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26 Jan 2019

SHINTO - Yamanokami Niigata legends

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Yamanokami Regional 23 Niigata

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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 Niigata 新潟県


. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .


山の神まつり Yamanokami Festival
角田山の中腹 half-way to Mount Kakudayama
Children have to crawl below the small torii 鳥居 gate to pray for health and well-being.
March 9.

. Yama no Kami matsuri 山の神祭り Yamanokami festivals .
at 東蒲原郡 Higashikanbara 鹿瀬町 Kanose / 東蒲原郡 Higashikanbara 津川町 Tsugawa / 糸魚川市 Itoigawa city
岩船郡 Iwafune district 朝日村 Asahi / 刈羽郡 Kariwa district 小国町 Oguni / 南蒲原郡 Minamikanbara 下田村 Shitada
三島郡 Mishima district 三島町 Mishima / 中頚城郡 Nakakubiki district 清里村 Kiyosato
佐渡郡 Sado district 相川町 Aikawa

. Yamanokami Festival at 白根市 Shirone town .
On the 16th day of the second and tenth month a Tanokami Matsuri 田の神まつり festival for Tanokami and Yamanokami is held at the farm houses.


. Yamanokami and 鬼神 Kijin,山の地神 Yama no Chijin .

. Yamanokami and Tengu 天狗 the Mountain Goblin .

. Yamanokami and Jūni sama 十二様 Juni Sama "Honorable 12" deities .
juunikko ジュウニッコウ(十二講) Junikko prayer groups
中魚沼郡 Naka-Uonuma district 川西町 Kawanishi / 長岡市 Nagaoka 成願寺町 Joganji


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In most regions of Niigata,
the day of Yamanokami is 旧2月9日 the 9th day of the 2nd lunar month.
On this day Yamanokami is shooting arrows or kidnapping humans,
so it is not allowed to go into the mountain forests.



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阿賀町 Aga city // 上川村 Kamikawamura village

山の神
A husband went to the mountain to 炭焼き make charcoal, but dit not come back. When she went looking for him, she saw another woman sitting close, watching over him.
When the wife called her, the woman disappeared and her husband fell down into the deep ravine.
Yamanokami is a woman and often guards and watches over forest workers.

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三川村 Mikawamura village

. juuroku dango 十六団子 dumpling offerings for day 16 .

The same ritual is held at
岩船郡 Iwafune district 朝日村 Asahimura village





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紫雲寺町 Shiunjimachi

. koosaku no kamisama 耕作の神様 Kosaku no Kami, Deity of Cultivation .




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山の神
Yamanokami is a woman with a rather wild character. She has only one eye and one leg.
Place names with 12 often refere to 12 places or trees sacred to Yamanokami.





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六日町 Muikamachi town

. 社日様 Shajitsu Sama,田の神様 Tanokami Sama,作神様 Sakugami Sama .




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弥彦村 Yahiko village / Yabiko village

shii no ki 椎の木 Shii oak, pasania tree
The Kami of 弥彦山 Yahiko-Yama (Yahikosan) came to the area first in the year 710.
At that time he put his a 杖 walking stick of a piercing branch of 椎の木 a Shii oak tree in the ground and it became 神木 the sacred tree of Yamanokami.
If there was something bad happening in the land, the priest could perform a divination. He took leaves and branches to make arrows to win any war.

. Hikosan 英彦山 / 弥彦山 Hikosan Shrines in Japan .
In Niigata also お弥彦様 O-Yahiko Sama
- 8 legends to explore about 弥彦山.

. shii 椎 Shii oak tree, pasania; chinquapin .




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能生町 Noo machi

. hebi 蛇と伝説 Legends about snakes and serpents .
The Deity of 天狗山 Mount Tenguyama (493 m) is the serpent, therefore people are not allowed to kill serpents.



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山の神
Once a man went to the mountain on the 9th day of the 2nd lunar month, but he died.



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. Yamanokami and Oni 鬼 demons .
at Kinpokusan 金北山の神 Mount Kinpokusan

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. Tonchibo トンチボ, Tonchiboo トンチボウ Tanuki from Sado .
Tonchibo is also a local name for the Deity of the Mountain Forest, Yama no Kami 山の神, and thus a taboo word for the local fisherman.

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赤泊村 Akadomarimura village

山の神
On the 9th day of the 2nd lunar month forest workers take a rest and stay in a place where they can eat and drink and celebrate Yamanokami.
Women are not allowed to be with them, since the female Yamanokami is very jealous and might shoot them with her arrows.
Once a stepmother made her step-daughter go to the forest on this day in the hope she would never come back.
But the step-daughter came back saying she enjoyed watching the men drinking. So the stepmother made her own daughter also go to the forest, but this poor child was shot with an arrow and died.
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If someone gets ill in the village, they say it is the curse of Yamanokami.

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小木町 Ogimachi town

Yamanokami no tatari 山の神の祟り the curse of Yamanokami
On the 9th day of the 2nd lunar month a man named 三吉 Sankichi went to work in the mountain very early.
He heard a voice calling him and turned around. At that point, an arrow hit his eye.



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栃尾市 Tochio city

Yamanokami no ki kiri 山ノ神ノ木キリ Yamanokami cuts a tree
On a rainy evening the forest workers stayed in the mountain hut over night.
The villagers heard the strange sound of someone cutting down a huge tree. When they checked next morning, not one tree was fallen down.
It must have been Yamanokami cutting trees.


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. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .


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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .

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. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja 神社) - Introduction .

. kami 神 Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .

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SHINTO - Yamanokami Nagasaki Nara legends

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Yamanokami Regional 22 Nagasaki Nara

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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 Nagasaki 長崎県 and Nara 奈良県


. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .


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Yamanokami Jinja 山の神神社 Shrines in Nagasaki prefecture


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長崎市現川町 - Utsutsukawamachi/ Utsutsugawa machi



かき道 1 Chome-18 Kakido, Nagasaki city

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. Yama no Kami 山の神 and Tengu 天狗 the Mountain Goblin .
tengubayashi 天狗ばやし a group of Tengu with festival instruments and
"Yama no Kami is dancing!"


. ashinaga 足半(あしなか) small straw sandals .
If Yamanokami is passing, people put their small straw sandals on the head and wait. Since they are dirty, Yamanokami will pass without doing any harm.

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shikagari 鹿狩り hunting for deer
The messenger of Yamanokami is the deer.
The path where deer walk is also the path where Yamanokami walks.
Some deer hunters say they have seen a deer with a gohei 御幣 ritual wand on its back on the path.
Maybe Yamanokami has been riding this deer ?

. Animal messengers of Yamanokami .


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西海市 Saikai city 西彼町 Seihi town

The 16th day of the 11th and first lunar month are days of Yamanokami.
On the 16th day of the first month and on O-Bon rituals, 地獄の蓋が開く the lid of hell is opened, so people do not go to the mountain.
Do not use sharp things to cut on this day. If someone gets a wound on this day, it will not heal well.
Once a man went to the forest to get bamboo, but he did not come back. When the villagers looked for him, they heard a voice saying
"I will not let him go back"!

. The lid of hell 地獄の蓋 .





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山ノ神遺跡 Yamanokami Iseki 磐座 iwakura boulder
21-1 Miwa, Sakurai, Nara



山ノ神大明神 Yamanokami Daimyojin Shrine
Dorogawa, Tenkawa, Yoshino District, Nara


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In Nara and 和歌山県 Wakayama
Yamanokami is seen as a woman, sometimes jealous of a human wife.
If someone has lost something, he goes to the forest and shows dankon 男根 a penis, then Yamanokami will help to find it.

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磯城郡 Shiki district

. kitsune no yome-iri 狐の嫁入り "the fox taking a bride" .
- a spell of sunshine during a rainy period -
Every year on the third day of the New Year there is "kitsune no yome-iri of Yamanokami.
Looking down from 天神山 Mount Tenjinyama, if there are many fox lanterns, it will be a good harvest.
If the fox lanterns are few, it will be a bad harvest.


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山辺郡 Yamabe district 山添村 Yamazoe village 中峰山 Chumuzan hamlet

. Tengu, sugi 天狗と杉と伝説 Legends about Tengu and Cedar trees .
- Jinyaji 神野寺 Temple Jinya-Ji
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ushi 牛 bull
Once a wandering monk stayed at the Shrine 神波多神社 Kanhata Jinja, where the deity 牛頭天王 Gozu Tennō is revered.
Next morning he painted a bull on the wall and left. This bull jumped of the wall and begun to eat the rice in the fields and damage them.
The villagers came after the monk and found him in 伊賀上野 Iga Ueno. He painted a 松の木 pine tree and a rope on paper and gave it to them.
This monk must have been 狩野法眼元信 Kano Hogen, they say.

. Kano Motonobu 狩野元信 Kanō Motonobu, Kano Hogen (1476―1559).
A famous painter.

. Gozu Tennō Densetsu 牛頭天王 伝説 Legends about Gozu Tenno .

. ushi 牛と伝説 Legends about ox, bull, cow . . .


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吉野郡 Yoshino district 天川村 Tenkawa village

Some villagers see the Tengu as Yamanokami and call him グヒンサン Guhin san.
Others call him おこんぜ Okonze, O-Konze.

. guhin kuhin gubin 狗賓 / 狗嬪 / グヒン Guhin Tengu Yokai monster .

. Yamanokami and okoze 虎魚 / 鰧魚 / オコゼ / ヲコゼ stonefish .


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吉野郡 Yoshino district 十津川村 下北山村 野近川村 川上村 Totsukawa region ...

nodohikari ノドヒカリ / 咽喉光り/ 蛇 serpent
In this area there is a serpent called "nodohikari" "shining throat".
It is the messenger of Yamanokami and Suishin 水神, God of Water.
If someone kills this serpent, there will be divine punishment.
The older a serpent gets, the more tricks it can play on humans.

Other local names for nodohikari:
上湯川ではシバハジキ、松柱ではクソグチナワ、今西・小山手はニシキヒビ。上葛川・田戸・旭・玉置川はノドヒカリ。

. hebi 蛇と伝説 Legends about snakes and serpents .

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. kami 神 Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .

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24 Jan 2019

EDO - Tsukishima district Chuo

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Tsukishima district Chuo

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Tsukishima Area 月島地区 - Chuo ward



Harumi (晴海)
Kachidoki (勝どき)
Tsukishima (月島)
Tsukuda (佃)
..... Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社)
Toyomicho (豊海町)

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Today we're going on a whirlwind tour from Tsukiji to Tsukuda to Tsukishima to Kachidoki to Toyomi-chō ending in Harumi looking towards the future.
..... in 1905 (Meiji 38), a ferry crossing was established that connected Tsukiji with Tsukishima.
..... in 1963 a new landfill expansion was completed and the names were decided by the residents via questionnaire.
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Harumi 晴海 "clear sea"

In 1932, it was named 晴海町 Harumicho with 6 sub-districts.
晴海町一丁目から六丁目.
The name means "a place where you can see the beautiful shining sea".
It was 国際貿易港 a prospering international harbour area.
In 1965, it was re-named to Harumi.

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Built on land reclaimed between the Meiji restoration and the start of World War II, Harumi is best known for the Triton Square office development. In recent years it has become more popular as a residential area with a number of large scale apartment complexes taking advantage of the views that Harumi has of the lower reaches of the Sumida River.
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Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal
Harumi-dori
The Senshu Mura 選手村 Olympic Village for the 2020 Tōkyō Olympics is planned to be built in Harumi 5-chōme.


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Kachidoki 勝どき "cry of victory"

Before the bridge 勝鬨橋 Kachidokibashi was built, there was a river crossing, Kachidoki no watashi 勝鬨渡し.



The Chinese character 鬨 toki (doki) is no longer on the list of the general Kanji, so the name is now spelled with hiragana どき doki.


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Tsukishima 月島 "moon island"

月島西河岸通 / 月島東河岸通 / 月島西仲通 / 月島東仲通 / 月島通
After the landfill in 1887 the residents of this area selected the name.


Tsuki no misaki 月之岬 / 月の岬 "cape moon"
with many restaurants to enjoy the sight in the Edo period.
歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige


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Tsukuda 佃 "cultivated field"

. Tsukudajima 佃島 / 佃嶌 The Island Tsukuda .
..... tsukudani つくだに (佃煮) simmering food in sweetened soy sauce

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Sumiyoshi Jinja 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrine
1-1-14, Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo



Enshrined deities for a safe voyage guarding Tsukishima district.
Enshrined deities have been guarding the Tsukuda district since the early 17th century.
Seasonal flowers can be viewed in Shrine compound.

. Sumiyoshi Jinja 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrines in Japan .


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Toyomicho 豊海町 "bountiful sea town"

toyomi 豊海 "abundant sea", a rich fishing area before the landfill.
The smallest part of the Tsukishima island area.
It is just opposite of the Hama Goten 浜御殿 Seaside palace of the Tokugawa clan.


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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

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16 Dec 2018

EDO - Terajima Terashima district Sumida


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Terajima district Sumida

Posted: 14 Dec 2018 08:56 PM PST

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Terajimachō, Terajimacho 寺島町 Terajima district, "temple island"
In the West of Sumida ward. Before it was part of 南葛飾郡 Minami-Katsushika district.
寺島町(てらじままち)- Terajimamachi
With the sub-districts
東向島 Higashi-Mukojima, 堤通一丁目 Tsutsumidori. 京島 一丁目、二丁目、三丁目 Kyojima first to third sub-district; 八広一丁目、五丁目 Yahiro first and 5th sub-district 八広一丁目、五丁目, 墨田 Sumida, 押上 Oshigae, 向島(一部) Mukojima (part)
There used to be many temples in this district.



Before the new distribution of districts in Tokyo in 1998 it was called
Terajima mura 寺島村 Terajima village
In 1923 it became 寺島町 Teramima machi

The name was abolished in 1965, when it became
Higashi-Mukōjima 東向島 Higashi-Mukojima
This district still has a lot of small alleys.


source : d.hatena.ne.jp/so102...


. 本所 Honjo and 向島 Mukojima .


. ume-mi 梅見 watching plum blossoms .
famous spots in Edo were
亀戸梅屋敷 Kamei, 隅田川沿いの寺島村 Terajimamura along the river Sumidagawa and 蒲田村 Kamata village.


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. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .
Evening Snow at Terajima
Terajima in the Snow







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寺島町奇譚 Terajimacho Kitan - Tales of Terajima  
'Terajima Neighborhood Mystery tales'



An autobiographical manga series by 滝田ゆう Takita Yu (1931 - 1990).
Here he wrote about the years 1930 - 1940, when his family had a tavern in Tokyo.

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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

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3 Dec 2018

EDO - Magome district Ota

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Magome district Ota

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Magome 馬込 Magome district, Ota ward
大田区, Magome 馬込 / 北馬込 Kita, 南馬込 Minami, 東馬込 Higashi, 西馬込 Nishi, 中馬込 Naka-Magome、
Magome-machi, Magomemachi 馬込町


Magome station map

ma 馬 horse // .. gome (komi) 込 bring in, include -- groups of horses
This was an important area where horsed of the Samurai were kept.

Magome is in the North of Ota ward.

In 1889 the village was named 馬込村 Magomemura, Magome-mura, together with part of 池上村 Ikegami-mura.
In 1928, Magomemura was re-named 馬込町 Magomemachi.
In 1932, Magomemachi became part of 大森区 Omori ward.
In 1947, Magomemachi: Kamata and Omori became one ward and Magome became part of Ota ward.

Magome was part of the land belonging to the temple Zoojooji, Zōjō-ji 増上寺 Zojo-Ji.
This temple has a strong relation to the Tokugawa Shogunate.


Kita-Magome
北馬込一丁目 - 北馬込二丁目 from the first to the second sub-district

Minami-Magome
南馬込一丁目 - 南馬込六丁目 from the first to the sixth sub-district
- History
A retainer of the Hojo clan of Odawara, 梶原助五郎 Kajiwara Sukegoro, was awarded the area and built the Magome castle 馬込城.

Near the castle was a temple named 萬福禅寺 - 萬福寺 - 万福寺 Manpuku-Ji, with the graves of the Kajiwara clan. There are many items found related to keeping horses from the Sengoku Period in the fifth sub-district.

Higashi-Magome
東馬込一丁目 - 東馬込二丁目 from the first to the second sub-district

Nishi-Magome
西馬込一丁目 - 西馬込二丁目 from the first to the second sub-district
- History
Photos from 1947 show that West-Magome was a large area of fields. Many remain to our day.
It became famous for its vegetables and later マゴメテニスクラブのテニスコート Magome tennis courts were established.

Naka-Magome
中馬込一丁目 - 中馬込三丁目 from the first to the third sub-district


- Other districts related to horses in Edo
. Komagome 駒込 Komagome districts "groups of horses, crowds of horses" .
There are two districts with this name, one in 文京区 Bunkyo ward and one in nearby 豊島区 Toshima ward.

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Manpukuji 萬福禅寺 - 萬福寺 - 万福寺 Manpuku-Ji Zen Temple
1 Chome-49-1 Minamimagome, Ōta



The temple is famous for the Haiku memorial stone of Muro Saisei, see below.


The temple is already mentioned in the 江戸時代名所図絵 Edo Meisho Zue.
The three main statues are Amida Nyorai, Kannon Bosatsu, Seishi Bosatsu.
The temple was built by 梶原景時 Kajiwara Kagetoki (?1140 - 1200).
Kagetoki was a spy for Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War, and a warrior against the Taira clan. He came to be known for his greed and treachery.
- - - More about Kagetoki in the WIKIPEDIA !
The temple burned down in 1320 and fell in despair. In 1575, it ws re-built as a Zen temple by 明堂文龍大和尚 high priest Meido Bunryu.
In 1606, after the death of members of the Kajiwara clan it fell in despair again.

- HP of the temple 曹洞宗萬福寺
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Magome no tsuki 馬込の月 Moon at Magome



Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 – 1957)
. Tokyo Niju Kei 東京二十景 Twenty Views of Tokyo .

Magome no sanbon matsu 馬込の三本松 three pine trees at Magome
at 北馬込二丁目 Kita-Magome second sub-district

They date back to the Muromachi period and lived more than 600 years. Pilgrims to the Ise Shrine passed here on their way back, planted the trees and used it as a prayer place to express their gratitude for a safe trip.
The three trees were lost in the early Showa period, but names of shops and a bus station in the area still remind of them.


photo from 1940.

In this area there used to be many pine trees, called the Pine Field of Magome village 馬込村松原 Magome mura Matsubara.

There used to be a mound, Sanbonmatsu-zuka 三本松塚, thought to be a Kofun mound, in the compound of the
Shrine 天祖神社 Tenso Jinja. a shrine also refered to as 伊勢宮 Ise Shrine.
2 Chome-28-14 Kitamagome, Ōta.
It was the protector shrine of the valleys of Kita-Magome, 北久保 Kitakubo, 松原 Matsubara and 堂寺 Dotera.



Further research in 1992 found that the moat was not a Kofun after all.


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Magome Writers' Village (馬込文士村 Magome Bunshimura)



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In the early 1900s, the area of Magome in Ota Ward attracted a number of Japan's top writers and artists. Novelists, sculptors and calligraphers all moved to the quiet countryside outside the capital to practice their crafts in a supportive community. Today, their cultural contributions are remembered in a comprehensive walking trail around the area known as the Magome Writers' Village.
A mural just outside Omori Station
depicting the faces of the Magome writers marks the eastern end of the walking trail. Much of the route is highlighted simply by plaques detailing individual writers or artists and their connection to a particular spot in the ward. However, several extant structures allow a more intimate glimpse into the lives of these cultural giants of the Taisho and Showa Periods. Visit the peaceful grounds of the home of Ozaki Shiro, a driving force in the local writer's community. Nearby, a detailed exhibit showcases the life and works of newspaper founder Tokutomi Soho. Along the southern end of the route, samples of the art of calligrapher Kumagai Tsuneko fill the rooms of her tiny home.
The Ota Folk Museum
sits at the midpoint of the route and offers a detailed look at not only the resident writers and their works but also the geography, culture and prehistory of the surrounding area. While exhibits are signed in Japanese only, an English pamphlet provides a thorough introduction to the museum's main themes.
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. Edo Tokyo Yasai 江戸東京野菜 vegetables of Edo .


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Magome sansun ninjin 馬込三寸人参(まごめさんすんにんじん) small carrots




Magome hanjiro kyuuri 馬込半白胡瓜(まごめはんじろきゅうり half-white cucumbers


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笹鳴や馬込は垣も斑にて
sasanaki ya Magome wa kaki mo madara nite

nightingale in winter -
the fences of Magome
have become scarce

Tr. Gabi Greve

. Murō Saisei 室生犀星 Muro Saisei (1889 - 1962) .



There is a memorial stone of this haiku near the temple Manpuku-Ji 万福寺の句碑.

. WKD : sasanaki 笹鳴 nightingale in winter .
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Magome 馬籠, Magome-juku - a postal station along the Nakasendo highway.
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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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25 Nov 2018

EDO - Shirahige district Sarutahiko

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Shirahige district Sumida

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Shirahige 白ひげ / 白鬚 Shirahige district "white beard"



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Shirahige Daimyojin 白鬚大明神 // Shirahige Myojin 白鬚明神 Deity
The white beard is a symbol of longevity.

Shirahige is another name for the deity
. Sarutahiko no Ookami 猿田彦大神 the Great Deity Sarutahiko .
Sarutahiko is also called 比良明神 Hira Myojin.

The oldest, main Shirahige Shrine is in Shiga, 近江 Omi, with a history of more than 2000 years.
It has about 300 sub-Shrines in Japan.
The Shirahige Shrines are often included in a pilgrimage to the Seven Gods of Good Luck.
They feature the deity 寿老神 Jurojin.
. Seven Gods of Good Luck 七福神 Shichifukujin  .



The Revelation Of Shirahige Myojin, The White-Bearded God
Tsukioka Kogyo (1869 - 1927) - Pictures of Noh plays
- 白鬚の曲舞 Shirahige no Kusemai, 観阿弥 Kan-Ami, performed in 1374
The story tells the founding of temple Enryaku-Ji, Mount Hieizan, according to the Taiheiki.
Kusemai was a medieval Japanese art-form believed to consist chiefly of narrative chanting (kuse), accompanied by dance (mai).


Kunisada Toyokuni


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- - - - - 白鬚神社 Shirahige Shrines in Tokyo
- Sub-Shrines of the Shiga / Omi Shirahige Shrine


墨田区東向島 3 Chome-5-2 Higashimukojima, Sumida
The deity in residence is 猿田彦大神 Sarutahiko.



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Shirahige Shrine Festival
This is a festival held at this shrine, which is one of Sumida River's Seven Gods of Good Fortune. It is said that "Mukojima's summer begins from here."
The Aori Lion Dance has recently been revived. A large number of people come creating a lively atmosphere. Zushina (names) of parishioners still remain making one feel the tradition. The shrine's mikoshi (portable shrine), Jusanban, parade around the town at the Main Festival held once every three years.
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- reference source : shirahigejinja951.wixsite... -

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4 Chome-36-18 Higashiyotsugi, Katsushika 葛飾区東四つ木
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6 Chome-19-18 Tachibana, Sumida 墨田区立花
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Shiga - Omi - 滋賀県高島市鵜川215 Ukawa, Takashima city, Shiga
The main Shirahige Shrine in Japan.

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Sarutahiko 猿田彦大神 / 猿田彦命
Shirahige Myojin 白鬚明神


This is the oldest shrine in the Omi region.



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Shirahige Jinja, Omi
An earlier post gave the lineage of the family called Shirahige. This post is about a visit to Shirahige Jinja in Omi. Remember how Yamato began in Awa-no-kuni, around Lake Biwa in Omi-no-kuni.
Shirahige Jinja (白鬚神社)
is in Takashima, Shiga-ken, located on the western shore of Lake Biwa. It is separated from the lake by a busy highway. Its first torii stands 58 m offshore at a height of 10 m. From the second torii of the jinja, the sun will rise through the torii on the lake on equinox days, for the shrine faces east, as most old shrines do.
This old shrine
was established by Yamato-hime, daughter of Suinin Tenno in the 25th year of his reign. The enshrined kami are Sarutahiko Okami and Shirahige Myojin. Sarutahiko is best known as the kami of the land who guided Ninigi, grandson of Amateru, in the tenson-korin tale. He is called the kami who opens the way.
Shirahige Myojin is an old man with a white beard, and he represents longevity. From our studies, we consider Sarutahiko and Shirahige (Sirahige) to be one. Recall our earlier post describing the great healing abilities of Sarutahiko and how he was the only one that Amateru met with just before his passing.
The haiden hall is unpainted wood that gives it a rustic feeling.
There are eleven sha on the premises. On the mountain beyond the red torii is the Toyouke Daijingu. It enshrines Toyouke Okami, grandfather of Amateru and great-grandfather of Oshihomimi.
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- reference source : shirahigejinja.com... -

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Kanagawa - Miura - 神奈川県三浦市三崎町小網代1516


In the 16th century, a fisherman had caught a statue in his net and built a sanctuary to worship it.
The present-day hall had been erected by the governor of Sagami, 三浦道寸 / 三浦義同 Miura Yoshiatsu (1451 - 1515).
The deity in residence is 中筒男命 Nakatsutsu no O no Mikoto, also called Shirahige Myojin.
Fishermen from the region come here to pray for a save and bountiful catch.

. Sumiyoshi Jinja 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrines of Japan .
The three main deities are
Sumiyoshi Sanjin -- Sokotsutsu no Onomikoto, Nakatsutsu no Onomikoto, and Uwatsutsu no Onomikoto

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Saitama Koma-jinja 埼玉 高麗神社 Koma Shrine
833 Ooaza Niihori, Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture
Koma Shrine is located in Niihori, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture. The enshrined deities are Koma no Koshiki Jakko, Sarutahiko no Mikoto and Takenouchi no Sukune (a legendary statesman).
The shrine was founded in 716 by an emissary from Goguryeo, Koma no Koshiki Jakko, as the head shrine to guard the Koma district (present-day Hidaka City).
It was originally named Shirahige Myojin and is the headquarters of all the 55 Shirahige and Shirahige Myojin shrines in the Musashi province (present-day Saitama Prefecture), from which it is also called Koma Soja Shrine (the head shrine).
In the precinct are a lot of cultural properties including the Old Koma Family Residence. Since the Meiji period, a lot of people, who had visited this shrine to offer a prayer, became powerful politicians including prime ministers, the shrine has been worshipped as Shusse (career success) Myojin. Koma Shrine is also famous for cherry blossoms in spring and chrysanthemum flowers in fall.
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Shirahigebashi 白鬚橋 Shirahigebashi bridge
connecting Arakawa, Sumida and Taito.
Named after the Shirahige Shrine.
Built in 1914 by the company 白鬚橋株式会社.
There used to be a river crossing for the Shrine, 白鬚の渡し Shirahige no Watashi, at least since 1594.


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Higashishirahige Koen 東白髭公園 Park
2 Chome Tsutsumidori, Sumida

This is a long, narrow park along the Sumida River.
You can walk from Asakusa along the Sumida River and enjoy the nature.

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. Sumidagawa hakkei 隅田川八景 by 広重 II Hiroshige II .
白髯 落雁 Descending Geese at Shirahige




白鬚神社 Shirahige Jinja - 墨田区 Sumida ward


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. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .
woodblock prints


Yuki no Shirahige 雪の白ひげ / Shirahige in the snow
Snow at Shirahige Bridge

Twelve Scenes of Tōkyō


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Momodayū / Shiradayū Shinkō
Momodayū is also called Hyakudayū.
The name Momodayū appears as the kami worshipped by courtesans (yūjo) of Eguchi and Kanzaki in Ōe no Masafusa's Yujoki, and Masafusa also wrote in his Kairaishiki that Kugutsu worshipped "the hundred kami" (hyakushin). The Ryōjin hishō records courtesans "praying to Momodayū for the love of men" and calls it "that which courtesans like". Momodayū is a kami worshipped by puppeteers (Kugutsu, also written as Kugutsushi) and sangaku, and was also the kami of courtesans.
Momodayū was regarded as a male kami and many hundreds of wooden images of him were carved and enshrined. Momodayū is enshrined as a massha at various shrines in western Japan, including the massha Momodayū shrine worshipped by Ebisu Mawashi at Nishinomiya Shrine, and those at Nagato ichinomiya Sumiyoshi Jinja, Hiyoshi Taisha, Iwashimizu Hachimangu, and Usa Jingu. He is also worshipped as a "tutelary of roads" (dōsojin) and as a "kami that prevents pox" (hōsō yoke no kami).
Shiradayū is the first massha of those at the shrine Kitano Tenmangu, and is worshipped at Tenmangu shrines in various regions.
Shiradayū is often confused with Momodayū. One story relates that a shrine priest (shikan) of Ise's Outer Shrine, Watarai Haruhiko (862 - 944) who became a follower of Sugawara no Michizane, evolved into the "enshrined kami" (saijin) Shiradayū.
Another tells that the saijin at Shirahige Jinja in Ōmi was enshrined as Shiradayū.
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宗像市 Munakata city

At the Shirahige Shrine people make offerings of red auspicious rice for the annual festival of the ninth day of the ninth month.
The next morning exactly half of it is gone. The deity must have eaten it, they say.


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南原町 Minamiharamachi

In 1659, there was a huge flooding of the river.
Villagers saw an old man with a white beard floating by, sitting on the water practising Zazen meditation.

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


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白鬚の鳥居に波や神渡し
Shirahige no torii ni nami ya kami watashi

the waves at the gate
of Shirahige Shrine -
gods are leaving


宮地恒子 Miyachi Tsuneko

. kami watashi 神渡し "Gods are leaving" .
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According to the old lunar calendar in Novemer, when the deities of Japan, who gathered in Izumo, take leave and go back to their local areas.
There is usually a strong wind in the Izumo area.

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白鬚の鳥居をくぐるはぐれ鴨
Shirahige no torii o kuguru haguregamo

stray ducks
fly under the gate of
Shirahige Shrine


倉持嘉博 Kuramochi Yoshihiro



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. Sumida-ku 墨田区 Sumida ward, "ink field" .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

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22 Nov 2018

EDO - Senzoku district Ota Sensoku

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Senzoku district Ota

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Senzoku 千束 / 洗足 Senzoku districts - Kita and Minami
大田区 Ota, 北千束 Kita North Senzoku, 南千束 Minami South Senzoku
Senzoku district itself is in in Taito ward, see below.


Kita-Senzoku 北千束
北千束一丁目 - 北千束三丁目 from the first to the third sub-district


Minami-Senzoku 南千束
南千束一丁目 - 南千束三丁目 from the first to the third sub-district


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Senzoku 千束 Senzoku district "1000 measures"
Taito ward 台東区 千束, in the Shitaya area



The name Senzoku is very old. The area was near 浅草天王町 Asakusa Tenno-Cho, reaching all the way to 千住 Senju.
One explanation of this name "1000 measures of rice" say the area was near the 浅草寺 Asakusa Temple Sensō-Ji and had to provide kuyoo 供養 food offerings (rice) for the 1000 priests and monks of the famous temple district:
senzoku 千僧供 food offerings for 1000 monks.
But this explanation is most probably wrong.
soku (zoku) 束 was a measurement for the amount of 穎稲 rice before the harvest, 1束 - 稲10把
(10把 - 1刈)- 束刈(そくかり)sokukari / 束把刈(そくはかり)sokubakari
This would suggest that on the fields of the temple, they harvested 1000 soku of rice.


Shrine Senzoku Inari Jinja 千束稲荷神社
東京都台東区竜泉2丁目19番3号 / Taitō, Ryusen, 2 Chome−19−3

Built around 1670. It used to be in the compound of 浅草寺 Asakusa Temple as
上千束稲荷(西宮稲荷)Nichinomiya Inari and
下千束稲荷 - the protector shrine of the district 北千束郷 Kita-Senzoku.



Known as "the shrine of 樋口一葉 Higuchi Ichiyo".
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. Higuchi Ichiyo 樋口 一葉 (1872 - 1896) .
pen name of Japanese author 樋口奈津 Higuchi Natsu.

. Taitō ku 台東区 Taito Ward .


. Yoshiwara 葦原 / 吉原 pleasure quarters in Edo .
Senzoku 4-chome in Taito-ku
Yoshiwara 葦原 "reed plains" - and 川柳 Senryu poems


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Sensoku ike / Senzoku ike 千束池 / 洗足池 Senzoku pond
洗足池 "pond for washing the feet"

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Senzoku-ike is located in Northern Ota Ward, six stops from Ikegami Station. The area is named after the famous Buddhist priest Nichiren Shonin who washed his feet here on his way to Ikegami Temple. Senzoku literally means "washing your feet" which is exactly what Nichiren Shonin and many priests after him did at the large pond located here.
Senzoku-Ike (Pond)
Senzoku-Ike pond is famous for its scenic views and is a spiritual power spot where the natural energy from local vegetation is abundant. The park and pond are an ideal place for both walking and boating. There are paths around the water that will take you past small temples and the area where priests used to rest on their pilgrimage to Ikegami Honmonji Temple. Much of the path is covered in shade and trees and the pond can be circumvented fairly quickly taking a path approximately one and a half kilometers in length.
Small boats and swan boats can both be rented nearby the station side of the pond for those interested in spending 30 minutes or an hour on the water.
Senzoku-Ike Park
The park area surrounds the pond and includes wooden paths that cross over the water and a wide variety of trees and vegetation. There are many spots to stop for a picnic and during certain seasons and holidays, there are several food stands and activities to liven up the walk.
The graves of Katsu Kaishu and his wife who wanted to be buried with a view facing Mount Fuji. Katsu Kaishu was commander of the Tokugawa Navy and is famous for his role in the surrender of Edo.
Senzokuhachiman Shrine
The small shrine here is located on the opposite side of the pond from the station on a small hill. The shrine is surrounded by nature and a few statues in the shape of large horses. There are interesting events held in the shrine during festivals such as the Edo-Sato-Kagura (Japanese holy Shintoism dance).
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Senzoku Hachiman Jinja 千束八幡神社 Senzoku Hachiman Shrine


Edo Meisho Zue 江戸名所図会

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... Another story suggestive of the mysterious charm of the Senzoku pond tells how Minamoto-no Yoritomo (1147-99), the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, camped overnight in 1180 at Senzoku Hachiman shrine (glimpsed in the woods on the left of the woodblock print). While he was admiring the moon reflected in the water that night, a magnificent wild horse emerged from nowhere, its satin-smooth coat shining in the moonlight. Yoritomo caught the stallion, which he named Ikezuki ("Moon in the Pond"), and the steed became the shogun's beloved companion in his subsequent battles — he rode the horse during his entry into Kamakura later the same year.
..... Senzoku and Katsu Kaishu (1823-99)
..... Senzoku Fuchi Kyokai.
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. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .
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千束池 Senzokuike, 20 views



洗足池の残雪 Lingering Snow, 12 views


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