KAPPA shrine hokura Itsuki Island Kyushu

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http://kappapedia.blogspot.jp/2014/12/suijin-water-deity.html

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Hookura 方倉（宝倉）神社 / Hokura Suitengu、Hokura Jinja / Itsuki Island 生月島

Hookura Suitenguu 方倉水天宮 Hokura Suitengu



This unusual shrine is on the island of Ikitsuki near Hirado, Kyushu.
Named Hokura Suitengu, it has strong kappa associations.
According to local tradition, the small pond was build by 99 kappa from a mixture of sea and mountain water, and to secure it from storms they built up the sides with rocks. Later the kappa morphed into a large unagi eel (「神うなぎ」) which is treated as divine. If locals spot it when coming to worship, they feel they will be specially blessed...
. Dougill John on facebook .

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Hookura 祠（ホクラ＝宝倉、秀倉） "Treasure shrine" and the kappa is
Hookura sama 「ホウクラ様」 Hokura sama.
人間と出合うとすぐに相撲をとりたがるといわれる河童にあやかり、祈願成就には九９９番（回）の相撲取組を奉納する習慣がある。
- source : nagasaki/kappa/houkura

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