晴天に誘われて、山形市の霞城公園に桜を見に訪れました。桜は盛を過ぎ散り始めていました。 城の石垣の上を歩いていると、只々穏やかな桜吹雪の中、凛とした射的の音がしていました。矢が弓を放れる音、的を射る音がなんとも心地良く響いていました。 ご本人の了承を得て投稿しています。射形はまだまだですと謙遜されていました。

Karamatsu Kannondo in Yamagata City is located in the upper reaches of the Umamigasaki River, which is famous for the best imoni ceremony in the Japan. It was built in 1661 by the castle owner at that time, Prince Matsudaira Tadahiro. The main statue, Kannon-sama, is said to be the work of Kobo Daishi, and the hall is built in imitation of Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera Temple. It is said that this Kannon-sama was brought by Princess Toyomaru, who was married to charcoal-grilled rattan according to the instructions of Shimizu Kannon. Against the backdrop of the golden culture of the Oshu Fujiwara clan, there are legends of charcoal grilled rattan, the legend of the second generation Kinbai Yoshitsugu, and legends that the princess invited Minamoto no Yoshitsune, making it feel like an old tale.