(Translated by Google) This shrine is dedicated to Akiyoshi Kitabatake, a famous general from the Nanbokucho period, as its main deity.
Kenyoshi Kitabatake was born in Kyoto in 1326 as the son of Chikafusa Kitabatake, a senior vassal of the Southern Court.
When he was 10 years old, when the Kenmu Restoration collapsed and the Northern and Southern Courts turmoil began, he and his father, Chikafusa, followed Emperor Godaigo of the Southern Court and left Kyoto for Ise.
The following year, he took over the duties as the provincial governor of Ise from his father, and became involved in local governance based at Taki Imperial Palace (our company).
Although he was a child, he managed political affairs together with his father, won the hearts of local ruling families and the people, built alliances with them, and became a pillar of the Southern Court in Ise.
Ise Province was a strategic location between ``Kyoto'' and ``Togoku.'' From the end of his teens to his twenties, Kenno went to war and fought bravely in various places.
In particular, after his father Chikafusa went to Hitachi, Kenno is said to have played a role as a military leader at a young age, being entrusted with the defense of Ise.
As the battle between the Southern Court and the Northern Court (Takauji Ashikaga) intensified, Ise also became a battlefield.
In 1348, Masayuki Kusunoki was killed in the Battle of Shijonawate, leaving the Southern Court in a weak position.
Kenno gathers troops in Ise and prepares for a counterattack.
In 1351, he took advantage of the conflict between the Southern Court and Tadayoshi Ashikaga (Kanno Disturbance) to temporarily recapture Kyoto, and Kenno also dispatched from Ise to cooperate.
The following year, he recaptured Kyoto, worshiped Emperor Gomurakami, and took the retired emperors to the Southern Court side.
As a result, the three retired emperors (Kogen, Komyo, and Takamitsu) were moved to Yoshino, and the Northern Court was temporarily without an emperor.
This action had great political significance, and it can be said that the role played by Kennō was very large.
They also built Kiriyama Castle and Asaka Castle in this area, and served as the base of the Southern Court to protect Ise with a small number of people.
In his later years, his military activities decreased and he concentrated on local governance as a provincial governor.
Although this area was mountainous and not fertile, Kenno expanded the farmland by constructing rice terraces and irrigation canals, thereby improving agricultural productivity.
In addition, in order to avoid taking too much annual tax and to build a relationship of trust with the farmers, appropriate annual tax was set, and with the support of the farmers, the government in Ise became stable.
In addition, Kenyoshi Kitabatake, who had a cultural education inherited from his father, Chikafusa, loved waka, and was a poet who had 18 poems included in the ``Shinba Wakashu,'' and is said to have promoted scholarship and culture in Ise as well.
It is said that by providing an educational space and teaching academic subjects to local children, they fostered the intellectual class of the local community, and it is said that waka and renga became popular in Ise.
Contains his pride as the provincial governor of Ise and his wish for peace.
``How can we inform all quarters that the wind blowing in Hamao of Ise has subsided''?
is known as a famous song.
Furthermore, Kenno protected local shrines and temples, supported the rituals at Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Ichinomiya, Ise Province, deepened his ties with Ise Grand Shrine, paid respect to the local Hakusan faith, and supported local beliefs.
~Father Chikafusa Kitabatake~
He was the theoretical brain of the Imperial Court during the Kenmu Restoration period after the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate, and gained the trust of Emperor Go-Daigo, preaching the legitimacy of the Southern Court.
Jinno Shoutouki is known as his masterpiece, and it influenced later generations of Confucian scholars and scholars of Japan, and served as a reference for nation-building during the Meiji period.
The content traces the lineage of emperors from the age of the gods, emphasizes ``one lineage for all generations,'' and negates ``politics by samurai'' such as the Kamakura shogunate and Takauji Ashikaga.
Chikafusa wrote this book in the mountains of Kumano while being chased by enemies at a time when the Southern Court was in tatters.
This is a book that entrusts hope to the future even while running away.
Famous quotes from “Shinno Orthodoxy”
“Politics (matsurigoto) is based on the road.”
This is a strong argument that politics ruled by greed and force is not genuine, and should be ruled by virtue and reason.
“The world changes, but the path remains the same.”
Although times may change, correct principles and ethics remain the same. Even during the chaotic period of the Northern and Southern Courts, Chikafusa believed that ``coherent morality will open the way to the future.''
“Thinking about your country is like thinking about your home.”
(Original)
南北朝時代の名将・北畠顕能(あきよし)公を主祭神として祀る神社です。
北畠顕能は嘉暦元年(1326)に南朝の重臣、北畠親房の子として京都で生まれました。
10歳の頃、建武の新政が崩壊し、南北朝動乱の幕開けると、父・親房とともに南朝の後醍醐天皇に従い、京を離れて伊勢に下向しました。
翌年、伊勢国司としての任務を父から引き継ぎ、多気御所(当社)を拠点に、現地統治に関わるようになっていきます。
幼少ながらも、父とともに政務を取り仕切り、現地の豪族や民衆の心をつかんで連携を築き、伊勢における南朝の柱石となっていきました。
伊勢国は「京」と「東国」の間にある戦略的要地で、10代の終わりから20代にかけて、顕能は戦にも出陣し、各地で奮戦しました。
とくに父・親房が常陸に赴いたあと、顕能が伊勢の防衛を任されるなど、若くして軍事指導者としての役割を果たしていたとされます。
南朝と北朝(足利尊氏)の戦いが激化すると、伊勢も戦場になりました。
正平3年(1348)、四條畷の戦いで楠木正行が戦死すると、南朝は劣勢となりました。
顕能は伊勢で兵を集めて反撃の準備を進めます。
正平6年(1351)、南朝と足利直義との抗争(観応の擾乱)を利用し、京都を一時奪回し、顕能も伊勢から出陣してこれに協力しました。
翌年、再び京都を奪還し、後村上天皇を奉じて上皇たちを南朝側に連行しました。
これにより、「三上皇(光厳・光明・崇光)」が吉野へ移され、北朝は一時的に天皇不在となりました。
この行動は政治的に大きな意味を持ち、顕能の果たした役割は非常に大きかったといえます。
また、この地に霧山城と阿坂城を築いて南朝の拠点として少数で伊勢を守り抜きました。
晩年は軍事活動が減り、国司としての地方統治に専念しました。
この地は山地で、土地が肥沃ではありませんでしたが、顕能は棚田や用水路の整備をして農地を拡大し、農業の生産性を向上させました。
また、過度な年貢を取りすぎないよう、農民との信頼関係を築くため、適切な年貢の設定を行ない、農民の支持を得て、伊勢での統治が安定しました。
また、父・親房ゆずりの文化的な教養を持つ北畠顕能は和歌を愛し、『新葉和歌集』に18首が収録されるほどの歌人で、伊勢においても学問と文化の振興を行なったといわれます。
教育の場を提供し、地元の子供たちに学問を教えることで、地域社会の知識層を育成したといわれ、伊勢では和歌や連歌が盛んになったといわれています。
伊勢の国司としての誇りと平和への願いが込められた
「いかにして伊勢の浜荻吹く風のおさまりにきと四方に知らせん」
は名歌として知られています。
さらに、顕能は地元の神社や寺院を保護し、伊勢国一宮の椿大神社(つばきおおかみやしろ)の祭祀を支援、伊勢神宮とのつながりも深め、在地の白山信仰にも敬意を払い、地域の信仰を支えました。
~父・北畠親房~
鎌倉幕府が倒れたあとの「建武の新政」時代に活躍した朝廷側の理論的ブレーンで、後醍醐天皇の信頼を得て、南朝の正統性を説きました。
『神皇正統記(じんのうしょうとうき)』は代表作として知られ、後世の儒学者・国学者にも影響を与えて、明治時代の国家づくりにも参考になった書です。
その内容は神代からの天皇系譜をたどり、「万世一系」を強調し、鎌倉幕府や足利尊氏のような「武士による政治の否定です。
親房はこの書を、南朝がボロボロになってる時期に、敵に追われながら熊野の山中で執筆しました。
逃げながらも、未来に希望を託した書物です。
『神皇正統記』の名言
「政(まつりごと)は道を以て本とす」
欲や武力で支配する政治は本物ではなく、徳と理で治めるべきだという強い主張です。
「世は移れども、道は変わらず」
時代は変わっても、正しい道理、倫理は変わらない。混乱の南北朝時代にあっても、「筋の通った道徳こそが未来を開く」と信じた親房の信念です。
「国を思ふは、家を思ふがごとし」