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21 Jan 2021

EDO - Edo no Hashi Bridges

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2020/05/edo-no-hashi-bridges.html

Edo no hashi bridges

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
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Edo no hashi 江戸の橋　the bridges of Edo

江戸学江戸の橋
鈴木理生 Suzuki Masao (1926 - 2015)

「橋」は「端」でもあり、異なる性格の地域と地域が接触する場所が「はし」であった。「橋」が架けられたことで、その両岸の「端」が「はし」でなくなり、広い地域を形成していく。水の都・江戸という大都会の生活に、橋はなくてはならない重要な都市施設だった。機械などのない時代、どんな道具や材料そして技術を使い橋は架けられたのか?江戸の橋の作られ方を徹底研究。江戸のモノづくりの技術と知恵が満載の1冊。
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第一章　隅田川の橋　1

1　両国橋と巨木　2
2　千住大橋と槇　27
3　新大橋と永代橋　46

第二章橋はどのように造られたか　63
1　江戸の橋づくりの技術　64
2　江戸の橋のメンテナンス　91
[コラム]橋番の実態

第三章　日本橋界隈の橋　107
1　江戸の水路と高橋　108
2　日本橋はいつできたか　125
3　「水」の条件　145
[コラム]橋の持（もち）

第四章　堀と橋　157
1　外濠の風景　158
2　堀川と舟入堀　178

第五章　銀座界隈の橋　195
1　京橋と銀座　196
2　木挽町と歌舞伎　211
3　数寄屋橋の埋め立て　229

第六章　橋の昔と今　237
1　明治の橋　238
2　水辺と橋の大きさ　249

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. hashi 橋 bridge .
and many Haiku to go !

論考江戸の橋―制度と技術の歴史的変遷
松村博

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- 日本橋 Nihonbashi -

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. Azumabashi 吾妻橋 .

. Bikunibashi 比丘尼橋 .

. Danjobashi 弾正橋 (Hachimanbashi 八幡橋) .

Edobashi 江戸橋 - later named . Nihonbashi bridge 日本橋 .

. Eitaibashi 永代橋 .

. Ikkokubashi (Ichikokubashi) 一石橋 .

. Imadobashi 今戸橋真乳山 Matsuchiyama .

. Kaiunbashi 海運橋 .

. Kanasugibashi　金杉橋 .

. Kappabashi かっぱばし/ かっぱ河 / 合羽橋 .

. Kasaibashi bridge 葛西橋 .

. Kijibashi 雉子橋 .

. Kyobashi 京橋 .

. Mannenbashi 萬年橋　/ 万年橋 .

. Nihonbashi 日本橋 "Japan Bridge" .　

. Ryogokubashi 両国橋 .

. Rokugobashi 六郷橋 .

. Ryukanbashi 龍閑橋 / Ryukan Sakurabashi 竜閑さくら橋 .
白旗橋 Shirahatabashi
西仲之橋 Nishi-Nakanohashi
今川橋 Imagawabashi
東中之橋 Higashi-Nakanohashi
地蔵橋 Jizobashi
火除橋 Hiyokebashi
九道橋 Kyudobashi
甚兵衛橋 Jinbeibashi
玉出橋 Tamadebashi

. Saiwaibashi 幸橋 .

. Senju Ohashi 千住大橋 .

. Shinbashi 新橋 (芝口橋 Shibaguchibashi) .

. Shin Ohashi 新大橋 .
later named 新両国橋 Shin Ryogokubashi　

. Shoheibashi 昌平橋 .

. Tokiwabashi (Jobanbashi) 常盤橋 .

. Toyomibashi 豊海橋 .

. Yanagibashi 柳橋 / 新柳橋 Shin-Yanagibashi .
Rivermouth Exit Bridge (Kawaguchi Deguchi no Hashi) / Spear Depository Bridge (Yanokura-bashi)
Spear Fortress Bridge (Yanoki-bashi)

. Yatsumibashi 八積橋 / 八ツ見橋 .

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- map of the famous bridges of Edo
- reference source : viva-edo.com... pdf -

- LONG list of all the bridges in Edo and Tokyo
- reference source : viva-edo.com/hasi...-

- Ukiyo-e list of bridges -
- check pages 2 till 10

江戸の橋と橋のない川 ... and rivers without bridges
- reference source : bn.shinko-web.jp... -
from the series 絵で見る江戸のくらし

東京（江戸）の橋
- reference : 19 modern bridges of Tokyo -

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東京の橋100選+100 |
紅林章央

隅田川 Sumidagawa
築地大橋?隅田川の新しい顔
佃大橋?橋梁技術の発展に貢献
勝鬨橋?国内最大の可動橋
中央大橋?セーヌ川との姉妹河川の記念碑
蔵前橋?幕府の米蔵があった
永代橋?震災復興で架けられた帝都の門
清洲橋?ライン川の風を感じて
新大橋?隅田川初の斜張橋
両国橋?武蔵と下総を結んだ橋
厩橋?ドイツ表現主義の傑作
駒形橋?駒形堂が由来の優雅な橋
言問橋?90年前に未来を先取り
吾妻橋?浅草の赤いランドマーク
白鬚橋?秀麗瀟洒な名作
新豊橋?現代隅田川の名橋
千住大橋?家康が隅田川に最初に架けた

23区内の歩道橋　

都心部 Central Tokyo
皇居正門鉄橋?本家二重橋
皇居正門石橋?日本初の西洋式石造アーチ橋
平川橋?江戸の風を感じる橋
竹橋?お堀に架かる優雅なアーチ
豊海橋?初のフィーレンデール橋
南高橋?明治の香り漂うトラス橋
鎧橋?未来を支えるインフラのかがみ
江戸橋?東京唯一　２連の鋼鉄製アーチ橋
日本橋?日本一の名橋、再び
西河岸橋?明治のレンガ橋脚
常磐橋?今も生きる文明開化
錦橋?初のバランストアーチ橋
一ツ橋?復興局型橋梁の代表
雉子橋?江戸を伝える橋 Kijibashi
三吉橋?三島由紀夫の名作の舞台
采女橋?橋の側面は市松模様
南門橋?離宮の玄関を彩る優美なアーチ
柳橋?欄干に残る江戸の粋
昌平橋?関東大震災前から生き続ける
浅草橋?浅草へ通じた長い歴史
万世橋?文明開化の象徴だった橋
聖橋?コンクリートアーチ橋の最高傑作
御茶ノ水橋?東京で最高の橋景色
円月橋?水戸黄門が架けた
四谷見附橋?ネオバロック様式のクラシック
曙橋?戦争から守り抜かれた
神宮橋?表参道から連続する動線
五輪橋?１９６４年のレガシー
西郷橋?三田用水の管きょが残る
目黒新橋?桜色に染まる橋
レインボーブリッジ?現代の東京を代表

鉄道の橋 Railway bridges

区部東部
枕橋?橋名も親柱も粋
法恩寺橋?墨東地区の名橋
八幡橋?初の国産鉄橋
白妙橋?日本唯一　ヒンジ付きランガー橋
木場公園大橋?明石大橋を支えた技術
萬年橋?亀はなぜぶら下げられたか
葛西橋?世界でたった一つ
清砂大橋?荒川に映えるシャープな外観
東京ゲートブリッジ?東京港のゲートを飾る恐竜
四ツ木橋?ＧＨＱに構造変更を命じられた
かつしかハープ橋?世界初のＳ字斜張橋
閘門橋?東京を代表する土木遺産
大杉橋?現代彫刻のような斜張橋

震災復興で架橋された江東区内のトラス橋

江戸川区の新中川に架かる橋

区部北・南部
田端ふれあい橋?世界最長の溶接橋梁
音無橋?クラシックな３連アーチ橋
中里橋?日本最初の鋼床版橋
千登世橋?東京環状道路事業のシンボル
羽田スカイアーチ?東京国際空港のランドマーク
大師橋?多摩川下流を彩る現代美
六郷橋?洪水と闘った
多摩川大橋?今も残る昭和史の縮図
丸子橋?新幹線の車窓に映るランドマーク
二子橋?90歳を過ぎても元気な現役橋

番外編

多摩 Tama
多摩水道橋?水道管を抱いた美しいアーチ橋
府中四谷橋?多摩川中流を飾る大型の斜張橋
是政橋?最先端技術を駆使した斜張橋
日野橋?大正期３大鈑桁橋の一つ
多摩大橋?現代彫刻のようなアーチ橋
大和田橋?焼夷弾から市民の命を守った
萩原橋?織物の街を伝える橋
南浅川橋?御陵の重厚な玄関
くじら橋?陸に上がった巨大鯨
旧牟礼橋?鳳凰が刻まれたレンガアーチ橋

多摩のレンガ道路橋

天王橋?北多摩に残る石橋供養塔と石橋
日光橋?国内最古のレンガ道路アーチ橋
多摩川橋?住民が架けた時代も
調布橋?青梅の赤橋を受け継ぐアーチ橋
万年橋?歴代日本最長支間長を誇った橋
和田橋?名橋の陰の立役者
奥多摩大橋?奥多摩の新しい景観
神代橋?欄干に梅の花　吉野梅郷を演出
奥多摩橋?珍しい魚腹トラス
御岳橋?長い歴史を持つ奥多摩の名橋
万世橋?上質な日本画の風景
中山橋?戦前の鋼アーチ橋の傑作
氷川大橋?渓谷をまたぐ重厚なアーチ橋
峰谷橋?奥多摩湖の主役
坪沢橋?スイスの名手に思いを込め
三頭橋?バスケットの柄を持つように
東秋留橋?国内屈指　６連のコンクリートアーチ橋
橘橋?多摩で最古の歴史
新矢柄橋?秋川渓谷のランドマーク

多摩の歩道橋

島しょ
十三社神社神橋?新島の宝、貴重な石造アーチ橋　
島しょの橋

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18 Jan 2021

FUDO - Suwazan Kawasaki

https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/05/fudo-suwazan-kawasaki.html

Fudo Suwazan Kawasaki

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼 .
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Suwazan Fudo 諏訪山不動
諏訪山 Suwazan 圓能寺 Enno-Ji 明王院 Myo-O In

神奈川県川崎市高津区諏訪 3-14-3 / Kanagawa, Kawasaki city, Takatsu ward, Suwa

The temple was founded in olden times, but not much is known about that.
It was re-built aroung 1610 by 良識 priest Ryoshiki.
In 1668 the temple was named 圓能寺 Enno-Ji (Enoji).

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- Homepage of the temple
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -

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Also on the following pilgrimages :
Nr. 30 on 玉川八十八ヶ所霊場 Tamagawa 88 Henro pilgrim temples
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Nr. 8 on 準西国稲毛三十三観世音霊場 Jun Saikoku Inage 33 Kannon Temples
. source: junsaigokuinage33kannon ... .

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This temple is Nr. 4 of the
. 武相不動尊二十八所
28 Fudo Temples in Musashino .

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .

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

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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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https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/05/fudo-suwazan-kawasaki.html

17 Jan 2021

FUDO - Ryudaiji Takatsu Hisamoto

https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/05/ryudaiji-fudo-hisamoto.html

Ryudaiji Fudo Hisamoto

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Ryudaiji Fudo 龍台寺不動 Fudo from Temple Ryudai-Ji
命府山 Seifuzan 理生院 Rio-In 龍台寺 Ryudai-Ji

川崎市高津区久本2-12-23 / Kanagawa, Kawasaki city, Takatsu ward, Hisamoto

The date of the founding is not quite clear, but it was first called
龍台院理生寺 Ryudai-In Rio-Ji.
In 1649, the name was changed to 理生院龍台寺.
In 1681, the building was restored.

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The main statue is 地蔵の坐像 a seated Jizo Bosatsu, 延命地蔵菩薩 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu.

Statue of Jizo Bosatsu in the garden.

There is a stone lantern offered by 長坂血鑓九郎 Nagasaka Chiyari Kuro in the compound.

In the compound is a hall for Bishamon, 毘沙門天堂.
A small statue of Bishamon, carved by 伝教大師 Dengyo Daishi , is venerated here.

. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 最澄伝教大師 (766 - 822) .

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- Resource about the temple
- source : omairi.club...

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This temple is Nr. 5 of the
. 武相不動尊二十八所
28 Fudo Temples in Musashino .

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .

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

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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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https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/05/ryudaiji-fudo-hisamoto.html

16 Jan 2021

GOKURAKU - Yushima Kannon

https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/09/yushima-kannon-shinjoin.html

Yushima Kannon Shinjoin

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. 江戸三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Edo
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Yushima Kannon 湯島観音
湯島聖天 Yushima Shoten 柳井堂 Yanagii-Do 心城院 Shinjo-In

東京都文京区湯島３丁目3-32-4 / Bunkyo ward, Yushima

Juichimen Kannon 十一面観世音菩薩 Kannon with eleven faces

The main deity of this temple is Daisho Kangiten 大聖歓喜天.
The temple belongs to the Tendai sect of Buddhism.
The temple used to belong to the 湯島天神 Yushima Tenjin shrine and was first called
Hoju Benzaiten Do 宝珠弁財天堂 Hall for Benzaiten.

In 1694, 宥海大僧都 Priest Yukai placed a statue of 歓喜天（聖天さま） Kankiten (Shoten) in the Benten Hall.
. Kankiten, Kangiten 歓喜天 Shoten, Ganesh .
The statue had been carved by 慈覚大師円仁 Priest Ennin.
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .

In the compound of the temple 心城院 Shinjo-In was the famous
yanagi no ido 柳の井戸 well of the willow tree

If the ladies washed their hair with this sacred water, their hair would become soft and shining -
at least in the legends of the Edo period.

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omamori お守り amulets

ema 絵馬 votive tablet

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : shinjyo-in... -

. Yushima 湯島 Yushima district 　 .

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This temple is Nr. 7 of the
. 江戸三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Edo

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon Bosatsu with 1000 Arms .

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https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/09/yushima-kannon-shinjoin.html

EDO - Daichi and Iwato district

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2020/05/daichi-replacement-land.html

daichi replacement land

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
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daichi 代地 government replacement land
kaechi 替え地 / daigaeshi, daitaichi 代替地 (だいたいち) replacement land

The Edo Bakufu government dedicated areas as daichi to be used for various public purposes.
Many were given to the various districts.
Some 町CHO districts built on this land later were called
Daichimachi 代地町（だいちまち） Daichi-machi.

kaechi 替え地 was land given in exchange to the owner when the land needed to be used for public purposes.
The land was taken from Daimyo yashiki 大名屋敷 estated, temples and shrines. Sometimes even the houses of normal citizens were taken and land given in exchange elsewhere.
Most often land was to be used as hiyokechi 火除地 fire barrier zones.

. taika 江戸の大火 Edo no Taika "Great Fires of Edo" .

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. Ryukancho daichi 龍閑町代地 Ryukan district .

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深川六間堀町代地牛込岩戸町 Fukagawa Rokkenbori Daichi Ushigome Iwatochō
now 新宿区岩戸町 Shinjuku Iwatocho

source : edo.amebaownd.com.. rokkembori ...

This district was founded in 1798.
In former times, it was part of 豊島郡野方領牛込村 Toshima district, Nogata, Ushigome village.
In 1797, after a great fire in Edo, it became a daichi 代地 replacement land for 深川六間堀町 Fukagawa Rokkenbori.
In 1798, it was named 深川六間堀町代地牛込岩戸町一～二丁目 Fukagawa Rokkenbori Daichi Ushigome Iwatocho, first and second sub-district.
Around 1675, it was part of 牛込肴町Ushigome Sakanamachi, where yoriki 与力 police inspectors lived. but in 1797, it became a hiyokechi 火除地 fire barrier zone.

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Ushigome Iwato cho 牛込岩戸町 Ushigome Iwato district

source : edo.amebaownd.com.. 牛込岩戸町 Ushigome-Iwatochō ..

Now part of 新宿区岩戸町 Shinjuku, Iwatocho, 神楽坂三、五丁目 Kagurazaka 3rd and 5th sub-district
The name refers to the legend of
. Amanoiwato, Ama no Iwato 天岩戸 cave where Amaterasu Omikami hid .
and the dance of 岩戸神楽 Iwato Kagura.
Around 1830, there were only 32 houses in the first sub-district and 77 in the second.
In 1868, it became part of 江戸府 Edo prefecture.
In 1878, it became part of 東京府牛込区 Tokyo prefecture, Ushigome ward.

. Ushigome 牛込 Ushigome district, Shinjuku .

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15 Jan 2021

HEIAN - kyozuka sutra mound legends

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kyozuka sutra mound legends

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kyozuka 経塚と伝説 Legends about a sutra mound

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A sutra mound (経塚, kyōzuka) is an archaeological site where sūtras were buried underground. In Japanese Buddhism, it is a type of good deed, and was done as a type of puja. ...
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For Japanese buildings, in 1007, Fujiwara no Michinaga built the oldest sutra mound at the summit of Kinpusen, a mountain range in Yamato Province. He did so because there was a sense of impending danger about the coming of mappō among the aristocracy, and he wanted to prepare for the coming of Maitreya and ensure that the sutras would be passed along to future generations.
In the middle of the 12th century, a monk who traveled around the country went around handing out copies of the sutras to the masses as a way of improving his spirit and puja.
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-- In various regions people chant a special spell invoking a deity, a strong giant or
a sutra mound （kyoozuka　京塚 Kyozuka) to make the earthquake stop soon.
. jishin　地震 Legends about Earthquakes .

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......................................................................................... Chiba 千葉県
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nana kyoozuka 七経塚 seven sutra mounds
There were seven sutra mound called 七経塚 Nana Kyozuka, but people forgot where they were located.
But if the farmers sowed seeds aruond them, the plants would be dead dry at harvest time.
- There are other places where Nana Kyozuka are known, maybe a variant of the
Shichifukujin 七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck.
Temple 龍経山妙正寺 Myosho-Ji is known for the Nana Kyozuka.
The legend dates back to 1260 and Saint Nichiren.
千葉県市川市北方町 4-2122 - reference : travel myoshoji-nakayama -

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四国中央市 Shikoku Chuo City 富郷町 Tomisato town

mayoke no kyoozuka 魔除けの経塚 sutra mound to ward of evil influence
On the road from 寒川 Samukawa to Tomisato there is 魔除けの経塚 a sutra mound to ward off evil.
After sunset this part of the road was very difficult to pass. Arount 1700 the ancestors of 松尾氏 the Matsuo clan erected this mound, burying many scrolls of the 般若経 Hanya Shingyo Sutra.
Through the power of these scriptures, the bad influence was subdued and people could now pass without fear or problems.
. Hanya Shingyo 般若心経 the Heart Sutra .

......................................................................................... Gifu 岐阜県
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揖斐郡 Ibi district 藤橋村 Fujibashi village

. yasha hebi 夜叉蛇 a demon serpent .

......................................................................................... Hiroshima 広島県
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三原市 Mihara city

. 経塚 "sutra mound" or 狂塚 "insanity mound" .

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鳳至郡 Fugeshi district 門前町 Monzen town

kyoozuka no matsu 経塚の松 the pine on the sutra mound
Near the kyozuka sutra mound at 暮坂 the Kuresaka slope in Susukino there was matsu 松の木 a pine tree. When they cut the tree down, blood began to flow from the cut of the tree.

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宮城郡 Miyagi district 利府町 Rifu town

Kariyasu Myojin 刈安明神 Kariyasu Myojin Deity
There was a swamp called 赤沼大明神 Akanuma Daimyojin where Suijin 水神 the Water Deity was venerated.
Once upon a time
a young female wandering ascet came to the village, wearing a crown, and asked to stay over night. but she could not find a villager to let her in, since she looked pregnant and ready to give birth.
The woman pleaded for a rest under the eaves outside. An old couple took pity and looked after her.
She gave birth beside the 経塚 sutra mound.
The child became a deity. Since it was born on a layer of Kariya grass, she got the name Kariyasu Myojin 刈安明神.
In this area grows a lot of high-quality Kariya grass and people use it to dye things yellow.
. kariyasu 刈安 (かりやす) Miscanthus tinctorius, kariya grass .

......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県

One of the seven wonders of Nagano:
A 経塚 sutra mound at the bottom of the lake, after the dragon had been exterminated.

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Nagano 南佐久郡 Minami-Saku district 小海町 Koumi town

. kyozuka no yoru no ame お経塚の夜の雨 rain in the evening at the sutra mound .

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Nagano 南佐久郡 Minami-Saku district 北相木村 Kita-Aiki village

Kumogafuchi no kyozuka くもが淵の経塚 Sutra mound at the Spider Riverpool
Upstream along 相木川 the river Aikigawa there is 白岩部落 a hamlet called Shiraiwa, where many fish lived.
Usually there were large spider webs and people did not go there.
But one day a man went there for fishing. The lord of the pool, 大蜘蛛 a huge spider, appeared, wound a thread around his leg and wanted to pull him inside. But thanks to his fishing rod being pulled in instead, the man was saved.
Afterthe villgers chanted Sutras by the riverside, the spider webs did not appear any more.
Now there is 経塚 a Sutra mound where they buried the scriptures to memorate the event.

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Nagano 下伊那郡 Shimoina district

. gorintoo 五輪塔 Gorinto grave marker with five layers .
When 五輪塔 the Gorinto grave marker of the temple was relocated, there was suddenly a lot of misfortune and illness at the temple.
When they asked a shaman for advise, they were told it was the curse of the Gorinto.
So they held special purifying rituals for the grave marker and all was well again.

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対馬市 Tsushima city

. Yamanba, Yamauba 山姥 mountain hag .
At the 経塚 sutra mound there were two kyomon ishi 経文石 sutra stones.
When the old mountain hag tried to move one of them, it started to rain fire and water and a strong wind blew.
The stones are still on the mountain of 佐須村 Sasumura village.

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那覇市 Naha city 首里区 Shuri ward

kyoozuka 京塚 Kyozuka (written with the character 京 for the capital.
. The Sutra Mound at Shuri castle .

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芳賀町 Haga town

. shirohebi 白蛇 White Serpent and Kukai Kobo Daishi .

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One of the seven wonders of Tokushima is the 経塚 Kyozuka, where the sutras copied by Kobo Daishi are buried.
. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .

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南置賜郡 Minami-Okitama district 中津川村 Nakatsugawa village

People should not climb on 経塚 the sutra mound.
The emperor 後醍醐天皇 Godaigo Tenno is said to be buried there.
On the mound grows misumigusa ミスミ草 liverwort, Hepatica nobilis.
This plant grows only in 佐渡 Sado Island in Japan.
. Godaigo 後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo-Tennō (1288 - 1339) .

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14 Jan 2021

FUDO - Botan Peony Fudo

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Botan Fudo Ibaraki

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Botan Fudo 牡丹不動尊 "peony Fudo"
道楽山 Dorakuzan 地蔵院 Jizo-In 永光寺 Eiko-Ji

茨城県古河市尾崎 954 / Ibaraki, Koga city, Osaki

- Chant of the temple
なにごとも　尾崎の寺のかんぜおん　たのむ姿ぞ　うつくしきかな

In 843, 無善和尚 priest Muzen started to live here.
In 1782, priest 宥覚 came here and renovated the temple.
In 1791, a 殿堂供養塔 special memorial tower was erected in honor of priest Muzan.
On top of the hill, after climbing many stairs, pilgrims can see a statue of Fudo Myo-O.
There are many peonies in the garden, more than 5000 plants, hence the name. When they start flowering in May, many people come to visit here.
Since 1987, the statue was called "Botan Fudo".

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shuin 朱印 stamp

- Homepage of the temple
- source : kita36fudo.com/ibaraki...

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. 北関東三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Northern Kanto .

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Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .

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13 Jan 2021

EDO - Ryukan area and bridges

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Ryukan Sakurabashi Bridge

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Ryukanbashi 龍閑橋 / Ryukan Sakurabashi Bridge 竜閑さくら橋
4 Chome-1 Nihonbashi Hongokucho, Chuo City Tokyo

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The bridge was constructed in 1985 as a part of Sumida Park.
The 169.5-meter long and 6-meter wide pedestrian bridge is built over the Sumida River to connect the Sumida side and the Taito side of Sumida Park. It has a smart design that blends in with the surroundings and is distinguished by a curve in the shape of an x. The design received the Tanaka Award from Japan Society of Civil Engineers in 1989.
Natural stones were used as the base stone and seasonal flowers are planted at the edges. In 1995, A sculpture made by the sculptor, Yoshio Hosoi, based on a design by the nihonga painter, Ikuo Hirayama, was installed on the bridge to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its construction. The more than 1000 cherry blossoms along both banks of the Sumida River can be enjoyed in in the spring and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in the summer.
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Ryukan Sakurabashi Bridge 竜閑さくら橋

歩行者専用橋 a special bridge for pedestrians over the river 日本橋川 Nihonbashigawa.
Conecting 大手町 Otemachi and 神田 Kanda.
Opened in 2018.
It is about 7 meters wide and 120 m long. The name refers to this old area of Edo, 竜閑（龍閑) Ryukan. A street between Nihonbashi and Kanda near Imagawabashi is where a man-made river called Ryukangawa once flowed.
It was dug out to serve as a fire break and also used to ferry supplies by boat, but was filled in after the war once distribution had shifted to transportation by car.

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Ryukangawa 竜閑川 River Ryukangawa

After 明暦の大火 the great fire of Meireki in 1657, many flat areas were provided to serve as shelters for fire prevention.
Canals were also built, for example the 神田八丁堀 Kanda Hachobori, later called 白銀町堀 Shiroganemachi-bori and then Ryukangawa.
In 1857, the river was filled in. In 1883 it was dug up again to provide a water transportation route for the growing population.
In 1948, it was filled in again with the rubble of the city after World War II.
In 1950 the filling was complete and the river disappeared.

Bridges across the river Ryukangawa :
龍閑橋 Ryukanbashi
白旗橋 Shirahatabashi
西仲之橋 Nishi-Nakanohashi
今川橋 Imagawabashi
東中之橋 Higashi-Nakanohashi
地蔵橋 Jizobashi
火除橋 Hiyokebashi
九道橋 Kyudobashi
甚兵衛橋 Jinbeibashi
玉出橋 Tamadebashi

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Ryukancho 龍閑町 Ryūkanchō district
It was established around 1600 and abolished in 1869.
Now 千代田区内神田二・三丁目 Chiyoda ward, Uchi-Kanda, second and third sub-district
Named after 井上龍閑 Inoue Ryukan from 駿府 Sunpu, who founded the town around 1600.
Ryukan is also written 立閑.
The father of Ryukan, 井上新左衛門 Inoue Shinzaemon, lived on the Northern side of 竜閑川 river Ryukangawa.
Ryukan was the son-in-law of 大老酒井讃岐守忠勝 and was the head of the accounting department. Since he did illegal things, he was executed.

The land between the bridge 和泉橋 Izumibashi over 神田川 the river Kandagawa and 美倉橋 the bridge (former 新シ橋 Atarashibashi) along 柳原土手 the riverbank Yanagihara were special daichi 代地 government areas, called 龍閑町代地 Ryukan cho daichi.
In 1869, the 代地 Daichi was merged with 鎌倉横町北側代地 Kamakura Yokocho Kitagawa Daichi
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Higashi-Ryukancho　東龍閑町 Higashi-Ryūkanchō

Established in 1869 and abolished in 1934.
千代田区岩本町三丁目4・5、7～9番、神田岩本町、東神田一・二丁目
Now Chioda ward, Iwamoto district and Kanda Iwamoto district and Higashi-Kanda
In 1872, the local people often called it 元誓願寺前 area around temple Seigan-Ji.

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. Iwamotochō 岩本町 Iwamotocho district .

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. Sumidagawa 隅田川 River Sumida .
A river which flows through Tokyo. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay.

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7 Jan 2021

FUDO - Konjiki Myohoji Ibaraki

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Konjiki Fudo Ibaraki

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Konjiki Fudo 金色不動尊 "Golden Fudo"
秋嶠山 Shukyozan 地蔵院 Jizo-In 妙法寺 Myoho-Ji

茨城県桜川市本郷13 / Ibaraki, Sakuragawa, Hongo

The temple was founded around 800, when a priest from temple 大慈寺 Daiji-Ji built a cottage and placed a Kannon with 1000 arms there.
He called his retreat 晶屋精舎 Akiya Shoja. Later priest 慈覚大師円仁 Jigaku Daish Ennin visited there and decided to renovate the retreat.
He placed a statue of 地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu, which he had carved himself.
The name was changed to 阿炬那摩山顕法憧園 Akiyamasan Kenhodo En.
Around 910, it was renamed 阿幾那摩山十輪院妙法寺 Jurin-In Myoho-Ji.
The buildings were lost to fire, but the statue of Jizo fled to the nearby swamp and was safe, now called
水縁地蔵尊 Suien Jizo Son.
Around 1090, 藤原範明 Fujiwara Noriaki made a vow to liberate 奥州 the Oshu region in Northern Japan. On the 16th day of the seventh month (lunar calendar) there was mando-e 満灯会 a ritual with lanterns on the top of the mountain to pray for safety.
Around 1460, the building was lost to fire again and in 1571 relocated to its present location in Hongo.
In 1649, Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu bestowed the land to the temple.

The temple houses sokushin butsu 即身仏 the living mummy of 舜義上人 Saint Shungi Shonin. Many people come to venerte it.
. sokushinbutsu, the Living Mummies of Japan .

The statue of Fudo Myo-O in the main hall is more than 60 cm high and very impressive.
On each side is one of the doji 童子 attendants of Fudo.
People come here to pray for hissho kaiun 必勝開運 certain victory and shogan joju 諸願成就 fullfillment of all wishes.

- Chant of the temple
むらさきの　くも井もりくる　がくの音を　妙なる法の　庭にきくかな
murasaki no kumo imori kuru gaku no oto o myoo naru hoo no niwa ni kiku kana

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omamori お守り amulets

- reference of the temple
- source : kita36fudo.com/ibaraki...

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

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This temple is Nr. 33 of the
. 北関東三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Northern Kanto .

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .

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

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