LEGENDS - jintoku divine blessing

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jintoku divine virtue legends

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jintoku (shintoku) 神徳 divine virtue, divine blessing
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御神徳とは
神の功徳、威徳であり、これを戴くことをご利益と言います
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kudoku 功徳 merit
itoku 威徳 prestige
goriyaku ご利益 benefit

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Jintoku Inari Jinja 神徳稲荷神社 Jintoku Inari Shrine
鹿児島県鹿屋市新栄町1771-4 / 1771-4 Shineicho, Kanoya, Kagoshima

Best known are the transparent glass shrine gate, the tunnel of over 100 red shrine gates, and its large rock said to help people find the loves of their lives.
Another popular feature of the shrine are the ema (votive tablets) shaped like the faces of Inari foxes.
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jintoku (shintoku) 神徳 divine virtue, divine blessing

If people cut the trees of chinju no mori 鎮守の森 a sacred forest, the shintoku 神徳 divine blessings for the people living close by will be reduced.
Families who own a forest nearby will decline, if they cut too many trees in their forest.
. chinjugami　鎮守神 tutelary deities .

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Fuji no Jintoku 富士の神徳 blessings from Mount Fujisan

Two springwaters on the top of Mt. Fuji are called
Kinmei-sui and Ginmei-sui (Gold water and Silver water).
kinmeisui 金明水 Gold Water
The water is put in bottles and carried home.
The water will never grow bad.
Even during kanbatsu 旱魃 a strong drought the wells will not dry out.
Putting paper in the bottle will make it a powerful amulet.

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....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県 .....
南あわじ市 Minami-Awaji city

Manai no jintoku 真名井の神徳 the divine blessing of Manai
When the people of 淡路津名郡沼島 Nu Island in the Tsuna District of Awaji begun to dig a well,
they came to a bedrock layer harder then iron and they could not go on.
But from the well near Hashimangu Sha 八幡宮社 the Hachiman Shrine there came clear water that more than 1000 families could not exhaust.
This is due to the 神徳 Jintoku divine blessing of 八幡宮の三女神真名井 the three female deities of the Hachiman Shrine in Manai.
. Munakata Sannyoshin 宗像三女神 the "Three Female Kami of Munakata." .

真名井神社（まないじんじゃ、眞名井神社） - 島根県松江市山代町 Shimane, Matsue city, Yamashiro town
source : wikipedia




....................................................................... Kochi 高知県 .....
吾川郡 Agawa district いの町 Ino town

. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake legends .
A man was almost swallowed by daija 大蛇 a huge serpent, but he used his ax and run away.
There are many similar stories from this mountain road.
Sometimes the serpent hangs in a tree and swallows a man from above.
Pepole whe carry an amulet from 金毘羅 the Konpira Shrine are never attacked.
. Konpira no Miya 金刀比羅宮 in Kagawa .
金刀比羅宮神徳史 History of Jintoku from Konpira Shrine




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. Aburahi Jinja 油日神社 Aburahi Shrine .
the main shrine of Koga where 御神徳 Go Shintoku is held in great respect。




....................................................................... Shimane 島根県 .....
簸川郡 Hikawa district 大社町 Taisha town

- 出雲国日御碕大神宮竜蛇神徳記 Records of Jintoku at the Great Shrine in Hinomisaki, Izumo no Kuni -
. ryuuja 竜蛇と伝説 Legends about Ryuja - a Dragon Serpent .
Sometimes Ryuja 竜蛇 a dragon serpent, meseenger of ryuujin 竜神 the Dragon Deity, appears.
Therefore there are no fires and no drought in Hinomisaki.
At 日御碕神社 the Shrine Hinomisaki Jinja there is a special festival from the 11th to the 17th of October.
During that time the sea is wild and ryuuja 竜蛇 a dragon serpent appears.
. Hinomisaki 日御碕 and Izumo Kaido Highway .

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TEMPLE - Daichiin Fudo Kasuya

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Daichiin Fudo Kasuya

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　Daichi-In 大智院 - Kasuya
金照山 Kinshozan　大智院 Daichiin / （清水寺大智院 Kiyomizudera Daichi-In）

知多市南粕谷本町1-196 / Aichi Chita Minami-Kasuya Honmachi


The main statue is めがね弘法 Megane Kobo with glasses / 身代わり大師 Migawari Kobo Daishi

. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 Kobo Daishi Kukai .

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馬頭観音（お前立） Bato Kannon with a Horse Head (o-Maedachi)

The side statue is of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

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shuin 朱印 stamp

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- Homepage of the temple
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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -
Setsubun 節分 with throwing beans is quite famous.

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. 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 .

. Daichi-In 大智院 Mie .
三重県桑名市長島町西外面, Kuwana, Nagashima town, Nishidomo
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.......................................................................... Aichi 愛知県　
知多郡 Chita district 旭村 Asahi village

hoogyoku 宝玉 precious jewel
During a great drought, the head priest of 大智院 the Temple Daichi-In splashed the ink from his suzuri 硯 ink stone
on the hoogyoku 宝玉 precious jewel in a special amagoi 雨乞い rain ritual.
Indeed, soon it begun to rain very strong.
. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .




.......................................................................... Nagasaki 長崎県　
佐世保市 Sasebo city

tento iwa 巓頭岩 boulder at the top of the mountain
In the compound of 大智院 the Temple Daichi-In there is a huge boulder called 巓頭岩 Tento Iwa.
Once upon a time, a daija 大蛇 huge serpent had wrapped its body around this boulder seven times.
Nearby is a pond where the serpent lived.
Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo 鎮西八郎為朝 killed the serpent.
. Minamoto no Tametomo 源為朝 (1139 – 1170) .


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LEGENDS - Ryuja, ryuda dragon serpent

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ryuja dragon serpent legends

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ryuuja 竜蛇と伝説 Legends about Ryuja / Ryuda - a Dragon Serpent

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
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. shirohebi / hakuja 白蛇と伝説 Legends about white serpents .

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Ryuuda Jinja 龍蛇神社/ りゅうだじんじゃ
Ryuda Shrine / Ryudashin Shrine
長崎県壱岐市芦辺町瀬戸浦 / Nagasaki, Iki city, Ashibe town, Setoura It is located on 竜神崎　Cape Ryujin in Ngasaki.

The shrine was built in 1895, with a Ryuja gift from 出雲神社 the Izumo Shrine.
It stands high up with a beautiful view down the ocean.
Nearby is the beach 龍蛇浜 Ryudahama, where many stones in the form of dragon scales are washed on the beach.

On the beach is 壱岐神社 Shrine Iki Jinja
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Some say 竜蛇 Ryuja is a white serpent with ears.

tatsukuchinawa, tatsu kuchinawa 竜蛇 / タツクチナワ dragon serpent
The origin is seen at 出雲神社 the Grand Shrina at Izummo
. Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 - Shimane .


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巻市 Ishinomaki 鮎川浜 Ayukawahama

. Senninzawa no hebi 仙人沢の蛇 the serpent from Sennin Swamp .




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During 神在祭 the Kamiari Festival in Autumn, there is often very bad weather.
On the next day, 竜蛇 a Ryuja white serpent is sometimes washed on the beach.
The person who finds it brings if to the Shrine.
The serpent is seen as a messenger from Ryuuguu 竜宮 the Ryugu Dragon Palace.
In such a year there will be a rich harvest and a good catch of fish.
. ryuuguu 竜宮 the Ryugu Dragon Palace .

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Shimane 松江市 Matsue city 鹿島町 Kashima town / 佐太神社 Sada Jinja 佐陀社

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Sada Shrine
Along with Izumo Taisha and Kumano Taisha, Sada Shrine is one of the main shrines in Shimane.
The gods that are enshrined here keep a watchful eye over the local area, and protect it from misfortune.
It is said that from the time when the spirit of Izanami was brought here from Mt. Hiba, the gods have been coming here in the 10th month of the lunar calendar (the same time they descend on Izumo Taisha), to meet Izanami, the "mother" of the gods.
The shrine holds festivals and various rituals to welcome the gods here, and is well known around the country as being one of the places that hosts the myriad of gods.
The main god of the shrine, Sada-no-okami, is said to be Sarutahiko, the god who was worshipped as the god of the sun before the birth of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
It is said that Sarutahiko lived in the world Ame-no-yachimata which is located between the celestial plains and the earth. As such, he was considered the guiding light between heaven and earth. It is said that he was a large god, standing at over 10 metres with shining red eyes and a long nose. Getting there: Take the bus bound for Etomo/Kataku/Kora from Matsue Sation. You can also get on the bus outside the prefectural office, the kenmin kaikan citizens hall or Shiomi Nawate. Get off at Sada jinja-mae and cross the bridge.
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. Sarutahiko no Ookami 猿田彦大神 the Great Deity Sarutahiko .

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To the North-West of the Shrine 佐太神社 Sada Jinja there is a small inlay, 恵曇湾 the Etomo wan.
A priest named 板橋 Itabashi was on duty to get 竜蛇 a Ryuja white serpent from there.
Recently the fishermen from Etomo and Shimane find it from September till November.
Fishermen place it on sea weed and make an offering at the tokonoma 床の間 alcove in their home.
After that they bring it to the Shrine 佐太神社 Sada Jinja.
Sometimes some sacred letters can be seen as a pattern on its fins.
To catch such a fish will bring good luck and good business to the community.

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Ryuja sama 竜蛇さま
This 白蛇 small white serpent named Ryuja Sama is venerated at the Shrine 佐太神社 Sada Jinja, at Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 the Great Shrine at Izumo and at 日御碕神社 the Shrine of Hinomisaki.
It is the messenger of ryuuoo 竜王 Ryu-O the Dragon King.
Before Ryuja Sama comes, the weather turns bad and a storm comes.
The fisherman who catched the Ryuja will become rich.
. Hinomisaki Shrine 日御碕神社 .

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Shimane 八束郡 Hatsuka district 美保関町 Mihonoseki town / 美保神社 Miho Jinja

ryuuja shin, ryuujashin 竜蛇神 Ryuja Deity
The Shrine 美保神社 Miho Jinja is located at the town Mihonoseki.
Around 1865, two 竜蛇 Ryuja white serpents were made as offerings.
The female was given to the village 冨益村 Tomimasu.
The male was given to Mihonoseki town. It is now venerated at 美保神社 the Shrine Miho Jinja.

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美保神社 Miho Jinja
The head shrine of Ebisu, a god with deep connections to the sea and music
Miho Shrine is located in a port, with Miho Bay unfolding before it and the scent of the ocean drifting through it.
The stone paving that lies in front of the shrine's torii gate turns pale blue when dampened by rain, and is known as Aoishidatami-dori (lit. "the blue-stone-paved street").
The streetscape is reminiscent of ancient times.
A god with a deep connection to music is deified at the shrine, and concerts dedicated to the god are also held on the shrine grounds.
It is said that worshippers will be blessed with better fortune if they visit Miho Shrine in conjunction with visiting another shrine, Izumo Taisha, so by all means, make your way to both. Miho Shrine enshrines the god of maritime safety, large fishing catches and business prosperity.

The shrine's cute wooden votive plaques are also popular, so why not write your wishes on one and offer it at the shrine?
(Incidentally, Miho Shrine is the head shrine of more than 3,000 Ebisu shrines nationwide.)
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. Ebisu えびす / 　恵比寿　 .
Ebisu is one of the seven gods of good luck.

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. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

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TEMPLE - Noma Daibo Omidoji Fudo

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Noma Daibo Fudo Chita

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Nomadaibo 野間大坊 Noma Daibo - Omido-Ji - Chita
鶴林山 Kakurinzan 無量寿院 Muryoju-In 　大御堂寺 Omido-Ji

知多郡美浜町野間東畠50 / Aichi 50 Higashibatake, Noma, Mihama-cho, Chita-gun

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Noma Daibo 野間大坊
Noma Daibo, or formally named Omidoji Temple, is a temple belonging to the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Its history dates back to the era ruled by Emperor Tenmu in the middle of the 7th century.
Noma Daibo
is famous as the place where Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the father of Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, was killed unarmed when he was taking a bath. In 1159, Yoshitomo was defeated by the Taira clan in the Heiji Rebellion and escaped from Kyoto, heading for the east via Mino province and Chita Peninsula. In the village of Noma, Yoshitomo stayed at the residence of Osada Tadamune, Yoshitomo's retainer Kamata Masakiyo's father-in-law, who betrayed Yoshitomo for the reward from the Taira clan and killed him in the bathroom.
In the precinct is Yoshitomo's grave,
which is surrounded by wooden swords, as it is said that Yoshitomo's last words were
"If only I had a wooden sword, I wouldn't have been killed."
It is also believed that one who dedicates a wooden sword here will have his prayer answered.
The Blood Pond,
where the betrayers washed Yoshitomo's head, and the ruins of the bathroom also remain in the precinct.
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. chinoike, chi no ike 血の池 と伝説 Legends about "blood ponds" .

. Osadagani Osada crabs 長田蟹, Osadagai 長田貝 Osada shells .
and the curse of the Osada and Heike family.

. Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源の義経 (1159 - 1189) .

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kidachi 木太刀 large wooden sword - memorial
In memory of Yoshitomo.



It is said that Minamoto no Yoshitomo was killed unarmed while taking a bath at a hot spring.
His grave in Aichi Prefecture is surrounded on all sides by wooden swords (bokuto), as by legend his last words were
"If only I had even a bokuto (bokutō　木刀) ...".

源義朝の最期 : 「我れに木太刀の一本なりともあれば」
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shuin 朱印 stamp

omamori お守り amulets

ema　絵馬 votive tablet

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

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LEGENDS - Mitsumine sama

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Mitsumine Sama Legends

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Mitsumine Sama 三峯様 Legends about the Mitsumine Deity
Mitsumune San ミツムネサン / O-Inu sama お犬さま
山住様 Yamazumi Sama / 山住神社 Yamazumi Jinja



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三峯様(三峯さま)のお仮屋　北安曇郡小谷村
Kita-Azumi district, Otani village
「境ノ宮」に関連した「塩の道」のサイトを見ている中で、「三峯様」を見つけました。場所は「天神道コース」で、国道148号「塩坂トンネル」の上です。「雪国仕様」とでも言うのでしょうか。形は違いますが、正(まさ)しく三峯社の「お仮屋」です。私が知る限りでは、諏訪からは、塩尻の「南熊井諏訪社」境内にある三峯社が"北限"でした。これが、一気に小谷村まで延びてしまいました。
もうジッとしていられません。
小倉明神の薙鎌を見た帰りに寄ってみました。車でも行けそうでしたが、「塩の道」のさわりだけでも、と国道から歩くことにしました。結構な坂ですが、日の傾きから持ち時間を往復30分と制限したので無理を押してペースを上げました。
茶屋跡や
水飲み場もある峠のような場所でした。「三峯様」の標識があるので、さらに鞍部から高みを登ります。見通しは利きませんが、尾根筋の突端と言った場所に出ました。チョッとした広場があり、其の奥に三棟並んでいました。すでに写真で馴染んでいたので、「オー、これは！」という感動がないのが残念でした。奥には石祠がありますが、銘がないので祭神の手掛かりはつかめませんでした。
観察すると、左へ順に古くなっています。一年毎に一棟づつ更新するのでしょうか。見るだけの者にとってはカヤ(ワラ)を束ねた「電気コードが残念」ですが、三年の耐久性を考慮すればやむを得ないでしょう。
写真は
右側の三峯様です。口元から、扁平な石だけが置かれているのが覗けました。入口上に杉葉が下がっているのが、"塩尻系"と言えましょうか。代表して屋根の傾斜に沿って測らせてもらいました。2.45ｍありますから、高さは約2.3mとしました。
中央の三峯様には、
御札が三枚確認できました。その一つは「三峯神社祈祷之□」とある木札で、"表書き"に「島 塩坂　三峯講社御中」と書いてあります。
帰り際に、「島温泉」の前を通ってここに来たのを思い出しました。改めて地図を見ると「島」があります。字の大きさが同じなので、大字（おおあざ）「島」ではなく、"同格"の「島と塩坂」講社になりました。
現在、
御札が確認できるのは真ん中の棟だけです。三峯だから三棟・三講社あった時の名残・御札を安置するのは２年目の棟など、三棟並んでいる理由を考えてみました。いずれも決め手に欠きますから、これは土地の人に確認するしかないでしょう。
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. Mitsumine Jinja 三峰神社 Mitsumine Shrine .
Chichibu, Saitama



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. yama-inu, yamainu　山犬、豺 "mountain dog" / ookami 狼 Okami, wolf legends .
Once there was a woman that doubted the existance of yamainu 山犬 the mountain dog as deity.
One morning when she opened the door, there was a large yamainu standig in front of her.
He had come to show her that Mitsumine Sama was very real.
She was told to put some tea offerings on the kamidana 神棚 shelf of the Gods.　
When she did so, the Yamainu disappeard.

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.......................................................................　Aichi 愛知県 .....
新城市 Shinshiro city // 山住様

. O-Tora-Gitsune お寅狐 / おとら狐 a Fox named Tora (Tiger) .
and Yamazumisama 山住様 /ヤマズミサマ "Deity living in the mountains"




.......................................................................　Chiba 千葉県 .....
夷隅郡 Izumi district 御宿町 Onjuku town

ミツミネサマ Mitsumine Sama / 三峯様
On the second day of March, Mitsumine Sama goes to 出雲 Izumo.
If people work on this day, they will have a very strange death soon.
Mitsumine Sama comes back on the fourth.




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

三峯山　/ 三ッ峰山 Mitsumineyama, Mitsumuneyama - 1131 m high
長野県東筑摩郡麻績村麻5889-1 / Omi, Higashi-Chikuma District, Nagano

A painting of a dog is venerated as Mitsumine san to ward off theft.
But there was one family, which had placed a painting in its storehouse, and yet- a thief went in there.
The family prayed to Mitsumine San to kill the thief.
When they looked again into the storehouse, they found their son dead in there.

Is someone is bewitched, it is best to have kitoo 祈祷 a an exorcist ritual.
Another way is to pray to 三峯様 Mistumine Sama and 山住様の山犬 the mountain dog of Yamazumi Sama.
Fire and smoke can also be used.

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阿智村 Achi village / 山住様

Sometimes a person gets bewitched by a fox.
He might say: "Give me sake 酒 rice wine. Give me abura-age 油揚げ fried Tofu."
To heal the person paper is stuffed in a gun and then shot.
An amulet of 三峯様 Mitsumine Sama can be placed at the entrance of the home.
. abura-age 油揚げと伝説 Legends about fried tofu .

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Nagano 飯田市 Iida city // 山住様

. kudashoo クダショー, kudasho クダショ Kudasho Fox .
A person bewitched by a Kudasho Fox can be calling in a loud voise or keep talking all night.
He might also get up and shake his hands all night.
A simple case can by cured by kitoo 祈祷 a Shamanistic Kito ritual.
A severe case needs to go to the Shrine of Mitsumine Sama and get a paper amulet from 山住様 Yamazumi Sama to place at the entrance.
Soon a Yamainu will come and chase the Kudasho Fox away.

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伊那市 Ina city

Mitsumine Sama 三峯様

To place ofuda 御札 an amulet of Mitsumine Sama on the blanket of a sick person in bed, it helps to cure.
To put an amulet of Mitsumine Sama in the roof, it helps keep the house safe.

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上伊那郡 Kami-Ina district

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
Once a grandpa was possessed by a fox. He got a stomach ace and fell to the ground.
They placed an amulet of Mitsumine Sama on his back.
He got up and run away. then he fell down and was normal again.

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. kudagitsune クダ狐, クダギツネ と伝説 Legends about the "pipe fox" .
Once a family member was possessed by kuda クダ a pipe fox.
The possessed person did not like much food and did not like to watch the family eat. He also did not like to work any more.
The family called a priest for exorcism rituals.
Sometimes it helps to put an amulet from Mitsumine Sama under the matress.

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A person possessed by a kudagitsune クダギツネ pipe fox wanted to eat abura-age 油揚げ fried tofu. If people show him an amulet from Mitsumine Sama he will be healed.

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南佐久郡 Minami-Saku district 川上村 Kawakami village

O-Inu sama お犬さま
When people get an amulet of 三峯様 Mitsumine Sama and place it at the entrance of the home, an ill person will be healed.

.......................................................................　Saitama 埼玉県 .....

O-Inu sama お犬さま
A family built a small Shrine for 三峯様 Mitsumine Sama in the garden.
When their dog saw it first, he run there, showed his fangs and howled and then run away with his tail between the legs., into his dog hut, trembling all over.
People who venerte O-Inu Sama will not be troubled by rabbits.




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浜松市 Hamamatsu city 天竜区 Tenryu ward // 山住様

A girl had gotten married and now lived in the house of her husband.
Sometimes she came back home, and at night a dog usually accompanied her all the way home.
When she put some food out for the dog, he did not eat it.
They say the dog is the messenger of 山住様 Yamazumi Sama.

山住神社 Shrine Yamazumi Jinja
静岡県浜松市天竜区水窪町山住230

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磐田郡 Iwata district 水窪町 Misakubo town // 山住様

. クダショー Kudashoo Fox and O-Inusama お犬様 .




.......................................................................　Yamanashi 山梨県 .....

ミツムネサン Mitsumune san
The money placed in the kura 蔵 store house became less and less.
The family prayed to Mitsumine San to get rid of the thief.
When they looked again into the storehouse, they found their son dead in there.

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下九一色村 Shimo-Kuishiki village

ミツムネサン Mitsumune san
A family had placed an amulet from 三峰様 Mitsumine San in their store house.
The neighbour's wife came at night to borrow some rice, but then went into the store house to steal it.
But there was a strong 山犬 Yamainu at the entrance and she did not dare to go out.
Next morning the family found her. The Yamainu was gone.

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Yamanashi 下曽根村 Shimo-Sonemura village

Mitsumune San ミツムネサン
The family had a small Shrine for Mitsumine San in the back of their storehouse.
One evening a burglar came and stole the tanmono 反物 fabrics.
Next morning they found them at the gate of the temple 実成寺 Jissei-Ji in the next village.
This must have been the beneficial deed of Mitsumine San.

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TEMPLES - Yojuin Kannon Sakuragi

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Yojuin Kannon Sakuragi

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Yoojuin 養壽院 / 養寿院 Yoju-In - Sakuragi
東叡山 Toeizan 養壽院 Yojuin
笠森稲荷 Kasamori Inari

台東区上野桜木1-15-3 / Taito ward, Ueno, Sakuragi

The statue of 准提観音 Juntei Kannon 准胝観音.

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

This is a sub-temple of the famous 寛永寺 Temple Kanei-Ji in Ueno.
. Temple Kanei-Ji 寛永寺 Ueno .

The temple Joyu-In was founded in 1636 by 権大僧都廣海 Priest Hiromi.

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. Kasamori Inari 笠森稲荷 Inari Fox Shrine .
The famous beauty of the Edo period, Kasamori O-Sen (1751～1827） 笠森お仙, is worshipped at the Kasamori Shrine.

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : tendaitokyo.jp/jiinmei/yojyuin
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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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LEGENDS - Empress Jingu Kogo

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Jingu Kogo Legends

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. funadama, funatama 船玉 / 船霊 / 船魂 guardian deity of a boat .
The fact that protector deities of ships and boats are female goes back to 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo.

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An old stone mason tells this story:
In former times the area of 豊前の国 Nagato no Kuni and 豊前の国 Buzen no Kuni (both in Fukuoka and Oita) was connected by a place called 穴門 Anamon, now in Nagato. It was also written 穴戸 Anato.
When 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo took the army to Korea, part of the land was cut away to make place for the war ships to pass.
Anamon refers to Kanmon Kaikyo 関門海峡 the Kanmon Strait.

.......................................................................　Chiba 千葉県 .....

Sumiyoshi no Kami 住吉の神， Funadama no Kami 船玉の神
In 房総 Boso (old name for Chiba), 住吉の大神 the great Kami of Sumiyoshi is venerated as 船玉神 Funadama no Kami.
神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo during her war in Korea venerted this deity. All the Kami came to her help and produced a favorable wind. When she was back in Japan, she verneated the Kami at 摂津住吉 Settsu Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka. . Sumiyoshi Jinja 住吉神社 Shrine legends .




....................................................................... Fukui 福井県 .....
Fukui 三方町 Mikata town

. u 鵜 cormorant .
神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo is venerated at 常神社 the Shrine Tsune Jinja,
which was the original Shrine named 常宮神社 Jogu Jinja in Tsuruga.
Woman come to pray here for an easy birth.
When 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo had to wait here for favorable winds and during that time gave birth to a son.
She buried the son in the sand of the beach and soon went on to Korea.
The local u 鵜 cormorants took care of the baby and warmed it with their feathers.

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Jogu Shrine

Affectionately known by locals as "Osan no Jogu-san," the shrine of childbirth, this shrine features an abundance of natural beauty that changes from season to season, such as plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, and fall colors.
After Empress Consort Jingu safely gave birth here to the imperial prince who would go on to become Emperor Ojin, she became revered as the deity of safe childbirth.
Empress Consort Jingu was the empress of Emperor Chuai, the enshrined deity of Kehi Jingu Shrine, so Jogu Shrine and Kehi Jingu Shrine are thought of as husband and wife, with Jogu Shrine considered the rear shrine of Kehi Jingu Shrine.
Every July, the enshrined deity of Kehi Jingu Shrine, Emperor Chuai, crosses the sea in a mikoshi portable shrine boat to visit his wife, Empress Consort Jingu, at Jogu Shrine, where she is enshrined, in a romantic Shinto rite. Because of the location, and because Empress Consort Jingu was said to have prayed for safe navigation before the legendary ancient conquest of the Korean peninsula, this shrine is also considered a protector shrine for voyages and fishing.
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Fukui 敦賀市 Tsuruga city

mumei zuka 無名塚 a mound without name
In former times, Kobo Daishi passed here on his pilgrimage and cut himself some hashi 箸 chopsticks
from the wood of タモの木 an ash tree (Fraxinus mandshurica). After the meal he stuck the chopsticks into the ground and they begun to grow into a large tree.
When 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo passed here she buried many people here who had died during her war.
They also put the weapons and armour of the soldiers into the mound.




.......................................................................　Fukuoka 福岡県 .....

Sumiyoshi Daimyojin 住吉大明神

When 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo was on her way to war with Korea,
the deity 住吉大明神 Sumiyoshi Daimyojin appeared to her as an old man.
He told her to take kanju manju 干珠満珠 the tide jewels for a safe journey.
She would get the jewels from Azumi no Isora, who worked as her general during the war.
. Azumi no Isora 阿曇磯良 .
. kanju manju 干珠満珠 the tide jewels .




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三原市 Mihara city 幸崎町 Saizaki town

ukidai 浮鯛 a floating sea bream
神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo poured some sake rice wine on a tai 鯛 sea bream and the animal started floating.
There is now a Shrine, 浮鯛神社 Ukidai Jinja, in this place.

1-11-19 Saizakinoji, Mihara, Hiroshima - Ukidai Jinja
. tai 鯛 sea bream .




....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県 .....
宝塚市 Takarazuka city

takara zuka 寶塚 a mound full of treasures
This name refers to the treasures burried by 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo.
If people find something worth picking up on this mountain, they will be lucky.




.......................................................................　Kochi 高知県 .....
幡多郡 Hata district 大月町 Otsuki town

. Kaijin 海神 God of the Sea .
A woman should never go aboard a ship alone.
Once 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo was on a ship alone,
Kaijin 海神 the God of the Sea became angry and caused a storm.
The Empress had to throw her body into the water.




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Sankan-seibatsu (the conquest of three countries in old Korea) (三韓征伐)
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Sankan-Seibatsu (the conquest of three countries in old Korea)
was written in the war affairs of the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan), on the military expeditions against Silla (pronounced "Shiragi" in Japanese: Kingdom of ancient Korea) by the Empress Jingu who was a descendant of Prince Amenohiboko of Silla. After Silla surrendered, two remaining countries from the three (Paekche [pronounced "Kudara" in Japanese: Kingdom of ancient Korea] and Koguryo [pronounced "Kokuri" in Japanese: Kingdom of ancient Korea]) surrendered to Japanese authority, one after another; so, this war affair came to be known as the Sankan-Seibatsu.
However, in some cases it was called the "Conquest of Silla."
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Susa Shrine 須佐神社 / 須佐大宮

30 Sadacho Susa, Izumo, Shimane

When 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo passed here, she performed a dance.
The song read Han Nan Mo Hi Ten No
「はん（拝）なん（南）もう（方）ひい（日）てん（出）のう（邦）」.
This is a Buddhist prayer song and helps to keep favorable winds, warding off rain.




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和歌山市 Wakayama city

玉津島 Tamatsushima Island is the place where 神功皇后 Empress Jingu Kogo on her trip to Korea
found nyoi-ju 如意珠 a wish-fulfilling jewel coming up from the waters.
. nyoi hooju 如意宝珠 Wishfulfilling Jewel .



On this very small princess Daruma doll there is only one of these jewels.
The three jewels remind us of the Korean war of Empress Jingu, which was favoured by a strong wind
called "Treasure of Ebb and Tide" (kanju manju 干珠満珠).

玉津島神社 Shrine Tamatsushima Jinja

Wakayama, Wakauranaka, 3-4−2

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