IWATE –
A large stone at Mitsuishi Shrine in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, mentioned to be linked to the origin of the prefecture’s title by way of a legend a few demon’s handprint, has been carved by an unknown particular person in what seems to be the form of a palm.
According to native legend, a demon defeated by a deity way back pressed its hand right into a rock as a pledge by no means to commit evil once more. The handprint on the rock is claimed by some accounts to have given rise to the title Iwate, that means “rock hand.”
The three stones standing within the grounds of the historic shrine are considered necessary objects tied to that legend. However, a part of one of many stones was lately discovered to have been scraped away, with the injury resembling the form of a palm.
Tsuyoshi Chiba of the Mitsuishi Shrine Supporters Association mentioned the injury was deeply regrettable. “I can only feel disappointed. What is even more frightening is that people may mistake it for the demon’s handprint that has been spoken of since long ago. This is something that must not be done, and I hope whoever did it will reflect on the shrine as something close and important to the community,” he mentioned.
A customer to the shrine mentioned they have been shocked after arriving on June 22 and listening to what had occurred.
The shrine’s administration group has consulted police and is checking the extent of the injury.
Source: FNN