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