LEGENDS - Jizo Toge Pass

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Jizo Toge Pass Legends

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Jizo Tooge 地蔵峠 Jizo Toge Pass - Legends

There are various places with this name in Japan.

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地蔵峠タンポポと地蔵の群生
Jizo tooge tanpopo to Jizo no gunsei

Jizo pass -
so many dandelions and
so many Jizo

Tr. Gabi Greve
村田信子 Murata Nobuko

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....................................................................... Iwate 岩手県 　
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東磐井郡 Higashi-Iwai district 大東村 Daito village

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
Around 1920, a man from 江刺 Esashi was walking over 地蔵峠 the pass Jizo Toge when a fox took away the candle light from his lantern.
The fox walked around the man seven times and took away the fire, but the man did not notice it.

source : zizoutouge_ichinoseki




....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 　
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下伊那郡 Shimo-Ina district 大鹿村 Oshika village

Tosa no kami no kubi 土佐守の首 the head of the Lord Tosa
There was a man who wanted to bring the head of 土佐守 the Lord Tosa no Kami to Toyama.
When he came to 地蔵峠 the pass Jizo Toge the head became so heavy he could not carry it any more.
(photo of the pass, 1314 m, above)

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Nagano 上田市 Ueda city // 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji

. ji ishi 爺石 Grandpa Stone， ba ishi 婆石 Grandma Stone .




....................................................................... Wakayama 和歌山県 　
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田辺市 Tanabe city

daru ダル　（ひだる神のこと） Hidarugami

. Hidarugami ヒダル神 Deity of Hunger - Legends .

Between 地蔵峠 the pass Jizo Toge and 水呑峠 the pass Mizunomi Toge people are sometimes possessed by the Hidarugami.
Suddenly they get very hungry and can not move any more.
If they eat some food they will get well again.
If they do not carry food, they have to write the character for kome 米 rice three times and lick it.
If they carry some food, they should not eat all but leave three grains of rice.

- reference source : tougeoyaji.ciao.jp/zizoutouge ... -


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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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