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7 Jun 2020

EDO - Shirakawa Kaido Highway

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2020/03/shirakawa-kaido-highway.html

Shirakawa Kaido Highway

- Postal stations along the Shirakawa Kaido
Gujo Hachiman 郡上市八幡町 (Gifu 岐阜県)
Shirotori 白鳥町
Hirugano Kogen 蛭ヶ野高原 Highlands
Takasu 高鷲町
Shokawa 荘川町
Shirakawa 白川村
Gokayma 五箇山

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. Gujo Kaido 郡上街道 Gujo Highway .
Gujo Hachiman Castle 郡上八幡城

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. Gokayama Daruma 五箇山の達磨 .
- and Shirakawa Daruma 白河のだるま - 白川だるま - Introduction to Shirakawa village

He is almost square and has a rather unhappy expression !

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. - - - Station 10 - Shirakawa no Seki 白川の関 - - - .
松尾芭蕉　Matsuo Basho, Oku no Hosomichi - 奥の細道 - おくのほそ道

source :　itoyo/basho
白河の関（「芭蕉翁絵詞伝」 Shirakawa no Seki

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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郡上市 Gujo city 白鳥町 Shirotori town

. Kappa densetsu　河童伝説 Kappa Legends .
A man named 正左衛門 Shozaemon gave his horse to a gawataroo ガワタロウ Kappa, but when he saw his horse struggle along the river bank, he helped it back. At the reins was a body the size of a child, all wet.
The Kappa was glad to be back on the shore and now helped Shozaemon. lending him zenwan 膳椀 trays and bowls many times.
Then once Shozaemon broke a bowl and from that time on, the Kappa did not come any more.

. zenwanbuchi 膳椀淵 "river pool for trays and bowls" .

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高山市 Takayama city 荘川村 Shokawa village /
Hirugano Kogen 蛭ヶ野高原 / ひるがの高原 Hirugano Highlands Ski resort

source : Plateau of Hirugano

ryuujin 竜神 Dragon Deity，hakuba 白馬 white horse
The 蛭ヶ野の竜神 Dragon Deity from Hirugano sometimes shapeshifts into a white horse.
This Dragon Deity is also the a Suijin 水神 Water Deity.
. ryuujin 竜神 /龍神と伝説 Ryujin, Legends about the Dragon Deity .

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. yamainu 山犬，ookami 狼 wolf legends .
The wolves from Hirugano can jump over the back of a person.
Sometimes they grab a branch and bring it to the door of a home. Or they scratch earth and splash it on the door.

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岐阜県郡上郡高鷲村 Gujo Takasu village 白山信仰 Hakusan Belief
25 郡上郡 to collect

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Takasu Snow Park is located in the northern area of Gujo city in the central region of Gifu Prefecture. The resort is on the eastern slopes of Mt Dainichi, part of the Ryohaku mountain range. Takasu Snow Park is lift and course-connected with the Dynaland resort and a shared lift ticket is available. Along with Dynaland, the connected area boasts 32 courses and 43km of ski courses and they are currently known as 'Dantotsu'. Some new 'tree run' courses opened for the 2017-2018 season.
Takasu Snow Park has been operating since 1999.
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. Hakusan shrines 白山神社 in Japan .

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飛弾国荘川村紀行 legends from Shokawa
林魁一 Hayashi Kaichi
21 荘川 to collect

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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6 Jun 2020

EDO - Shimoda Kaido Highway

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2020/03/shimoda-kaido-highway.html

Shimoda Kaido Highway

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. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .
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Shimoda Kaido 下田街道 Shimoda Highway
Connecting 三島大社 the Shrine Mishima Taisha in Mishima (postal station of the 東海道 Tokaido Highway)
with 下田 Shimoda (Shizuoka 静岡県)
In the Edo period, it was also called
Shimoda ji, Shimoda-ji 下田路 Shimoda Road
Present-day National Highway Nr. 414.

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1880年（明治13年）北伊豆で馬車が走る。
1899年（明治32年）豆相鉄道三島-大仁間に鉄道敷設。
1904年（明治37年）旧天城トンネルが開通[1]。自動車でも通れるようになり、難所の天城峠越えは一応解消した。
1916年（大正5年）下田自動車下田-大仁間に米国製乗合バス運行。
1924年（大正13年）駿豆鉄道大仁-修善寺間開通。
1933年（昭和8年）伊東-下田間の東海岸道路開通。この後、伊豆半島の陸路は東海岸道路が主となっていく。
- source : wikipedia

- Postal stations along the Shimoda Kaido
Mishima 三島
Nirayama 韮山
Baraki 原木村
Oohi 大仁村
Yugashima 湯ヶ島村
Amagi Toge Pass 天城峠
Nashimoto 梨本村
Konabe Toge Pass 小鍋峠
Meharano 芽原野村
Mitsukuri 箕作村
Shimoda 下田

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Amagi Toge Pass 天城峠
Famoun for the story of
"The Dancing Girl of Izu" or "The Izu Dancer" (伊豆の踊子, Izu no odoriko)
a 1924 short story by the Japanese writer and Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Kawabata Yasunari 川端康成 Yasunari Kawabata . - (1899 – 1972)

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Konabe Toge Pass 小鍋峠

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Shimoda (下田市, Shimoda-shi)
is a city and port located in Shizuoka Prefecture,...
- History
Shimoda has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous Jōmon period remains found within city limits. It is mentioned in Nara period documents as the location to which Prince Ōtsu was exiled in 686 after his failed rebellion, and in Heian period documents in reference to its iron ore deposits.
During the Sengoku period it was controlled by the Odawara Hōjō clan, who built a castle (later destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi).
Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Shimoda was tenryō territory directly administered by the shōgun. During the Edo period, Shimoda prospered as a seaport, and was a major port of call for coastal vessels travelling between Osaka and Edo.
Until 1721, as a security measure, all vessels were obligated to call at Shimoda before proceeding on to Edo.
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. Mishima Taisha 三嶋大社、三島大社 Grand Shrine at Mishima .
11. Mishima shuku 三島宿 (Mishima) / The 53 stations of the Tokaido

. Nirayama 韮山 "Chives Mountain" .
The scholar Egawa Tarozaemon 江川太郎左衛門 (1801 - 1855) lived here.

. Shimoda and the Black Ships 黒船 kurofune .
Commodore Matthew Perry comes to Japan in 1853

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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南伊豆町 Minami-Izu town / 韮山 Nirayama

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Nirayama town (韮山町, Nirayama-chō)
... During the Kamakura and Muromachi period, Niirayama was the site of a castle belonging to the Hōjō clan, and the later Hōjō clan.
During the Edo period, it was the location of the daikansho offices of the Tokugawa shogunate controlling Izu Province.
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oboozu 大坊主，koboozu 小坊主
ある宿屋の下の部屋は陰気で、壁に大坊主と小坊主の姿をした雨じみがあった。夜が更けると、閉めたはずの表の格子戸の開く音がして、手で砂を払う音とともに、大坊主小坊主が抜け出てきた。それは上の部屋にも上がってきて、寝ていた男に手を引っ張るぞと囁き、ずるずると床の間へ引っ張っていった。

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tanuki 狸 badger
庄屋の家に韮山様という殿様が来た。飯の時に人を寄せ付けない。正体は狸であった。

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下田市 Shimoda city

ryuu 龍 Dragon
龍巣院の大池に毒龍が棲んで村人を苦しめたので、僧吾宝が読経して小さくした。

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Yugashima 天城湯ヶ島町 Amagi Yugashima town

kani 蟹 crabs
昔、梅雨が過ぎても雨がやまず、霧が濃い年があった。茅野の三階滝の上を旅僧が通りかかると、甲羅が1mもある大蟹が泡を吐き、黒雲と霧を作っていた。僧が印を結んで祈ると、蟹は滝壷に落ち、雲も晴れた。以来三階滝の一番上を「かにだる」と呼ぶ。

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taki no nushi 滝の主 / Joren no Taki 浄蓮の滝 Waterfall
天城湯ヶ島町の浄蓮の滝に樵が鉈を落したら、美しい女が滝壷から出て来て鉈を返してくれて、このことは誰にも喋るなと言った。うっかり喋ってしまったら、翌朝、その樵は滝壷に浮かんで死んでいた。
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浄蓮の滝の主は、女郎蜘蛛だという。
天城湯ヶ島町の浄蓮の滝の主は女郎蜘蛛。農夫が滝の上で休んでいると、蜘蛛が足に糸を巻きつける。糸を桑の切り株に掛けたら、大地が震えて切り株は滝に呑み込まれた。
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Joren no Taki 浄蓮の滝 Jōren Falls. Waterfall
A famous waterfall in Izu in the headwaters of the Kano River. Joren Falls is situated among deep forests, and drops from basalt cliffs 25m high and 7m wide. The cold mountain air and water spray feels chilly even in the summer. Downstream from the plunge pool is the regular Amagi international trout fishing site. Along the valley are wasabi fields, a specialty of Amagi.
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Hatcho ike 八丁池 Hatcho Pond
天城湯ヶ島町の八丁池の主は、大鹿とも、七首の大蛇だともいう。

. Legends about ike no nushi 池の主と伝説 the Master of the Pond .

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
9 下田市 (01)
湯ヶ島 - ok

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5 Jun 2020

EDO - Saku Kaido Highway

Edo - the EDOPEDIA -

Saku Koshu Kaido Highway

Posted: 02 Jun 2020 10:01 PM PDT

. Kōshū Kaidō 甲州街道 Koshu Kaido Highway .
39. Nirasaki-shuku (韮崎宿) (Nirasaki)

. Nakasendo 中山道 Nakasendo Highway .
22. Iwamurada-shuku 岩村田宿

. Hokkoku Kaido 北国街道 Hokkoku Highway Roads .
2. Komoro 小諸

Used by the people on the Tokaido side of Japan to reach the temple 善光寺 Zenko-Ji for a pilgrimage.
Also used for the transport of tea, salt and other food and lumber.
Used by 武田信玄 Takeda Shingen and his army.

A difficult part of the road is 野辺山原 Nobe Yamahara.

- Stations along the Saku Kaido
Nirasaki 韮崎 (Yamanashi 山梨県)
Wakamiko 若神子（須玉 Sutama）
Hirasawa Toge Pass 平沢峠 ((南牧村 Nanmoku village)
along the river Chikumagawa 千曲川沿い
Iwamurada 岩村田
Komoro 小諸 (Nagano 長野県)

Hirasawa Toge Pass 平沢峠 - 1413 m

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Saku (佐久市, Saku-shi)
- History
Saku is located in former Shinano Province, and by the Sengoku period it was home to the Ochiai clan, a samurai family that sided with Uesugi Kenshin during his conflict with Takeda Shingen in the 1550s. The Ochiai clan consequently fought for the Uesugi during the Siege of Katsurayama in March 1557; all Ochiai members who took part in the battle were killed in combat or committed suicide.
During the Edo period the area of Saku developed as the castle town of Tatsuoka Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate and as a post town.
Following the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Saku District, with the town of Asama, and the village of Higashi (from Kitasaku District) merging with the towns of Nozawa and Nakagomi (both from Minamisaku District) to create the city of Saku. On April 1, 2005 Saku absorbed the town of Usuda (from Minamisaku District), the town of Mochizuki, and the village of Asashina (both from Kitasaku District).
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Tatsuoka Domain (龍岡藩, Tatsuoka-han)
Okutono Domain (奥殿藩, Okutono-han), also known as Okudono, was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kamo District and Nukata Districts of Mikawa Province (part of modern Aichi Prefecture), and in Saku District, Shinano Province, (part of modern Nagano Prefecture) Japan.
The domain was also known as Ogyū Domain (大給藩, Ogyū-han) and later known as Tanoguchi Domain (田野口藩, Tanoguchi-han) and Tatsuoka Domain (龍岡藩, Tatsuoka-han).
The ruling family was the Ogyū-Matsudaira clan.
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Nirasaki (韮崎市, Nirasaki-shi)
- History
The area around present-day Nirasaki was the ancestral homeland of the Takeda clan, which dominated Kai Province in the Sengoku period.
During the Edo period, the area was tenryō territory under the direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the village of Niirasaki was a post town on the Kōshū Kaidō highway.
During the early Meiji period, the area was organized into 14 villages under Kitakoma District, Yamanashi.
Nirasaki was elevated to town status on September 20, 1892. Modern Nirasaki City was founded by merger of Nirasaki with ten surrounding villages on October 10, 1954.
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. Takeda Shingen 武田信玄 (1521 - 1573)　 .

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Komoro (小諸市, Komoro-shi) / Komoro Han 小諸藩 Komoro Domain
- History
The area of present-day Komoro was part of ancient Shinano Province.
The Tōsandō, one of the national routes passed Komoro, which was the location of an Umaya, or post station for government officials and army.
However, the name "Komoro" first appears in written history in the Kamakura period chronicle, Azuma Kagami. In these days, Komoro Tarō Mitsukane (小諸太郎光兼), a gokenin assigned by the shogunate to govern the area.
During the Muromachi period, the region came under the control of the Ogasawara Ōi clan. The area had a very unsettled history during the Sengoku period.
Under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, much of the area was under the control of Komoro Domain and the town developed into a jōkamachi around Komoro Castle.
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The area which later became Komoro Han 小諸藩 Komoro Domain was repeated contested between the Uesugi clan, the Takeda clan and the Later Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period, changing hands repeatedly. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi annihilated the Hōjō clan in the Siege of Odawara in 1590, he awarded Komoro as a 50,000 koku holding to Sengoku Hidehisa. The marked the start of Komoro Domain. He was confirmed in his status by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara, and his son, Sengoku Tadamasa was transferred to Ueda Domain in 1622.
Komoro was part of the holdings of Kōfu Domain from 1622-1624,
but was revived as an independent domain for Matsudaira Norinaga from 1624-1647. On his death without an heir, the domain was placed under Matsumoto Domain for a year, until the transfer of Aoyama Munetoshi, who was raised from hatamoto status. He subsequently served as Osaka jōdai from 1662, and Komoro was given to Sakai Tadayoshi, formerly of Isesaki Domain. Sakai was demoted to Tanaka Domain in Suruga Province in 1679.
The next ruler of Komoro was Nishio Tadanari, formerly of Tanaka Domain. He made great efforts to undo the damage caused by the misgovernment of Sakai Tadayoshi, but was transferred to Yokosuka Domain in 1682. Komoro was then given to a junior branch of the Matsudaira clan from 1679 to 1702.
In 1702, Makino Yasushige was transferred to Komoro from Yoita Domain in Echigo Province. This at last brought stability to the administration of the domain, as the Makino clan continued to rule until the Meiji restoration.
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About 9 km long, now National Highway 254.
Since 1972, the villagers have been planting cosmos flowers along the road.
During the peak blossom time, they have the festival
佐久高原コスモスまつり Sakuma Takahara Cosmos Matsuri.

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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小諸市 Komoro city

fune ga ishi 舟ヶ石 rock like a boat
Once upon a time, the daughter of 雲之助 Kumonosuke, お坪 O-Tsubo, wanted to make a weir and called out to the rock in her way:
"fune ni nare 舟になれ Become a boat".
And indeed, water begun to flow and the rock turned into a boat.
The daughter became insane and died soon after.

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mochi 餅
与良のある家で暮に餅をついていたとき、合取りの人を誤って杵でつき殺してしまった。以来、暮に餅をつくと餅が血のように赤くなるというので、正月になってからつく事になっている。

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
34 小諸市 (01)

. Edo, Tokyo　江戸 - 東京 - 伝説 Legends Index .

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佐久鯉といふを放ちて池涼し
Saku koi to iu o hanachite ike suzushi

setting free
some carp from Saku -
coolness at the pond
Tr. Gabi Greve

藤岡筑邨 Fujioka Chikuson (1923 - ) - 藤岡改造 Fujioka Kaizo

. koi 鯉 carp, Karpfen .

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29 May 2020

EDO - Shichigashuku Kaido

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2020/03/shichigashuku-kaido-highway.html

Shichigashuku Kaido Highway

Branching off from Kori juku 桑折[こおり]宿 of the 奥州街道 Oshu Kaido connecting to the
羽州[うしゅう]街道 Ushu Kaido at the 上ノ山宿 Kaminoyama shuku in 山形県 Yamagata.

. Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Oshu Highway .

. Ushu Kaido, Ushū Kaidō 羽州街道 Ushu Highway .

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- Postal stations along the Shichigashuku Kaido

Kami-Tozawa 上戸沢 - Miyagi
Shimo-Tozawa 下戸沢
Watase 渡瀬
Seki 関
Namezu 滑津
Togeta 峠田
Yubara 湯原
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Kami-Tozawa 上戸沢

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Yubara 湯原

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梅雨雲のそれも山中七ケ宿
tsuyugumo no sore mo sanchuu Shichigashuku

clouds of the rainy season
in the middle of mountains -
Shichigashuku
Tr. Gabi Greve

Kishida Chigyo 岸田稚魚 (1918 - 1988)

. tsuyu 梅雨 rainy season .
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22 May 2020

EDO - Kunigami Hosei Kaido

Edo - the EDOPEDIA -

Kunigami Hosei Kaido

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:08 PM PDT

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Kunigami Hosei Kaido 国頭方西海道 Kunigami Hosei Sea Road
国頭方西海道 Kunigamiho Nishikaido - Western Sea Road
国頭（くんちゃん) Kunichan
Now mostly Highway 58.
At the Northern tip of Okinawa Island, the "head of the land" (Kunigami).
(In Okinawa many names can be read in Japanese or the dialect of the area.)

An old highway under the direction of the Ryukyu Okoku 琉球王国 Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa.
Shukumichi 宿道（しゅくみち）/ 宿道（すくみち） Sukumichi

There were four roads in the area
In 西 the West of Okinawa
中頭方西海道 Nakagamiho Nishikaido
国頭方西海道 Kunigamiho Nishikaido

- In 東 the East of Okinawa
中頭方東海道 Nakagamiho Tokaido
国頭方東海道 Kunigamiho Tokaido

The road via 読谷 Yomitan and 喜納 Kina to 恩納 Onna was called 「国頭方西海道.

In 1690, under the direction of 薩摩 the Satsuma clan the roads were paved with stones 石畳道 and about 1.5 to 3 meters wide. Many parts of the stone roads can still be seen today.

- Places along the road -
Shuri 首里
Mount Urasoe 浦添山
Kunigami region 国頭地方
Onna village 恩納村
Maeda no ichirizuka 真栄田の一里塚
Feeree iwa フェーレー岩
Nakadomari Iseki 仲泊遺跡
Nakadomari no ichirizuka 仲泊の一里塚
Hiyagonbira ishidatami michi 比屋根坂石畳道

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Shuri (首里, Okinawan: スイ Sui or Shui, Northern Ryukyuan: しより Shiyori)
is a district of the city of Naha, Okinawa. It was formerly a separate city in and of itself, and the royal capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. A number of famous historical sites are located in Shuri, including Shuri Castle, the Shureimon gate, Sunuhyan-utaki (a sacred space of the native Ryukyuan religion), and royal mausoleum Tamaudun, all of which are designated World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

Originally established as a castle town surrounding the royal palace, Shuri ceased to be the capital when the kingdom was abolished and incorporated into Japan as Okinawa prefecture. In 1896, Shuri was made a ward (区, ku) of the new prefectural capital, Naha, though it was made a separate city again in 1921. In 1954, it was merged again into Naha.
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Onna village 恩納村

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Maeda no ichirizuka 真栄田の一里塚 distance marker mound

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Feeree iwa フェーレー岩 Fērē Rock, Fere Rock

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Nakadomari Iseki 仲泊遺跡 Nakadomari ruins

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Hiyagonbira ishidatami michi 比屋根坂石畳道 stone-paved road

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Kunigami (国頭村, Kunigami-son, Kunigami: Kunzan, Okinawan: Kunjan)
is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture.
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According to Chūzan Seikan, the goddess Amamikyu consecrated the first utaki in Asa Forest at Hedo, in what is now Kunigami; the forest is also mentioned in Omoro Sōshi.
Ceramics from the Jōmon-period Uzahama Site (宇佐浜遺跡) resemble those found in the Amami Islands. Chūzan Seikan records the prayers of the Kunigami council for the recovery of Shō Sei after an abortive attempt to occupy Amami Ōshima in 1537, while Kyūyō recounts the appointment of the son of the Kunigami Oyakata as aji after the successful takeover of the Amami Islands by Shō Gen in 1571.
Kunigami District was established in 1896 and, upon the abolition of Kunigami magiri, Kunigami Village was founded in 1908. During the Battle of Okinawa, the area saw an influx of refugees fleeing the heavy fighting in the south. In September 1945, the occupying government merged the three villages of Kunigami, Higashi, and Ōgimi into the new city of Hentona (辺土名市); the merger was reversed the following year.
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compiled in 1650 by Shō Shōken, is the first official history of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. In six scrolls, the main text occupies five and an accompanying summary the sixth. Unlike later official histories such as Chūzan Seifu and Kyūyō, which were written in kanbun, Chūzan Seikan is largely written in Japanese, other than for the summary and a number of quotes in Chinese.
The account of Shō Nei, whose reign saw invasion and subjugation by Satsuma, opens with the statement that the kingdom had been in subordinate vassal status to the Shimazu clan since the Eikyō era. The account of the siring of Shunten by Minamoto no Tametomo was similarly exploited during the Meiji period and after to help legitimize the annexation of the kingdom and its reconfiguration first as the Ryūkyū Domain and subsequently as Okinawa Prefecture.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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kurukanizaashi 黒金座主，mimichiri booji 耳切坊主
The Gruesome Story of Kurogane
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A younger brother of the Ryukyu King lived in this enclosure near Shuri Castle.
Prince Chatan and, his pregnant wife were residents of this place, called Ufumura Udun.
Kurogane, a hairy, dark skinned Buddhist Monk, was accused of witchcraft.
The king, ordered Prince Chatan, to eliminate him.
The Prince invited Kurogane to his home for a game of Go (chess) and, they placed bets.
If the Prince lost, he would cut off his topknot and, give it to the Monk.
The Priest, pulled his ears, grinning, "You can have these if, I lose."
The game started and, Kurogane decided it would be best, to cheat.
He began whispering some magic words.
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国頭の山の桜の緋に咲きて
さびしき春も深みゆくなり

釈迢空 Shaku Choku / 折口信夫 Orikuchi Shinobu (1887 - 1953)

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Tetsugakudo Koen Park

Posted: 18 May 2020 10:07 PM PDT

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Tetsugakudo Koen 哲学堂公園 Philosophy Hall Park

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The design is in a triangular form, like the Sangaku Tei 三学亭 triangluar pavillion for three philosophers.
This is a play of the sound sangaku and sankaku 三角 triangular.

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Tetsugakudo Koen
Meiji-era philosopher Enryo Inoue founded this park in 1904 as a sanctuary for self-cultivation. The Shiseido building is dedicated to Confucius, the Buddha, Kant and Socrates, and was originally known as the Tetsugakudo (House of Philosophy), thus providing the park's name.
The various buildings and sculptures are all physical manifestations of the spirit world, inviting visitors to embark on a journey of enlightenment and discovery.
1. This traditional wooden shrine memorialises four famous philosophers – Confucius and Buddha from the East, and Socrates and Kant from the West.
2. A red hexagonal tower pays tribute to six Asian sages, two each from China, Japan and India.
3. Every aspect of the park celebrates philosophy, including this serene triangular stone pavilion dedicated to three Japanese scholars.
4. The sound of water and the smile of a stone Buddha statue offers a relaxing spot to sit and meditate.
5. Even the design of the park's gate encourages you to pause and think.
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Tetsugaku-dō Park (哲学堂公園, Tetsugaku-dō Kōen)
("Park of the Philosophy Shrine" or "Temple Garden of Philosophy")
is a public park in Tokyo, Japan. Most of the park is in Nakano Ward, while approximately 7% (at the south-eastern edge) is in Shinjuku Ward.
It was created successively during the years 1904 to 1919 by the philosopher and founder of Toyo University, Inoue Enryō. Inoue thought of this philosophical theme park as a place for mental cultivation.
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Seishido 四聖堂(しせいどう) Hall of Four Sages
dedicated to Confucius, the Buddha, Kant and Socrates

Rokkendai 六賢台(ろっけんだい) Pavillion for six sages
a tribute to six Asian sages

Sanso Hi 三祖碑(さんそひ) Stone memorial for three sages

三学亭（68番）Triangular Pavillion for three Philosophers
triangular stone pavilion dedicated to three Japanese scholars / 三学 sangaku / sankaku 三角　/

Yokai 妖怪 ghosts and monsters
A lot are found in the park while walking from one place to the next.

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Guide to the Temple Garden of Philosophy
Rainer Schulzer
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- source : youtube.com photos - Akira Inagaki -

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Inoue Enryō (井上円了, 1858 – 1919)
was a Japanese philosopher, Buddhist reformer, educator, and royalist. A key figure in the reception of Western philosophy, the emergence of modern Buddhism, and the permeation of the imperial ideology during the second half of the Meiji Era.
He is the founder of Toyo University and the creator of Tetsugaku-dō Park 哲学堂公園 (Temple Garden of Philosophy) in Tokyo. Because he studied apparitions (妖怪, yōkai) in order to debunk superstitions, he is sometimes called
Professor Specter (妖怪博士, Yōkai Hakase) and the
Spook Doctor (お化け博士, Obake Hakase).
..... the foundation of the Morality Church 修身教会 (1903) and
the building of the Philosophy Shrine 哲学堂 Tetsugaku Do (1904).
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