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. Shinto Shrines (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities .
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Hi no Kami, Hinokami 火の神 Deity of Fire - Legends
Kajin 火神
. Kagutsuchi カグツチ / 軻遇突智 Kagu-tsuchi - "incarnation of fire"
Homusubi no Mikoto 火産霊命 / Hinokagatsuchi 火之迦具土 .
He is the main deity in residence at the many
Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 Atago shrines of Japan .
source : rekihaku-bo/historystation / イザナギとイザナミの国造り
. hibuse 火防と伝説 / 火伏せ Legends about fire prevention .
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Ubugami toshite no hi no kami 産神としての火の神 The Kami of Birth as the Kami of Fire
Essay by 最上孝敬 Mogami Kokei
When giving birth even in hot Summer the fire of the hearth must be kept.
If there are flames of fire, no bad influence will come to the home.
So in Summer the fire is kept burning for seven days.
. Ubugami 産神 "deity of birth" .
産土神 Ubusunagami, Ubushina no Kami, Ubu no Kami （うぶすながみ、うぶしなのかみ、うぶのかみ）
. sanbi 産火 / 産忌 - shinibi 死火 / 死忌 fire taboos for birth and death .
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. Aragamisama, Koojinsama, Koojin sama 荒神様 Aragami .
Kamagami, Kamajin 釜神 The Hearth Deity - Fire in the Kitchen
Kamado no Kami カマドの神 Kami of the hearth, the kitchen stove
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Hi no Kami Inari 火の神稲荷の信仰諸相と形成過程
Essay by 大森恵子 Omori Keiko
稲荷信仰と宗教民俗
- reference source : iwata-shoin.co.jp... -
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Hifuse no tanishi Inari 火防せの田螺稲荷 Hibuse, Tanishi Inari preventing fire
Essay by 長沢利明
. tanishi 田螺 / たにし paddie snails, mud snails .
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
Jizo Bosatsu can detect fire at an early stage and help prevent fires with his spiritual power.
. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List .
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....................................................................... Akita 秋田県 .....
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仙北郡 Senboku district
. tanishi 田螺 mud snails .
Mud snails are seen as messengers of Mizunokami. They protect from fire.
....................................................................... Gifu 岐阜県 .....
.......................................................................
揖斐郡 Ibi district
. Inari 稲荷と伝説 Legends about the Fox Deity .
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷 Inari the Fire Deity
At the temple 洞泉寺 Tosen-Ji the deity 稲荷大明神 Inari Daimyojin is venerated. A white fox living in the area is venerated.
The deity protects from fire, brings a good harvest and harmony in the family and more.
....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 .....
.......................................................................
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
After the great fire in 1915, the priest from the Shrine 熊野神社 Kumano Jinja said it was the curse of a Tanuki.
If they would venerate the Tanuki as the 稲荷神 Inari Deity, there would be protection from fire.
So the people venerated it as 八王稲荷大明神 Hachio Inari Daimyojin.
People come here to pray for protection and fire prevention to our day.
The Shrine is located at - Ichinohashi-Miyanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto.
.......................................................................
Kyoto 足立区 Adachi ward
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷 Inari the Fire Deity
In the year 1907, a bunke 分家 branch family separated from the honke 本家 main family. They got 屋敷神稲荷 a Inari Deity to protect them and it became their Yashikigami .
They believe that they did not have any damage from a fire since is the power of this deity.
. yashikigami 屋敷神 "estate deities" .
....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県 .....
. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu - 地蔵菩薩 .
When they wanted to built a new road, they had to fill up the well and relocate the statue of 地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu.
Jizo and Mizunokami and Hinokami 火の神 "Deity of Fire" came out every night to meet at the new spot. After some special rituals they stopped to come.
- - - - -
O-Hi Kamisama お火神様
If people burn toogarashi 唐辛子 chili peppers and kaki no tane 柿の種 seeds of persimmons, it well prevent fire.
....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 .....
.......................................................................
飯田市 Ida city / 愛宕町 Atago Town
rooba no tatari 老婆のタタリ curse of the old woman
At 梶谷 Kashitani there is 愛宕様 a Shrine for Atago sama.
Once upon a time, the villagers had driven out an old woman and burned her home.
Fearing her curse, they built a Shrine for Atago sama and have a festival in her honor on the 24th of the first lunar month.
....................................................................... Oita 大分県 .....
.......................................................................
佐伯市 Saiki city
荒神様 Aragami Sama
protects the home from Fire. He looks closely at people coming to the door to see if they are good or bad. If a bad person wants to come in, he drives him away.
If someone tells a lie, Aragami Sama will soon find out.
追わえヘボ（荒神様）
....................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県 .....
.......................................................................
長浜市 Nagahama city // Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷
. Inari 稲荷と伝説 Legends about the Inari Fox Deity .
At the temple 大通寺 Daitsu-Ji the deity お花大明神 O-Hana-Daimyojin is venerated.
When the wood from the 伏見桃山城 Fushimi Momoyama castle was transported here to built the temple, a fox came with it and is now venerated.
O-Hanagitsune お花狐 / お花キツネ O-Hana Kitsune prevents fire and walks around the temple all the time to take care of it.
Every month the Inari koo 稲荷講 special prayer group for Inari make offerings of abura-age 油揚げ fried tofu, something foxes like best.
. abura-age 油揚げと伝説 Legends about fried tofu .
....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県 .....
.......................................................................
磐田郡 Iwata district 二俣町 Futamata town // 火防 fire prevention
. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 and Tengu 天狗 .
Tengu 先明天狗笠鋒坊権 Ryuho Bo Gongen.
....................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県 .....
.......................................................................
宇都宮市 Utsunomiya city // 火防 fire prevention
. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
At the temple 成高寺 Joko-Ji in Utsunomiya there came shugenja 修験者 a mountain priest (the local Tengu) to the priest 祥貞和尚 Shotei and asked to give him his hand.
"Without my hand I will be in big trouble", the priest refused but the man said he would bring it back. They agreed on this. Since that day his hand did not grow any more.
One month later the mountain priest came back and brought him a dooin 銅印 bronze stamp with the letters for 火防 fire prevention as a thank-you present.
....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 .....
.......................................................................
練馬区 Nerima ward
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷 Inari the Fire Deity
. hikeshi Inari 火消稲荷 Firefighter Inari Fox .
.......................................................................
Tokyo 多摩村 Tama village
In September when the sesame seeds are ready, people make two bundles as offerings for 荒神様 Aragami Sama.
He is the protector from fire. If a child falls into a fire by accidents, it will be able to jump out quickly, like the seed of sesame thrown in fire.
....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県 .....
.......................................................................
鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city
. jookadoo no hi 常火堂の火 sacred fire at the Jokado Hall .
and the blood of Fudo Myo-O 動明王
temple 荒澤寺 Kotaku-Ji.
..............................................................................................................................................
- reference : nichibun yokai database -
火神 / 火防 - ok
40 火の神 to collect
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. Mizu no Kami, Mizunokami 水の神 Deity of Water - Legends .
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[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- #hinokami #firegod #firedeity #hinokamiinari #inari -
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hi no kami fire legends
. Shinto Shrines (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities .
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Hi no Kami, Hinokami 火の神 Deity of Fire - Legends
Kajin 火神
. Kagutsuchi カグツチ / 軻遇突智 Kagu-tsuchi - "incarnation of fire"
Homusubi no Mikoto 火産霊命 / Hinokagatsuchi 火之迦具土 .
He is the main deity in residence at the many
Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 Atago shrines of Japan .
source : rekihaku-bo/historystation / イザナギとイザナミの国造り
. hibuse 火防と伝説 / 火伏せ Legends about fire prevention .
..............................................................................................................................................
Ubugami toshite no hi no kami 産神としての火の神 The Kami of Birth as the Kami of Fire
Essay by 最上孝敬 Mogami Kokei
When giving birth even in hot Summer the fire of the hearth must be kept.
If there are flames of fire, no bad influence will come to the home.
So in Summer the fire is kept burning for seven days.
. Ubugami 産神 "deity of birth" .
産土神 Ubusunagami, Ubushina no Kami, Ubu no Kami （うぶすながみ、うぶしなのかみ、うぶのかみ）
. sanbi 産火 / 産忌 - shinibi 死火 / 死忌 fire taboos for birth and death .
..............................................................................................................................................
. Aragamisama, Koojinsama, Koojin sama 荒神様 Aragami .
Kamagami, Kamajin 釜神 The Hearth Deity - Fire in the Kitchen
Kamado no Kami カマドの神 Kami of the hearth, the kitchen stove
..............................................................................................................................................
Hi no Kami Inari 火の神稲荷の信仰諸相と形成過程
Essay by 大森恵子 Omori Keiko
稲荷信仰と宗教民俗
- reference source : iwata-shoin.co.jp... -
..............................................................................................................................................
Hifuse no tanishi Inari 火防せの田螺稲荷 Hibuse, Tanishi Inari preventing fire
Essay by 長沢利明
. tanishi 田螺 / たにし paddie snails, mud snails .
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
Jizo Bosatsu can detect fire at an early stage and help prevent fires with his spiritual power.
. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List .
..............................................................................................................................................
....................................................................... Akita 秋田県 .....
.......................................................................
仙北郡 Senboku district
. tanishi 田螺 mud snails .
Mud snails are seen as messengers of Mizunokami. They protect from fire.
....................................................................... Gifu 岐阜県 .....
.......................................................................
揖斐郡 Ibi district
. Inari 稲荷と伝説 Legends about the Fox Deity .
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷 Inari the Fire Deity
At the temple 洞泉寺 Tosen-Ji the deity 稲荷大明神 Inari Daimyojin is venerated. A white fox living in the area is venerated.
The deity protects from fire, brings a good harvest and harmony in the family and more.
....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 .....
.......................................................................
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
After the great fire in 1915, the priest from the Shrine 熊野神社 Kumano Jinja said it was the curse of a Tanuki.
If they would venerate the Tanuki as the 稲荷神 Inari Deity, there would be protection from fire.
So the people venerated it as 八王稲荷大明神 Hachio Inari Daimyojin.
People come here to pray for protection and fire prevention to our day.
The Shrine is located at - Ichinohashi-Miyanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto.
.......................................................................
Kyoto 足立区 Adachi ward
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷 Inari the Fire Deity
In the year 1907, a bunke 分家 branch family separated from the honke 本家 main family. They got 屋敷神稲荷 a Inari Deity to protect them and it became their Yashikigami .
They believe that they did not have any damage from a fire since is the power of this deity.
. yashikigami 屋敷神 "estate deities" .
....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県 .....
. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu - 地蔵菩薩 .
When they wanted to built a new road, they had to fill up the well and relocate the statue of 地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu.
Jizo and Mizunokami and Hinokami 火の神 "Deity of Fire" came out every night to meet at the new spot. After some special rituals they stopped to come.
- - - - -
O-Hi Kamisama お火神様
If people burn toogarashi 唐辛子 chili peppers and kaki no tane 柿の種 seeds of persimmons, it well prevent fire.
....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 .....
.......................................................................
飯田市 Ida city / 愛宕町 Atago Town
rooba no tatari 老婆のタタリ curse of the old woman
At 梶谷 Kashitani there is 愛宕様 a Shrine for Atago sama.
Once upon a time, the villagers had driven out an old woman and burned her home.
Fearing her curse, they built a Shrine for Atago sama and have a festival in her honor on the 24th of the first lunar month.
....................................................................... Oita 大分県 .....
.......................................................................
佐伯市 Saiki city
荒神様 Aragami Sama
protects the home from Fire. He looks closely at people coming to the door to see if they are good or bad. If a bad person wants to come in, he drives him away.
If someone tells a lie, Aragami Sama will soon find out.
追わえヘボ（荒神様）
....................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県 .....
.......................................................................
長浜市 Nagahama city // Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷
. Inari 稲荷と伝説 Legends about the Inari Fox Deity .
At the temple 大通寺 Daitsu-Ji the deity お花大明神 O-Hana-Daimyojin is venerated.
When the wood from the 伏見桃山城 Fushimi Momoyama castle was transported here to built the temple, a fox came with it and is now venerated.
O-Hanagitsune お花狐 / お花キツネ O-Hana Kitsune prevents fire and walks around the temple all the time to take care of it.
Every month the Inari koo 稲荷講 special prayer group for Inari make offerings of abura-age 油揚げ fried tofu, something foxes like best.
. abura-age 油揚げと伝説 Legends about fried tofu .
....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県 .....
.......................................................................
磐田郡 Iwata district 二俣町 Futamata town // 火防 fire prevention
. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 and Tengu 天狗 .
Tengu 先明天狗笠鋒坊権 Ryuho Bo Gongen.
....................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県 .....
.......................................................................
宇都宮市 Utsunomiya city // 火防 fire prevention
. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
At the temple 成高寺 Joko-Ji in Utsunomiya there came shugenja 修験者 a mountain priest (the local Tengu) to the priest 祥貞和尚 Shotei and asked to give him his hand.
"Without my hand I will be in big trouble", the priest refused but the man said he would bring it back. They agreed on this. Since that day his hand did not grow any more.
One month later the mountain priest came back and brought him a dooin 銅印 bronze stamp with the letters for 火防 fire prevention as a thank-you present.
....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 .....
.......................................................................
練馬区 Nerima ward
Hinokami Inari 火の神稲荷 Inari the Fire Deity
. hikeshi Inari 火消稲荷 Firefighter Inari Fox .
.......................................................................
Tokyo 多摩村 Tama village
In September when the sesame seeds are ready, people make two bundles as offerings for 荒神様 Aragami Sama.
He is the protector from fire. If a child falls into a fire by accidents, it will be able to jump out quickly, like the seed of sesame thrown in fire.
....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県 .....
.......................................................................
鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city
. jookadoo no hi 常火堂の火 sacred fire at the Jokado Hall .
and the blood of Fudo Myo-O 動明王
temple 荒澤寺 Kotaku-Ji.
..............................................................................................................................................
- reference : nichibun yokai database -
火神 / 火防 - ok
40 火の神 to collect
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
. Mizu no Kami, Mizunokami 水の神 Deity of Water - Legends .
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- #hinokami #firegod #firedeity #hinokamiinari #inari -
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