the Kamisya Upper Grand Shrines of Suwa-Taisya
The Mitarashi-gawa river flows around the precincts of the shrine.
Mitarashi means wash hands, and a gawa is a river.
A Mitarashi-gawa river, in which we cleanse our hands before entering a shrine.
