Kumano Hongu Taisha Yatagarasu Fan, Unused, Set of 2

This is a Yatagarasu fan from Kumano Hongu Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

It has been stored at home without being used.
It was opened for the purpose of taking photos.

About Yatagarasu:
Yatagarasu is a servant of the main deity of Kumano Hongu Taisha, Ketsumimiko-no-Okami (Susano-o-no-Mikoto). Following the story of Emperor Jimmu, who unified Japan and led him to Kashihara in Yamato, there is a strong faith in Yatagarasu as a guiding deity.

"Yata" in Yatagarasu means large and wide. Yatagarasu is an incarnation of the sun and has three legs.
These three legs are said to represent heaven, earth, and people, respectively.

Heaven refers to the gods and deities, that is, the gods. Earth refers to the earth and our natural environment.
In other words, it was shown 2,000 years ago that under the sun, the gods, nature, and people are brothers and sisters who share blood.

The appearance of Yatagarasu in Japanese history is extremely old, and it can be seen in the "Kojiki," "Nihon Shoki," "Engishiki," as well as in the murals of the Kitora Tomb, the wall paintings of the Yokana Ishimuro in the Chinkishizuka Tomb in Fukuoka Prefecture, the mirror unearthed from the Takabe 30th Eruption in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, and the base of the Tamamushi Shrine (Horyu-ji Temple), which is the oldest oil painting in the world.

Shrine
Temple
Evil warding
Charm
Good luck charm
Good fortune
Good luck
Hama-ya (sacred arrow for warding off evil)