A tweet introducing "Janbara Shimenawa" at a shrine in the Tsugaru area is currently attracting attention.

"Janbara Shimenawa" is the goodwill of the rope installed in the torii gate. It takes root mainly in the Tsugaru region and is woven with a unique pattern. According to Hirota Shrine (Aomori City), it is sometimes referred to as "jabara", and it is said that "jabara" has become dull and converted.

On January 14th, a Twitter account "Sky Bullet Zion" traveling in the Tsugaru area found out that "Janbara Shimenawa" in Nanatsudate Hachimangu (Goshogawara City) can only be seen in Tsugaru. It's expensive. (Omitted) What a different world of geometric modeling ...! ”Was the beginning of the topic. As of January 19, more than 7,500 retweets and about 20,000 likes have been received.

"Sky bullet Zion" is an office worker in Tokyo and is said to visit shrines nationwide on holidays. The purpose of this trip is to visit the unmanned shrine in Tsugaru. During my three-day stay, I visited the southwestern part of Tsugaru such as Tsuruta, Goshogawara, and Hirosaki. Regarding "Janbara Shimenawa," he says, "It's a rare custom in Japan. Even within the Tsugaru area, the shapes and decorations differ slightly from region to region, so I'd like to visit places I haven't visited yet in my next expedition."

Hirofumi Kasai, the president of Nanatsudate Hachimangu, smiles that he didn't know that it was a hot topic on the internet. According to Mr. Kasai, volunteers from the neighborhood association make "Janbara Shimenawa" at two shrines in the area in addition to Nanatsudate Hachimangu Shrine every year.

"Shimenawa has the meaning of reporting the gratitude and safety of a good harvest, and it will be installed from late December to March every year. I hear that it also means to create a barrier, but I do not know the details. In the past, 33 bales were used. I used to dedicate it in a pile, but now there are few bearers and the aging of the population is progressing, making it difficult to continue, "says Kasai.

According to the "Hosogoe Dainen Nawa Preservation Society," which has dedicated Dainen-nawa and "Jambarashime-nawa" to Hosogoe Shrine (Aomori City) for 34 consecutive years, it must be installed at three shrines in Aomori City. However, he does not know the installation status of the Tsugaru area.

"I hear that the dedication of Shimenawa has taken root as a local event, but there are some areas that have been cut off, and some areas have been revived by volunteers. I hope that each style will be recorded and inherited. We can also do it. I want to continue as long as possible. "