青島神社の「産霊紙縄(むすびこより)」は5色あり、願い事に合わせて色を選び、元宮の夫婦ビロウに結びつけます。
ピンク(桃):縁結び・安産・夫婦円満
紫:心身健全・病気平癒
緑:生業成就・学業
黄:商売繁盛・金運
白:心願成就(その他)
平瓮(ひらか)とは、古くから吉凶を占う神事に用いられた薄い土器のお皿のことです。古代からの祭祀址とされるこの場所にぴったりの神事。まずは天の平瓮(または天の真貝)を一枚手に持って、磐境所の前で二礼します。天の平瓮に小声で願いを込め、磐境に向かって投げます。平瓮が磐境に入れば心願成就、割れれば開運厄除。天の平瓮1枚200円、天の真貝1枚300円です。
青島神社に関するよくある質問
「彦火火出見命」、「豊玉姫命」、「塩筒大神」の3柱が祀られています。 縁結びや安産、交通・航海安全などのご利益があると言われています。 カップルで青島を一周すると、別れてしまうというジンクスがあります。
Aoshima Shrine’s “Musubi Koyori” (Sacred Paper Twine) comes in five colors. You choose a color based on your wish and tie it to the couple palm trees at the Motomiya (original shrine).
l Pink (Peach): Matchmaking, safe childbirth, marital harmony
l Purple: Physical and mental health, recovery from illness
l Green: Success in work, academic achievement
l Yellow: Prosperity in business, good fortune with money
l White: Fulfillment of personal wishes (other)
A “Hiraka” is a thin earthenware plate that has long been used in Shinto rituals to divine fortune. This ceremony is perfect for this site, which is considered an ancient place of worship. First, take a “Ten no Hiraka” (or “Ten no Makai” shell) in your hand and bow twice in front of the sacred boundary. Quietly voice your wish into the Hiraka, then throw it toward the sacred boundary. If the Hiraka lands inside, your wish will come true; if it breaks, it brings good luck and wards off misfortune. One Ten no Hiraka costs 200 yen; one Ten no Makai shell costs 300 yen.
Frequently Asked Questions about Aoshima Shrine
Three deities are enshrined: Hikohohodemi-no-Mikoto, Toyotama-hime-no-Mikoto, and Shiotsutsu-no-Okami. The shrine is believed to bring blessings for matchmaking, safe childbirth, and safety in transportation and maritime travel. There is a superstition that couples who walk all the way around Aosh