After the main shrine at Kumano was burnt down, within the space of a year His Majesty was able to visit for the ceremony for the moving of the God to temporary buildings.
契あればうれしきかゝるおりにあひぬわするな神もゆくすゑの空
| chigiri areba ureshiki kakaru ori ni ainu wasuru na kami mo yukusue no sora |
It must be fate for me Such a joyous Time to see; Never will I forget it–may the Gods, too, Not forget us in times to come. |
The Senior Retired Emperor (Gotoba)
後鳥羽