FUDO - Kisshoin Akita

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Kisshoo-In 吉祥院 Kissho-In

Nr. 10 赤神山 / 幸福山 - 吉祥院 - 波切不動尊 Namikiri Fudo
Kisshoo-In 吉祥院 Kissho-In
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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秋田県男鹿市船川港椿字家ノ後４５
Ienoushiro-45 Funagawaminato tsubaki, Oga, Akita

There are three famous mountains in Oga, 本山 Honzan (Motoyama)、
真山 Shinzan (Mayama) and 毛無山 Kenashiyama, as Buddhist retreats for priests.

Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 is the founder of
赤神山日積寺永禅院 Akagamizan, Nisseki-Ji, Eizen-In
the first Buddhist center in the region. He is also related to the shrine
Akagami Jinja.

The fifth abbot at Eizen-In, Kakuun 覚運 Kaku-Un (953-1007, was a disciple of Ryoogen, Ryōgen 良源 Ryogen( 912 – 985), the chief abbot of Enryaku-Temple ( Enryaku-ji).

In 1392 the temple was more affiliated with Mount Koyasan, Ryuko-In 龍光院, through the 29th abbot 頼叶 Raika at temple 日積寺 Niseki-Ji.

During the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period, the temple and shrine were often in a crisis of deslolation, but have somehow survived to our day.

The temple has been known with many names in its long history:
自寂院，仙壽院，印象院、円月院，照光院、泉光院.
Now there is also temple 長楽寺 nearby.


- Chant of the temple
男鹿の島　めぐりて拝る　不動尊
寺庭（には）に　老樹（こぼく）の　椿花咲く


There is also a shrine, Akagami Jinja 赤神神社, close by.
五社堂 Goshado - Five little shrines overlooking the sea.
Legend knows that the Emperor Koobutei 孝武帝 Kobutei from China, also called Akagami (Red Deity) came here down from the sky.
Kobutei lived approximately from 372 - 396).
Jigaku Daishi founded the temple and shrine here, around 860.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA - Akagami Shrine!

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.tohoku36fudo.jp


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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

文応元（1260）年からの歴史をもつ、岡山県の福泉寺所蔵本奥書日書写

高野山で伝授の開運星祭り北斗護摩祈祷会

聖天浴油供祈祷会


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Oga Peninsula 男鹿半島 (Oga Hanto)
Home to the renowned Namahage Legend, Oga Peninsula boasts spectacular views of the coastline.

Oga Peninsula, in the western part of Akita, juts out into the Japan Sea in the shape of an ax. Along its coastline are fantastic views of crags and boulders, and it is noted for its beautiful sunsets. It is also famous for a traditional event called "Namahage," at which time young people, disguised as ogres, visit houses to admonish lazy people, expel evil spirits, ward off disasters, and to bless people.

There are so many spots on the Oga Peninsula that you should not miss. The view at the Mt. Kampu Revolving Observatory at the base of the peninsula, where you can enjoy 360-degree panoramas of the Japan Sea and Lagoon Hachiro-gata, is simply stunning. And Godzilla Boulder, so named because of its shape: how can a tour of Japan not include a visit to this famous monster?
Add to these the west coast of Oga, with its long line of rude cliffs and rocks; Hachibodai, with the best views of Oga and clear out to the Ou Mountain Range; and of course, Nyudo-zaki Point, on the tip of the peninsula, with its spectacular view of the Japan Sea. A sightseeing boat leaves from nearby Oga Aquarium, and from it you can view the coastline, sprinkled with strange rocks and bizarre stones, magnificent sculptures that nature has created.

At Shinzan Shrine, the origin of Namahage, the Namahage Sedo Festival is held every winter. The Oga Shinzan Densho-kan (folklore museum) displays Namahage masks and holds Namahage stage shows, so you can get a sense of the Namahage atmosphere at any time of the year.
- source : www.jnto.go.jp


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. Namahage なまはげ in Oga, Akita .


. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 . (794 – 864)


. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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FUDO - Tamon-In Akita

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Tamon-In 多聞院

Nr. 09 湯殿山 Yudonosan - 多聞院 - 波切不動尊 - Namikiri Fudo
Tamonin 多聞院 Tamon-In
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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秋田県秋田市土崎港南１-１４-１６
1 Chome-14-16 Tsuchizakiminatominami, Akita city

- Other statues of the temple
Benzai Ten 弁財天
Juunishi Ten 十二支天 Junishi Ten (十二天将 Juni Tensho 12 Heavenly Generals)
12 Tutelary Deities

The founder was 慈覚大師 Jigaku Daishi 安慧 (794 - 864)
and his disciple
Ane, An-E 安慧 (795 - 868)
student of Ennin Jigaku Daishi at Mount Hieizan.

Another record dates it to 1688, as part of the Haguro Mountain Shugendo.



The sailors from the Matsumaebune 松前船 trade ships from Hokkaido to Osaka passed here. The sailors of the famous ship 辰悦丸 Shinetsu Maru owned by Takadaya Kahei came here to pray for safety on the sea. Maybe Kahei also payed for the stone steps for a better access.
There is also an anchor 錨 of the Shinetsu-Maru in the precincts.


- Chant of the temple
多聞院　智剣の光　天に満ち　
海難よくる　波切り不動


. Takadaya Kahei 高田屋嘉兵衛 (1769 - 1827) .
In 1795, he constructed a ship named Shinetsu-maru with a displacement of 417 tons in Dewa (Yamagata and Akita Prefectures) and captained it. The following year he opened trading stores with the name of Takadaya in Hyogotsu and Hakodate, and started selling goods he transported between Ezo and the Osaka area.

. Matsumae in Hokkaido 松前 .

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no photo of the Fudo statue.

. namikiri Fudo 波切不動尊 、浪切不動明王 .
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- - - - - Page of the temple
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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 . (794 – 864)

. Haguro San 羽黒山 .
羽黒出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .
- Introduction -


. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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MINGEI - hake brush

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hake 刷毛 craftsmen's brush, brushes

. fude 筆 writing brush .

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when manufacturing paper hanger brushes (kyooji hake 経師刷毛)
woodblock printing brushes (mokuhan hake 木版刷毛)
. mayuhaki まゆはき eyebrow brush .
doll brushes (ningyoo hake 人形刷毛)
cosmetic brushes (applying white) (oshiroi hake, o-shiroi hake 白粉刷毛)
dye brushes (senshoku hake 染色刷毛 )
paint brushes (tosoo hake 塗装刷毛)



hake 刷毛（はけ） 刷子 - burashi ブラシ brush

塗装用具 - brushes for painting and coating
清掃用具 - brushes for cleaning the house
調理器具 - brushes for cooking

釉はがし刷毛 for potters
糊刷毛
nade hake 撫で刷毛

ニス刷毛
目地刷毛
ダメ込み
スミ切り
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- ABC - List of brushes from the Prefectures

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Edo Hake 江戸刷毛 Edo Brushes

■ Traditional Technologies and Techniques
1- For lacquer brushes (Urushi Hake うるし刷毛), the hair comprising the brush head is stiffened using a starch paste. The brush head is then mounted and affixed to the brush block.
2- The following techniques are employed when manufacturing paper hanger brushes (Kyoji Hake 経師刷毛), dye brushes (Senshoku Hake 染色刷毛 ), doll brushes (Ningyo Hake 人形刷毛), woodblock printing brushes (Mokuhan Hake 木版刷毛), paint brushes (Toso Hake 塗装刷毛) and the cosmetic brushes (Oshiroi Hake 白粉刷毛) used to apply white face powder:

① For brushes whose brush head is comprised of hair from different sources, the different hair types 混毛 are mixed equally using a steel comb.
② Rice husk ash 籾穀灰is used, and animal hair is ironed and softened in order to eliminate grease from the hair.
③ Suretori スレトリ is the process of spreading out and sorting the hair; broken and irregular strands are removed using a small knife.
④ Binding とじ involves hair being placed in a device called a Shimegi 締木(comprised of wooden boards), or the use of something similar. Silk thread or wire 絹糸又は針金 is used for binding bundles of hair.



■ Traditionally Used Raw Materials
As brush materials, human hair, animal hair, as well as plant fibers such as Tsugu and hemp palm are all used. Cypress wood, bamboo and similar materials are used to make brush handles.
人毛、獣毛、ツグ又はシュロを用いる。柄に使用する素材は、ヒノキ、タケ

■ History and Characteristics
As painting tools, brushes have been made in Japan since long ago. Within literary sources, the oldest reference made to the use of brushes comes from the Heian Period (approx. 794 - 1185). It discusses using millet feathers as rudimentary brushes to apply lacquer. The use of hemp palm hair in a similar role is also cited.

In a book called "Bankin-sugiwai-bukuro" 万金産業袋 (which might be described as a "guide to contemporary products") that was published during the mid-Edo Period in the 17th year of the Kyoho Era (1732), there is a map featuring a number of brush varieties then in use. Among these, the "Edo Hake" is listed.

In modern times, there are seven brush types designated as "Edo Hake" (Edo Brushes). These are paper hanger brushes (Kyoji Hake), dye brushes (Senshoku Hake), doll brushes (Ningyo Hake), woodblock printing brushes (Mokuhan Hake), paint brushes (Toso Hake) and cosmetic brushes (Oshiroi Hake).

The tip of a brush represents its most important feature. Because materials that "don't allow for uneven coating in brush strokes" and those "with stiffness" are the best, in addition to deciding on which materials to use when manufacturing brushes, the rigorous attention to duty of the brush craftsman is also important.

Modern brushes use human hair and animal hair such as horse, deer and goat, etc. They also use plant fibers such as hemp palm. With respect to hair strands that are curly or contain grease, such factors can impact craftsmen and their ability to carry out detailed work when brush making. Thus, an important part of the manufacturing process is dedicated to both organizing the tips of the hair, and correcting curliness and eliminating grease from among the hair strands.

Accordingly, the majority of time spent making brushes is expended on such activities.

Furthermore, when the Golden Hall of Chuson-ji Temple (built in 1124) in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture was dismantled for repair in 1955, a very ancient and rare lacquer brush measuring 20.5 cm long with a thickness of 1.05 cm was discovered.

Tokyo Brush Manufacturing Association
- source : www.sangyo-rodo.metro.tokyo.jp


. Traditional Crafts of Edo / Tokyo .

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Japanese sumi brushes (see Figure 7).
Thse come in many styles and sizes.


7. Japanese brushes (left to right):
yoju hake, bamboo hake, gyokuran sumi brush, sansui koraku sumi brush

The flat hake brushes are used dry (without any water or paint in them) to gently stroke and coax the distribution of paint or water in wash areas after the wash solution has been applied with another (wash) brush. Some are designed as individual tufts set in a row of bamboo stalks (pictured at right); others are made as a single row of hairs set in a thin, flat wooden handle. They are quite limp when wet, and shed hairs as relentlessly as a sick dog, which makes them nearly worthless as direct painting tools. When the hairs are wet they also straggle across a wash, leaving unsightly marks. I dislike these brushes and only use them to sweep lint and erasure crumbs from a paper surface. Sized in inches.
- source : www.handprint.com


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桜井ブラシ店 Sakurai Brush Shop - Ginza

The essay below was written in 1984, but the store does not exist any more today (around 2014).

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THE PATIENT ART OF MAKING BRUSHES
Right smack in the middle of the Ginza, ...
there is an undecorated show window - by its very incongruity with its surroundings - attracts the pedestrian to a sparse arrangement of brushes on shelves. Peering beyond them into the recesses of the sparely furnished modern showroom, he sees scrub brushes, body brushes, nailbrushes, hairbrushes, shoe brushes, laundry brushes, shaving brushes, hand brushes. But the most intriguing are the flat Japanese brushes (hake, pronounced HAH-kay) of unfinished wood set with black, brown or white hair, straight handled and bent, in all sizes.

Sakurai Brushes has been manufacturing and selling on this very spot since 1868. Although traditional Japanese brushes are its main product, their history at Sakurai is tied up with the great influx of Western technology that followed Commodore Perry's breach of Tokyo Bay 15 years earlier. The shop's business developed with the growth of the railroads in Japan. For over a century, Sakurai has made brushes for painting railway carriages - coarse brushes for the undercarriage as well as others in varying degrees of fineness for the sleek enameled interiors and exteriors of the cars. Sakurai manufactures other types of hake as well: brushes with an elbow angle in the handle for Nihonga (a traditional style of painting with water-based pigments), wide industrial brushes used in making sandpaper (for spreading the glue), steel brushes for removing rust. But even today, the railroads, both national and private, are still its biggest customers. So, while Japan stands at the leading edge of technology, paradoxically it continues to employ skilled craftsmen with hand- made tools for jobs that, in the West, have long been done by machines.

Goto Hiroshi, owner of Sakurai, says that only the hake are made on the premises. A Japanese-speaking visitor expresses interest in seeing how they are made. Mr. Goto then leads her and a companion up a dark staircase past two floors of stock and materials until they finally emerge into sunlight on the roof of the building. A small shack, a little like a lean-to, sits in the middle of the roof. A lone man makes hake at a workbench on the tatami-floored work area inside. Here, with one other highly skilled artisan, he practices his craft of 50 years. Measuring out the hair for a single brush, he combs it so that the strands lie straight and parallel, then forms them into a tight bundle and fits them into the divided handle (these come ready-made from a small factory). The second man, who has come in while they are talking, binds the whole thing with copper wire and bands of glossy red cherry bark. These particular bent- handled brushes sell for about $10. On his own, one man would be able to produce about 10 brushes in one day.

The price of hake is determined primarily by the type and quality of the hair used. Black hake, suitable for oil-base paint, are made from horsehair. The cheapest are filled with hair taken from the mane and cut into appropriate lengths.

Finer quality brushes used for traditional painting are made from horsetail hairs with the natural hair ends intact, a characteristic of better hake in general. Even the horse's belly is not spared, furnishing the hair for soft brown brushes with the look and feel of sable (but less springy), suitable for very thin paint and varnish ($2.80). White goat hair brushes for lacquer and varnish range from about $6 for one used to spread gold dust (often the background of Nihonga screens) to about $52 for an eight- inch-broad giant.

Sakurai has been manufacturing Western- style brushes only since the end of the war, employing artisans in other parts of Tokyo as the company still does today. In handmade brushes, each tuft is individually tied and inserted hole by hole into the magnolia wood back. The finer brushes are made of black horsehair and white or brown sisal-like vegetable fibers. Higher prices generally indicate hand workmanship: heart-shaped bath brushes are about $10; varnished shoe brushes with black or brown hair bristles (so one can keep separate brushes for shoes of different colors), $10; a small, square body or bath brush for travel, $6, and a hand laundry brush, about $1. Although they are not made by Sakurai, the tanuki badger shaving brushes set in water buffalo horn handles imported from China are a great bargain at $12. Handsome mahogany- and ebony-backed natural bristle hairbrushes are Japanese- made, but not by Sakurai.

Mr. Goto, who belongs to the third generation of Sakurai proprietors, is justly proud of his business, but his son has no interest in continuing it. He feels that manufacturing brushes by hand in a small building is a business that has no place in contemporary downtown Tokyo. Not only is the Ginza property worth a fortune, but skilled artisans willing to put a lifetime into their modest craft will soon be a fondly remembered part of the city's past. Visit the shop while you can.
- source : AMANDA MAYER STINCHECUM, 1984

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白梅に吊して五倍子の刷毛を干す
hakubai ni tsurushite gobaishi no hake o hosu

from the white plum tree
I hang the sumac-wood brush
to dry

Ameyama Kan 飴山實

gobaishi, fushi 五倍子 ふし
Rhus chinensis, Chinese sumac or nutgall tree

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MINGEI - Sadowara dolls

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Sadowara mingei 佐土原民芸　folk art and crafts from Sadowara

. Miyazaki Folk Art 宮崎県 Kyushu .

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Sadowara no bunguruma 佐土原のぶんぐるま spinning top making a sound



Made by Hyoodo Masakazu 兵頭正一 Hyodo Masakazu.

bunguruma is a spinning top that makes a sound (bun), a kind of unarigoma うなりごま.
During the spring fair of Sadowara many farmhouses sold them to the visitors, so they were also called

harugoma 春ごま spinning tops of Spring
or
jindaikoma 神代こま spinning top "for the age of the Gods".

The father of Masakazu began to sell them regularly and gave them this name.

In Kyushu there are many kinds of unarigoma うなりごま spinning tops that make a sound, made of bamboo covered with paper, then smoked with pine branches to make them strong. From the oil of the bamboo and the pines they become all black and when the paper is taken off, some patterns appear. The top and bottom are then laquered in red and make a nice contrast with the black body.

The shop of Hyodo Masakazu
宮崎郡佐土原町上田島7969.


jindaigoma, jindai no koma 神代独楽 spinning top making a sound
They were made by the lowly samurai to earn a living. They are hollow bamboo pieces and have an opening at the side to make a sound. As a pattern they feature the clan kamon　家紋 family crest of the Satsuma.



The kamon is put on the green bamboo and then all is blackened over a smoky fire. Thus the kamon later shines green and the top is polished black.
Since it is something "to enjoy alone 独楽", it is given to a boys at the festival on May 5.


. Spinning Top 独楽（コマ） koma .


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Sadowara hagoita 佐土原羽子板 battledore (to play with)
Sadowara kazari hagoita 佐土原飾り羽子板  battledore  as decoration



The battledore for play is about 20 cm long and rather wide.
Girls used them during the New Year celebrations until the beginning of the Showa period.

The battledore for decoration is about 70 cm ling and 15 cm wide.
The motive here is Tokiwa Gozen with her torn hat, embracing the baby Minamoto no Yoshitsune.


. Tokiwa Gozen 常磐御前 Lady Tokiwa .
wife of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. (1123 - ?1180)
Mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

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kujiranobori, kujira nobori 鯨のぼり　streamers in the form of a whale




. Carp Streamers (koinobori　鯉のぼり) .
for the Boy's Festival on March 5.

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Sadowara ningyoo 佐土原人形 dolls from Sadowara


The history of Sadowara dolls goes back at least 400 years. Color is applied using mud and earth pigments, and the simple folk-style of these dolls continues to warm the heart.
- source : www.m-tokusan.or.jp


Since Kabuki was popular in this region, there are many Kabuki actor dolls. Often two or three make a group (組み物人形).




- source : www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp

Kanki 甘輝
about 44 cm high.
The head and arms are added extra (sashikubi さし首, sashite さし手) but both arms are now lost.
A piece from the mid-Meiji period.

A figure from the play
Kokusenya Kassen 国性爺合戦 The Battles of Coxinga
of Chikamatsu Monzaemon 近松門左衛門.


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The Battles of Coxinga 国姓爺合戦 Kokusen'ya Kassen
is a puppet play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It was his most popular play: first staged on November 26, 1715, in Osaka, it ran for the next seventeen months, far longer than the usual few weeks or months. Its enduring popularity can largely be attributed to its effectiveness as entertainment: its many scenes over a period of more than seven years follow the adventures of Coxinga (based on the adventures of the real historical figure Koxinga; as the play is loosely based on real history, it is a jidaimono play, not a domestic play) in restoring the rightful dynasty of China and features effects uniquely suited for the puppet theater, such as the villain Ri Tōten gouging out an eye (ostensibly to prove his loyalty); in addition, Donald Keene suggests that the adventures in exotic China played well in isolationist Tokugawa Japan.
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. Watonai 和藤内, the Tiger Hero .
He was a warrior from South China, named Coxinga (Koxinga).
Zheng Chenggong, Cheng Ch'eng-kung
In Japan the playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon celebrated him on the stage . . .
and more folk toys with Watonai

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宮崎市佐土原歴史資料館 Sadowara Historical Museum





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stamps from the year 2005, representing the
Akita Dog 秋田犬 as Sadowara doll

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Miyazaki History
Modern day Miyazaki Prefecture was divided among a number of clans (domains) during the Edo Period (1603-1867) including the powerful Shimazu clan 島津氏 based in Kagoshima to the south, the Nobeoka clan to the north around the modern town of that name and the Sadowara and Obi clans.
In 1577, Shimazu Iehisa entered Sadowara Castle, and the possession of his land was assured in 1588. In 1603, Shimazu Yukihisa entered the Sadowara Castle. 30,000 koku 三万石. The domain continued to the termination of the han system. Sadowara town was composed of areas samurais lived and townspeople lived. It was the castle town of the Sadowara domain of the Shimazu clan.
Sadowara clay dolls were produced.
- source : www.japanvisitor.com


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. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

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FUDO - article David Colello

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Buddhism Deity
By: David Colello, 2009

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Fudo-Myo-o is a truly terrifying deity venerated by the Shingon sect of Japanese esoteric Buddhism. While anger and wrath hardly fit the typical picture that westerners have in their minds of what Buddhism is all about, this deity is a central figure in the Myo-o, or Wisdom Kings. These warrior deities have their origin in the Hindu pantheon, and were adopted by certain sects of Buddhism as it spread through Asia and into Japan over a thousand years ago.

Fudo-Myo-o uses his fearful visage to scare people out of their ignorance and slothfulness and strike down demons. He is often shown with a sword, which is named kurikara, in one hand and a rope in the other. Both of these are symbolic of his work. The sword shows his warlike nature and is what he uses to slice through wrong-doing and evil. With the rope he binds up the spirits and demons that he vanquishes so that they cannot come back to threaten the people that he protects. Far from a mindless soldier, he is one of the protectors of the various Buddha throughout the ages, particularly Dainichi Buddha.

Another central quality of Fudo-Myo-o is his complete control over all carnal desires. He cannot be swayed by temptations of the flesh, and is often thought of as being as solid as a rock in his control. He is thus shown standing or sitting on rocks to remind people of his mastery of desire. As do most Buddhist deities, Fudo-Myo-o is usually shown with a third eye in his forehead which represents his enlightened nature. He is attended by the Eight Great Youths, although typically only Kongara Doji and Seitaka Doji are shown in artwork.

He literally does battle with evil, much like the Greek gods did in Western culture. Buddhism is typically thought of as a passive, peaceful religion by Western culture, but its polytheistic nature leaves room for many gods of various temperaments. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all have versions of this type of deity in their pasts, but have opted to no longer revere them.

Buddhism is focused more on each individual's struggle to become enlightened and break free of the delusion and suffering found in the world. Every person deals with this struggle in a different way, and countless sects have arisen revering deities that represent their path best. Fudo-Myo-o, the Immovable Wisdom King is revered by those who prefer an active battle with the ignorance in their lives.

- source : www.humanities360.com


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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .


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FUDO - Reibai-In Akita

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Reibai-In 嶺梅院

Nr. 08 永福山 Eifukusan - 嶺梅院- 嶺梅院不動尊 Reibai-In Fudo
Reibai-In 嶺梅院
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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秋田県秋田市土崎港２-８-２２
2 Chome-8-22 Tsuchizakiminato Chūō, Akita city

Its history is not quite clear.
It was (probably) the retirement temple of Zen priest 無等良雄禅師 Muto Ryoryu, former courtier Made no Koji Fujifusa / Madenokoji Fujifusa (萬里小路藤房卿 / 万里小路 藤房) ((1295-ca. - 1380) ) - Fujiwara no Fujifusa. He went into exile with Emperor Go- Daigo.
The temple had been re-located to Hoda-Ji 松原 -補陀寺 but fallen in dilapidation.
In 1748 a priest from Sooryuuji 蒼龍寺 Soryu-Ji, called Keigan 桂岩極芳和尚, had it re-located to its present place as a Zen temple.

Other statues are Kannon Bosatsu 聖観音菩薩 and
Benzaiten 弁財天像
This temple is also on the pilgrimage to the Seven Gods of Good Luck in Akita
Akita Shichifukujin 秋田七福神.


- Chant of the temple
荒海の波打ち砕き渡りたる　
二八の尊の　功徳讃えん

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東北三十六不動 Tohoku
- source : www.kotoba.net

This Fudo is venerated as a Narita Fudo.

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Hodaji Temple 補陀寺 Hoda-Ji
This is the Akita family temple, the oldest Soto sect Zen temple in the prefecture.
It is said that Fujiwara no Fujifusa, who was an aide to Emperor Godaigo, was the second person to become the priest of the temple.
- source : www.acvb.or.jp/en/sightseeing

Matsubara-26 Sannai, Akita City

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- - - - - Page of the temple
- source : www.tohoku36fudo.jp


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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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FUDO - Kotakuji Yamagata

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http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2014/09/kotakuji-yamagata.html

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Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji

Nr. 06 羽黒山 Hagurosan 正善院 Shozen-In - 荒沢不動尊 Arasawa Fudo
Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji, Kotakuji
Yamagata 山形県 - 布施の道場 - fuse

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　




. Haguro San 羽黒山 .
羽黒出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .
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Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji, Kotakuji



Yamagata, Tsuruoka, Haguromachi town, Toge 231/232
山形県鶴岡市羽黒町大字手向字手向232

It was part of a large complex of temples and the center of Haguro Shugendo in Yamagata. During the 1870's Shrines and Temples were separated.
Kotaku-Ji was the innermost temple.

Important statues in the temple are
大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai ,  阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
and 観音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
闇き世を　明らけくこそ　照らすらし　
法の切火の絶ることなく


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Shozenin Koganedo Temple, Mt. Haguro 黄金堂
Designated a national treasure in 1929 and a national important cultural property in 1950.
This Buddhist temple belongs to the Hagurosan Kotakuji Shozenin Temple and is the first of the 33 sacred Kannon pilgrimage sites in Shonai.
In contrast to Daikondo Temple ("big gold temple") on top of Mt. Haguro (formerly Jakko Temple, Mt. Haguro and currently Sanshin-Gosaidan, Mt. Haguro), this temple is Shokondo ("small gold temple"), but came to be called Koganedo Temple ("gold temple") after the 33 statues of the goddess of mercy, Kannon that reflect a golden color.
Although tradition says it was built in 728 by the order of the Emperor Shomu, very likely it was constructed in 1193 by Minamoto no Yoritomo who appointed Sanehira Doi to build it to pray for suppression of the Fujiwara Clan in Hiraizumi.


Fudo Myo-O is written on the blue flag.

Later, in 1593 the castle lord of Sakata, Kagetsugu Amakasu and Uesugi's vassal, Naoe Kanetsugu conducted large-scale renovations over 3 years, resulting in the Koganedo Temple of today. Legend also says there is buried treasure within the temple grounds.
A 5ken (1ken=1.8m; counter used to number the gaps between pillars), 4-sided, 1-story construction with copper roofing.

Mt. Haguro did not escape efforts in the Meiji Period to eliminate Buddhist temples and statues as the result of an edict separating the Shinto and Buddhist religions. Koganedo Temple is one of 3 existing temples that survived during the destruction of the 10 large temples that formed Mt. Haguro at the height of its golden age. The proper name is Hagurosan Chojuji Kondo.

There are Buddhist images enshrined within Koganedo Temple from various eras, such as the Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Azuchi-Momoyama, and Edo periods, as well as 2 pairs of kongo rikishi statues (one at the main temple gate created by Kouon in 1633 and one within the hall made by Zenkei in 1695), a Zenbutsu object of worship that was once housed in the Five-storied Pagoda on Mt. Haguro, and 33 life-sized statues of Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu (goddess of mercy)—a rarity even in Tohoku.

In addition, the Dewa Honjibutsu (original Buddhist divinity; Kannon, Amitabha, and Dainichi) of the three mountains that were in the sanctuary at Daikondo Temple (formerly Jakko Temple, Mt. Haguro and currently Sanshin-Gosaidan, Mt. Haguro) on the top of Mt. Haguro can be worshipped at Otake Dainichido Hall located within the same grounds.
- source : shonai-bunka.jp/en

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The Autumn Peak - aki no mine-iri　秋の峰入り
..... In Toge on August 25, shugenja make last preparations before journeying in procession to Kotakuji, in the depths of Mt Haguro. They eat their last meal for the next three days. The Tobu Daisendatsu wraps a sheet of white paper folded into the shape of a sword over his leggings. This is identical to what is placed on the head of a dead person for the funeral. It symbolizes the separation of death from life, and in addition is a representation of the sword of Fudo Myoo, a divinity associated with Shugendo. The white robes that both he and the Sho-Daisendatsu wear are identical to those worn by the dead.
..... The former Fudo Hall has now been converted into a shrine called Otaki Jinja.
..... There was once a statue of Fudo Myoo almost two meters high enshrined here. The shugenja, who have yet attain the realm of enlightenment, see Fudo, an avatar of Dainichi Nyorai, as a frightening figure.
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Namu Arasawa Taisho Fudo Myoo
(I place my trust in Taisho Fudo Myoo of Arasawa)
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Namu kimyo shorai tobu daisendatsu Fudoin Hodo daiajari
(I place my trust in the Tobu Daisendatsu, the Great Ajari Fudoin Hodo)
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A long article, read here
- source : hagurokanko.jp/en


- Haguro Shugendo - The Autumn Peak
- source : Mark Schumacher
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source :　hinokuruma.at.webry.info

namu Fudo Myo-O　南無不動明王



- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.tohoku36fudo.jp


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... In Haguro, Yamabushi living close to the temple, during the weeks which precede the autumn pilgrimage in the mounts of Dewa-Sanzan and with the Kotakuji monastery, meet to carry out the preparation of material of clothing and the equipment necessary for the pilgrimage. For Mine-iri in the Omine mounts, they are the monks of Shogoin who prepare in the temple of Kyoto all the material necessary. Nevertheless, the purchase of the costume of yamabushi (worn by ritual which is essential for all shugenja considering its comfort and its utility) remains the responsibility of each one according to his rank and capacities (financial).
- source : www.shugendo.fr/en

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於竹大日如来縁起絵巻

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Otake Dainich-nyorai engi emaki
(History of the Otake Buddha)

The Otake Dainichi-nyorai engi emaki is painted on three scrolls and in the possession of Kotakuji-Shozenin, the headquarters and training center of the Haguro Shugendo sect.
This emaki explains the origin of the Otake Dainichi-do, a sanctuary within the temple's compound enshrining Otake Dainichi Buddha. The scrolls depict the legend of the woman Otake, who is considered by Haguro Shugendo to be an incarnation of Dainichi Buddha.
This database, with digitized pictures of the emaki and Otake related resources, was created with the full support
- source : www.nichibun.ac.jp


- MORE about
. O-Take Nyorai 於竹大日 .
and a haiku by Kobayashi Issa

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Matsuo Basho and 出羽三山　羽黒町 - 手向の宿
正善院黄金(こがね)堂 and the remains of the home of his disciple Romaru 呂丸宅跡
- source : bashouan.com


. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. Haguro San 羽黒山 .
羽黒 出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .
- Introduction -

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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SHRINES - Kumano Taisha Izumo

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http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.jp/2011/03/shimane-prefecture.html

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Kumano Taisha 熊野大社 Kumano Shrine
Matsue
島根県松江市八雲町熊野2451
Izumo-no-kuni Ichi-no-miya Kumano Taisha

Since ancient times, Kumano Taisha Shrine has been known as Izumo-no-kuni Ichi-no-miya, which translates as the highest-ranking shrine in the Izumo region. It is located in a mountainous area approximately 15km south of central Matsue, from where it can be reached in 30 minutes by car. The vermillion Yakumo-bashi Bridge stretches over the clear waters of Iu River in front of the shrine, and there is a water basin where you can purify your body and mind before ascending the stone steps. The main hall in front of you in the middle of the grounds enshrines 'Kaburogi-kumano-no-okami-kushimikenu-no-mikoto', which is the honorific name for the God Susano-o-no-mikoto.


source :　www.google.co.jp

On the right side is Inada Shrine which is dedicated to Princess Inada-hime, whom Susano-o-no-mikoto saved from the 8-headed dragon Yamato-no-orochi and married according to Japanese mythology. On the left is Izanami Shrine dedicated to the Goddess Izanami, who was the mother of Susano and Goddess of creation. Kou Shrine and Inari Shrine also stand in the grounds along with other structures, such as Zuijin-mon Gate, Sanka-den Hall, the spiritual dance hall Mai-den and a resting place 'Kansui-tei'. The Sanka-den Hall is a unique structure with a thatched roof. All four walls are covered in cypress bark and it is surrounded on all sides by a veranda made from bamboo. Inside are two old-fashioned fire-kindling tools called hikiriusu and hikirikine. It is an important building used in the annual Sanka-sai Fire Festival and the inauguration ceremony of the Chief Priest of Izumo Taisha. Up to the modern day, the God of Kumano Taisha Shrine has been bringing the creative and harmonizing forces of prosperity and happiness into peoples' lives.

History
Kumano Taisha Shrine dates back to ancient times and was first recorded in the Nihon Shoki (720 AD) in the Empress Saimei chronicle (659 AD). In the ancient chronicles Izumo no kuni fudoki (733 AD) it is written that the shrine was located on Mt. Kumano (present day Mt. Tengu). The shrine appears as Kumano Nimasu Shrine in the Engishiki Jinmyo-cho Notebook (927 AD) and was also called Hinomoto-hidezome Shrine. Since ancient times, along with Izumo Taisha Shrine it has been revered as a grand shrine of the Land of Izumo. It was also deeply revered by the ancient imperial court, and rose from 3rd rank in 851 AD to 2nd rank in 867 AD.

In the middle ages the shrine was transferred from Mt. Kumano to the foot of the mountain. The shrine was divided into the upper shrine and lower shrine, and until the end of the Edo period the upper shrine was known as Kumano Sansha Gongen and the lower shrine was called Isemiya. It was worshipped at by ordinary people as a shrine for industrial promotion, good fortune and warding off evil. It was designated as a middle ranked shrine in 1871, and then as a top rank Grand National Shrine in 1916. However, its title was reduced from Taisha, meaning grand shrine, to Jinja (a normal shrine) in the shrine system reform of the Meiji Period. It was finally reinstated as a Taisha in 1978. In the sengu shrine rebuilding ceremony of the same year the buildings within the shrine grounds were reformed, and the Sukei-kai, an organization of local parishoners and believers across the country, was formed. Kumano Taisha Shrine has a deep connection with Izumo Taisha Shrine and Izumo Taisha's festival begins with receiving the holy fire (the spirit of Kumano Taisha's God) and the fire-kindling tools of Kumano Taisha. These implements are also used in the inauguration ceremony at Izumo Taisha and are presented every year at Kumano Taisha's Sankasai Fire Festival.

Prayer
saki mitama kushi mitama mamori tamai sakihai tamae.

- - - - - Main Rituals and Festivals
Hatsumode First Prayers of the New Year Jan 1st - 3rd
Setsubun Spring Festival, Feb 3rd, from 11:00 am
1st Day of Spring Risshun-risshi Festival, End of March
Migushi-sai Comb Offering Festival April 13th, from 10:00 am
Chojyu-sai Longevity Ritual, April 29th, from 11:00 am
Motomiya-sai (Climb to the original shrine), 4th Sunday in May, from 9:30 am
Summer Purification Oharae/Nagoshi Ritual, June 30th, from 4:00pm
Reitai-sai Grand Festival, October 14th, from 10:00 am
Sankasai Fire Festival, October 15th, from 10:00 am
- source : www.kumanotaisha.or.jp



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FUDO - Iwayado Tottori

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http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2014/09/iwayado-tottori.html

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Iwayadoo 不動院岩屋堂 Fudo-In Iwaya-Do



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鳥取県八頭郡若桜町
Iwayado, Wakasa, Yazu District


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One of the three famous "Nage-Ire Do" "Hall thrown into a cliff"
日本三大投入堂

- - - The other two are

. Mitoku San Sanbutsu-Ji 三徳山三仏寺 .
1010 Mitoku, Misasa, Tohaku District, Tottori

and

大分県宇佐郡　龍岩寺 Ryugan-ji, Oita,
大分県宇佐市院内町大門290−2 - Oita, Usa district
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- source : kanko.town.wakasa.tottori.jp

The hall is 13 meters high and 10 meters deep (into the cliff).
The width is 7 meters.

The hall was built in 806, in the precincts of a temple that was named
妙高山神光寺 Myoko-San, Jinko-Ji, a large temple complex with seven buildings.

The temple was re-build by Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉 around 1580 but then lost to fire, and only the Fudo Hall remained intact.
The present hall is said to have been dedicated during the early Kamakura period. It has been repaired in 1953 and is now an important cultural property 重要文化財 of Japan.

The famous carpenters from Hida built this hall.
. "Hida no Takumi"飛騨の匠 Hida's Master Builders. .


The region has been a sacred place of Shugendo since early times and there are waterfalls dedicated to Fudo Myo-O all around.
for example at Mount Fudo-yama, Aoya Village
鳥取市青谷町不動山


source :　ameblo.jp/kensakukennei

Kokubi Fudo Myo-O 黒皮不動明王"Fudo with black skin"
It is said that Kobo Daishi Kukai carved this statue himself when he was 32 or 33 years of age.
It is one of the three most famous Fudo Statues of Japan 日本三大不動明王.

. 日本三体不動尊 - Nihon Sandai Fudo Son .

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source :　blog.goo.ne.jp/wakaba1022

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Three waterfalls at Aoya village 青谷町 in Tottori

不動滝（ふどうだき）Fudodaki- Fudo Waterfall
湯原滝（ゆばらだき）Yubaradaki
妙円滝（みょうえんだき）Myoendaki
source :　www.city.tottori.lg.jp

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. - Join Fudo Myo-O on facebook - Fudō Myō-ō .

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .


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FUDO - Chuson-Ji Fudo Hall

LINK
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.jp/2010/02/hiraizumi-festivals.html

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Fudoo Doo 不動堂 Fudo Hall at Chuzon-Ji




source :　www.chusonji.or.jp/guide

This hall has been erected in 1977.
On the 28th of each month fire rituals for Fudo are held here.
The statue of Fudo Myo-O dates back to 1684, offered by the wish of the daimyo of Sendai, Date Tsunamura 伊達綱村 (1659 - 1719) for peace in the realm.

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja – Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .

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EDO - ninth lunar month saijiki

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The Ninth Lunar Month　九月 kugatsu - 長月　nagatsuki -
lit. "long month"

In the old lunar calendar of the Edo period

spring lasted from the first month to the third,
summer from the fourth month through the sixth,
autumn from the seventh month through the ninth,
winter from the tenth month through the twelfth.

. WKD : The Asian Lunar Calendar and the Saijiki .


. Edo Saijiki　江戸歳時記 .


source :　art.jcc-okinawa.net/okinawa/edonosiki


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Kanda Myoojin Matsuri 神田明神祭り Kanda Myojin Festival
on the 15th day of the ninth lunar month, now on May 15


source and photos :　kandamyoujin.or.jp/kandasai

The festival floats were richly decorated.

夏と秋二年に見せる金屏風
natsu no aki ninen ni miseru kinbyoobu

in summer and autumn
once every two years we see
the golden folding screens
Yanagidaru 71



In summer for the Sanno Festival and in autumn for the Kanda festival rich merchants put a golden folding screen in front or their shop, placed a wooden stand in front of it (sanpoo 三方) and put up some offerings of sacred rice wine (miki　お神酒) .

. Kanda Myoojin 神田明神, Kanda-myōjin - 神田神社 Kanda-jinja.


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