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. Yama no Kami 山の神 Yamanokami - Introduction .
. Ta no Kami 田の神 Tanokami - Introduction .
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Yama no Kami 山の神 God of the Mountain
and Legends from 福井県 Fukui and Fukuoka 福岡県
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Kuniyama no Shinji 国山の神事 Shinto ritual at Kuniyama village
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n the past, the Kuniyama no Shinji Ceremony was held on four nights: February 3rd, 4th, and 6th at a layperson's home and February 7th at the Hachioji Shrine for the main ceremony. However, today it is only held on January 3rd every 4 years at the shrine. (To be held next in 2021)
The ritual of Kuniyama no Shinji was previously called naruwai ナルワイ and tagayashi タガヤシ. At the beginning of the year, partakers would simulate the farm work carried out throughout the year and pray for an abundant harvest for that year. The ritual is a reenactment broken down into 3 parts.
The first is a reenactment of the beginning of farm work until the planting of seedlings.
The second is the taking of seedlings from the seedling bed and planting them,
and the third is the harvest.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, tree branches that have been hung from the shrine ceiling in advance are all pulled down at once. It is said that the branches piled on the floor will bring about a rich harvest of rice crop.
国山を説明する「しやうの言ひ立の事」、「籾種をつける事」、
- 福井市国山町
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敦賀市 Tsuruga
天筒山山の神神社 Yamanokami Jinja
野坂岳 - 山の神神社
金ヶ崎天筒山山の神ルート
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Once upon a time
the head of the Nakanishi family, 中西佐平 Nakanishi Sahei, went out fishing. But he only got a stones caught in his net. He threw the stones back into the sea each time.
That night he had a dream vision:
"I am just a stone, but not just any stone. I am Yamanokami. I came rolling here after a great flooding. I want to go back to the land. Next time you catch a stone, bring it back to the mountains and pray to me."
Next time he was fishing, indeed he caught a stone, brought it to the mountain and venerated it.
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The 9th day of the 12th lunar month is the festival for Yamanokami.
. Yama no Kami matsuri 山の神祭り Yamanokami festivals .
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. yama no kami no yadorigi 山の神の止り木 / 山の神の宿り木 sacred trees .
山の神のケヤキの木 Keyaki zelkova tree of Yamanokami
三方郡 Mikata district 美浜町 Mihama // 遠敷郡 Onyu district 名田庄村 Natasho
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大飯郡 Oi district 高浜町 Takahama
On the 28th day of the 9th lunar month, the Deities are seen off (to the great meeting in Izumo 出雲). They come back on the 28th day of the 10th lunar month.
But Yamanokami is seen of on the 8th day of the 10th lunar month and comes back on the 8th day of the 11th lunar month.
The tenth lunar month (now November), after the harvest when the Japanese gods had done their duty, they left their local shrines for a bit of a vacation. They would all go for an audience and to celebrate at the great shrine of Izumo, so the rest of Japan was "without gods".
. kami okuri 神送り sending off the gods .
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足羽郡 Asuwa district 遠敷郡 Onyu district 吉田市 Yoshida town 大野市 Ono town
In many villages of these district Yamanokami and Tanokami are venerated in their respective season.
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南條郡 Nanjo
tatari たたり the curse
On the sacred day of Yamanokami, one old hag went to the mountain forest to get some zenmai ぜんまい / 薇 Japanese royal fern, a favorite food.
Something strange with hair touched her hand and when she looked, her own had begun to grow a lot of hair. Afraid she hurried home, but there she fell down dead.
This is the curse of Yamanokami.
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武生市 Takefu 坂口村 Sakaguchi
They say Yamanokami is a Tengu.
. Yamanokami and Tengu 天狗 the Mountain Goblin .
白馬 white horse
. Yamanokami brings the first snow .
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敦賀市 Tsuruga
yoru no mamono 夜の魔もの monster of the night
yama no kami koo 山の神講 prayer group for the god of the mountain / kanko (かんこ)
This prayer group has special rituals for its members.
For example if someone has built a new home the children have to gather in the 大日堂 Dainichi-Do Hall. Their leader has a shimenawa しめ縄 sacred rope around the hips which he lays down at the big matsu no ki マツの木 pine tree.
The other children also have to lay down their tsuto ツト / 苞 ropes.
Now they can all go inside. They have all brought a special offering, シトキ shitoki, a kind of dough made from rice drained in water, squashed and kneaded with sake 酒 rice wine.
They smear this dough on their body to get all white and then go to back to the home of the prayer group leader.
Smearing shitoki on their body symbolizes they have become お地蔵さん Jizo Bosatsu.
Since Yamanokami is seen as a monster, this will protect them from his evil.
300年以上も赤崎地区 A custom at Akasaki district for more than 300 years.
- reference source : athome.tsuruga.fukui.jp/
. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List .
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A bus stop named Yamanokami !
山の神：福岡県糟屋郡久山町久原 | バス停
Kubara, Hisayama, Kasuya District, Fukuoka
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八女郡 Yame district 星野村 Hoshino
池の山の神 Yamanokami from the Pond
About 600 years ago, there was a long drought and famine.
This was the curse of Yamanokami from the Pond, as a Shaman told them.
The villagers had to make a human sacrifice to the Lord of the Pond, a Dragon, every year and this time a young man named ハンニャ Hannya was selected.
On the 18th day of the 9th lunar month he was placed into a 駕籠 palanquin. Before he entered, he danced
Hannya no mai ハンニャの舞 the Hanya dance.
"If the dragon of the pond can dance like this, he will not eat me. From now on I will come here and dance every year."
This was the beginning of a dance ritual in the village.
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On the 16th day of the first and 12th lunar month, Yamanokami walks around the mountain forest to inspect the trees.
On this day humans are not allowed to go there and cut trees.
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Sometimes when walking in the mountain, people feel a sudden dizziness, chill, or headache.
This is a vision of Yamanokami who might have caught a cold himself.
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- reference source : nichibun yokai database -
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. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .
from Fukushima 福島県 to 山梨県 Yamanashi - will be updated.
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. Yama no Kami 山の神 - Table of Contents - .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
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sangaku shinkoo 山岳信仰 religion of the High Mountains is a different matter.
. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .
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