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23 Jan 2022

TEMPLE - Saichoji Fudo Himi

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Saichoji Fudo Himi

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Saichooji 西長寺 Saicho-Ji - Himi
三王山 Sannozan 西長寺 Saichoji
Himi no Daibutsu 日見の大仏 The Great Buddha of Himi

山口県大島郡周防大島町日見973 / Yamaguchi, Oshima, Suo, Oshima town, Himi

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来坐像 a seated Amida Nyorai.

The great Buddha of Himi is seated in 阿弥陀堂 the Amida Do Hall.
It is 284 cm high.
It is carved from hinoki ヒノキ材 Japanese cypress.
It was made in the late Heian period (around 1200).
The statue is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays.
The temple was founded in 807 by Kobo Daishi.
In the compound is a small Henro pilgrimage for the 88 Temples of Shikoku
and a hall in memory of Kobo Daishi, 大師堂 the Daishi Do.

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Nr. 16 - Abarati 阿婆羅底童子 Abarati Doji、

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ひみつ　ひみつの三王山　日見津　日美津　日密の寺 Himitsu no Tera
大師伝えし　大日の　真言秘密　光明歓喜　摩尼宝珠の法
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This temple is Nr.16 of the
. 18 Fudo Temples of Yamaguchi 十八不動三十六童子霊場 .

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

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22 Jan 2022

LEGENDS - Kanmu Tenno

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Emperor Kanmu Tenno

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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説民話昔話 - Introduction .
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Kanmu Tennoo, Kanmu Tennō 桓武天皇 Emperor Kanmu Tenno
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Emperor Kanmu 桓武天皇, Kanmu-tennō, (735 – 806), or Kammu,
was the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806,
and it was during his reign that Japanese imperial power reached its peak.
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. Temple 妙楽寺 Myoraku-Ji - Kannon .
This Kannon has saved three emperors from eye disease,
元正天皇 Gensho, 桓武天皇 Kanmu and Ichijō 一条天皇 Ichijo Tenno.

. offerings of horses and bulls 牛馬の犠牲 .

. Tanukidaniyama Fudo Temple 狸谷山不動院 .

. The Sumitomo Family 住友家 .

......................................................................................... Ibaraki 茨城県
筑波郡 Tsukuba district

karaneko zuka からねこ塚 mound for a cat from China

. reference - nekonokamisama.blog3 . 唐猫塚 . .
If people go to the Karaneko-zuka mound and ask for bowls for 10 people and trays for 5 people,
they will find them next morning.
If they do not bring them back, they will never get new ones.
During the of 桓武天皇 the Emperor Kanmu Tenno a man called 彌右衛門 Miemon
was the first to bring a cat from China.
When the cat died, he built a mound for it.
Sometimes the name of the cat was written karaneko 空猫 "cat not to be seen".

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

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京都市 Kyoto city

. A mound above temple 泉涌寺 Sennyu-Ji, 将軍塚 Shogunzuka .

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京都市 Kyoto city 上京区 Kamigyo ward

. Kami-Goryo Jinja 上御霊神社 .
A Shrine to for ritual to appease the six "vengeful spirits" of enemies of the state.

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京都市 Kyoto city 中京区 Nakagyo ward

Rokkakudoo 六角堂 The Rokkakudo Hall

Shotoku Taishi transported a statue of 如意輪 Nyoirin Kannon from Awaji to his place,
when a purple cloud appeared above 杉の霊木 the sacred pine tree near 六角堂 the Rokkakudo Temple Hall.
Later 桓武天皇 the Emperor Kanmu Tenno relocated the capital 平安京 Heiankyo
and the Rokkakudo Temple Hall now stood in the middle of an alley.
The officers wondered if they could relocate the Rokkakudo Temple Hall.
Now a black clound appeared and moved the Hall, so that the road was clear now.
. Prince 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi .

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Ehime 愛媛県松山市 Matsuyama city // Rokkakudo

. kawauso 獺魚 / 川獺 river otter .
In 1910, a man passed a road along the fields near 六角堂 the Rokkakudo Temple Hall,
when he heard a strange voice singing:
yume no yume koso zazazazaza 夢の夢こそザザザザザ a dream, a dream, zazazazaza
When he came to his sences, he was almost fallen into the field.
The stange voice was gone but now there came sand flowing toward him - バラバラ parapara.
It must have been kawauso 獺魚 a river otter.

六角堂常楽寺 Rokkakudo at Temple Joraku-Ji

愛媛県松山市勝山町2-18-2 / Ehime, Matsuyama city, Katsuyama town

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大阪市 Osaka city

. Toads come to 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji. .

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21 Jan 2022

TEMPLE - Shokanji Kannon

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Shokanji Kannon Kawashima

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Shookanji 正観寺 Shokan-Ji, Kawashima
補蛇洛山 Fudarakuzan / 補陀山 Fudazan (Hodazan), 　正観寺 Shokanji

横浜市保土ケ谷区東川島町45-5 / Yokohama, Hodogaya, Higashi-Kawashima

The main statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple has been built in 1636 on request of 中田藤左衞門 Nakada Fujisaemon,
in memory of his father 加賀守菩提 Kaga no Kami, who died in 1594.
The Kannon statue was the personal protector statue of Kaga no Kami.
In 1923 during the Great Kanto Earthquake the temple burned down.

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This temple is Nr. 05 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi 子年（ねずみどし） refers to the year of the rat, 鼠 nezumi.

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon

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太田市 Ota city 龍舞町 Ryumai town

Watarase ishi 渡良瀬石 Stone at the Watarase valley
If someone touches the special Watarase Ishi Stone in the compound of 正観寺 the Temple Shokan-Ji,
the whole village will begin to tremble.

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A scenic train ride through a deep valley 　わたらせ渓谷　Watarase Keikoku

The Watarase Keikoku Railway runs between Kiryu in Gunma and Nikko in Tochigi.
The 44.1-kilometer-long line follows the lush Watarase Valley
and provides striking riverside views over the 80-minute ride.
The journey is beautiful in all seasons, but the colorful foliage in autumn is particularly impressive.
The variation in altitude throughout the trip means you will see a range of colors throughout the ride.
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20 Jan 2022

MINGEI - Awatayaki and legends

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Awata yaki pottery

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. yakimono 焼物　/ Setomono 瀬戸物 pottery, crockery .
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Awata yaki 粟田焼 Awata ware

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Awata ware 粟田焼 Awata-yaki / Awada-yaki

is a type of Japanese pottery that is a form of Kyō ware from Kyoto.
It is related to other Kyō wares such as Mizoro ware and Kiyomizu ware, but denotes the kiln it originates from.
The origin lies in the 粟田口 Awataguchi area of Kyoto
Awata kilns also produced Satsuma ware at one point.
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三文字屋九右衛門　Sanmonjiya Kuemon
Kuemon, the ancestor of Awada-yaki Sanmonya,
was a Seto kiln worker who used the techniques of Seto pottery.
Later, Awada-yaki was combined with other techniques and developed into painted pottery.

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Tanzan Seikai 丹山青海 (1813 - 1886)

Seikai wrote a book in 1872 :
Tōki benkai 陶器辨解 Toki Benkai
Ceramics Dictonary / Ceramics Explained, lit. translated
In 1848, Seikai established a kiln in Nakanomachi, Awataguchi.
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Awata Taisai 粟田大祭 Great Festival at Awata Shrine
Most shrines hold a taisai, or "grand/main festival", each year, usually centered around a parade through the area where community members shoulder a giant portable shrine. However, not all grand festivals are cut from the same cloth! Awata Shrine, a small shrine located in northern Higashiyama near famous temples Shōren-in and Chion-in, boasts a colorful and exciting series of annual rituals and parades in early to mid-October.
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Awata Shrine's daitōrō, "Awata O-toro", large lanterns made up of traditional Japanese paper painted and shaped to look like mythological creatures and deities, are assembled for a parade through the Higashiyama area. While the lanterns look interesting enough in the daytime, they really come to life when night falls and they're lit up from the inside! Deities such as the Immovable Wisdom King Fudō Myō'ō and Lucky God Ebisu make appearances alongside the fearsome Ox-Headed Heavenly King and serpentine Onamuchi, as well as zodiac animals.
These lanterns are part of a procession containing shrine treasures and torches that heads down to the Chion-in where a rare ritual occurs! Priests from the Shinto shrine and monks from the Buddhist temple join together for the Reiken ceremony in which they pay their respects to the Uryūseki, a sacred stone.
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The Shinko-sai procession is held to celebrate taking the shrine's god out in a portable shrine (omikoshi) to survey the neighborhood.
However, Awata Shrine doesn't only have an omikoshi, but also features some of the community's eighteen kenboko, sacred polearms said to ward off evil spirits, each featuring a distinct design.

Watching the tall weapons skillfully carried through the streets by talented bearers who can make the poles shake and ring bells at their tops is definitely one of the original points of Awata Shrine's Taisai! Even just walking around the area can be an adventure, as some kenboko are housed on display around the neighborhood along with relics and altars.
Giant lantern floats light up the night, and the next day a 1.2-ton portable shrine is carried through the streets by a total of 250 people, preceded by long poles rising into the sky, balanced by people on foot.
Dating back 1,000 years, Awata Matsuri is a syncretic festival involving both Buddhism and Shinto.
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Awata-jinja Shrine has a very long history.
Kyoto became the capital of Japan in 794.
The shrine was already built before 794 and got its name from a clan that lived in this region.
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Awataguchi Kaji-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City

Kaji Jinja 鍛冶神社　Kaji Shrine

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In Yubara, 見明戸 Miakedo, there is a memorial for seven people.
The lord of 粟田城 Awata castle and six retainers committed suicide here.
. shichinin misaki 七人ミサキ / 7人ミサキ "Misaki death of seven people" .
A group of persons who died in an accident, suicide or in unnatural circumstances, for example in a fire or at sea.
A Misaki curse for seven people.

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19 Jan 2022

TEMPLE - Senshoji Kannon Sugata

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Senshoji Kannon Sugata

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Senshooji 専称寺 Sensho-Ji, Sugata
松澤山 Shotakuzan　一向院 Ichigyo-In 専称寺 Senshoji

神奈川県横浜市神奈川区菅田町766 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Kanagawa ward, Sugata

The Kannon statue is 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon
The main statue is 阿彌陀如 Amida Nyorai.
At his side are 觀音 Kannon and 勢至 Seishi Bosatsu.

nedoshi Kannon Hall 子歳観音

The temple was founded by priest 明譽 Meiyo, who died in 1616.

専称寺鐘楼 the Bell Tower

Kannon Hall, Entsukaku 観音堂円通閣 (圓通閣)

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This temple is Nr. 04 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi 子年（ねずみどし） refers to the year of the rat, nezumi.

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 .

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いわき市 Iwaki city

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
The dragon of a carving at 専称寺 the Temple Sensho-Ji used to take off and destroy the nearby fields.
They had to pull out its eyes to keep the dragon in place.

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18 Jan 2022

EDO - Horinouchi district

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Horinouchi district Suginami

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
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Horinouchi 堀之内 / 堀ノ内 Horinouchi district

堀ノ内一丁目 - 堀ノ内三丁目 from first to third sub-district

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Horinouchi Yodobashi Mizuame 堀之内淀はし水飴 Sweets

妙法寺 Myōhō-ji Temple, located in Horinouchi, Suginami Ward,
is the head temple of the Nichiren Buddhism and was known
as a temple with divine favor for expelling misfortune.
Watery candy from a candy shop called "Benkei" and baked dumpling called "Ōdango"from dumpling shops
are famous as souvenirs for Myōhō-ji Temple visits.
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Founded in 1615, Myohoji Temple is situated in the southern part of Koenji, a 10-15 minute walk from the closest Tokyo Metro Stations. Its beautiful iron gate is a Japanese-Western blend design and is designated as an important cultural asset of Japan. In rainy season, usually in June and early July, around the temple's pond, lots of Japanese iris and hydrangea bloom so beautifully that a lot of people visit this temple to view them in the traditional atmosphere.
Also, this is a temple where you can participate in "Joya no Kane", and strike the temple's huge copper bell on New Year's Eve for free. The bell, cast in 1725, can be rung from midnight, but it's better to be there a little earlier because there is always a long line of people.
However, it will be worth the wait for a unique Japanese New Year's experience!
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Horinouchi Myōhō-ji Temple 堀之内妙法寺

Enshrined in Myōhō-ji Temple is the holy image of
The Venerable Nichiren known as the "Founder in Horinouchi," praised as warding off misfortune.
Many people have visited this place to see the holy image.
When the "Hokke Senbu-e," in which a thousand Buddhist scriptures
are recited for memorial services and prayers
and the "Eshiki," which is a memorial service for the death of
The Venerable Nichiren are conducted in July and October,
the temple grounds would be filled to the brim with people.
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. Saint Nichiren 日蓮 (1222 – 1282) .
Namu Myoho Renge Kyo 南無妙法蓮華経

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17 Jan 2022

EDO - Omiya Saitama

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Omiya Saitama

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Ōmiya (大宮区, Ōmiya-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at Ōmiya Station.
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Ōmiya derives its name from a famous Shinto shrine, the Hikawa Shrine, which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least the Heian period.
During the Edo period, the area flourished as Ōmiya-shuku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway, which connected Edo with Kyoto.
Following the Meiji restoration, it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to form Saitama Prefecture. The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.
On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became a city designated by government ordinance, and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided between
Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Nishi-ku (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).
- source : wikipedia

. Musashi Ichi no Miya 武蔵一の宮 - Hikawa Jinja 氷川神社 .
Saitama 埼玉県さいたま市大宮区高鼻町一丁目407番地 / Saitama, Omiya Ward, Takahanacho, 1-407

Ōmiya-shuku 大宮宿 Omiya Postal Station was Nr. 4 on
. Nakasendoo　中山道 The Nakasendo Highway .

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Ōmiya Hachimangū 大宮八幡宮 Shrine Omiya Hachimangu

Ōmiya Hachimangū Shrine, also called Wada Hachimangū, was built by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
in 1063 (the sixth year of Kōhei),
on his way back from the Early Nine Years' War, as a branch of Iwashimizu Hachimangū Shrine in Kyoto,
which was closely associated with the Minamoto Clan.
- source : Tokyo Metropolitan Museum -
. Minamoto no Yoshiie Hachimantaro 源八幡太郎義家 / 源義家 (1039 - 1106) .

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Kurakake no matsu 鞍掛松 saddle-hanging pine tree

There is a pine tree with the bent trunk on the approach to Ōmiya Hachimangū Shrine.
Legend has it that when Minamoto no Yoshiie hung his horse saddle on a branch of this pine tree
on his way to conquer Ōshū and so it was called "Kurakake-no-Matsu" (saddle-hanging pine tree).
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Kurakake no matsu

The stocks of the Minamoto Clan had risen immensely since the end of the Former Nine Years War in 1063. Lead by the astonishingly capable warrior, Minamoto no Yoshiie, the Minamoto rose with military power and earned the right to rule over the northern provinces of Japan.
But success brings with it its own trials and the Kiyowara, once allies of the Minamoto twenty years earlier in the Former Nine Years War, had begun proving themselves poor stewards in the north. Agitating against Minamoto rule far from Kyoto, house Kiyowara earned the ire of Minamoto no Yoshiie. Now known as Hachiman-taro - the Son of the God of War - the Kiyowara would soon have a fight on their hands.
Travel by horseback was convenient, but also tiring and on his way, Yoshiie stopped to rest in the area now known as Suginami City. Unsaddling his ride, Yoshiie found a pine tree on which to hang the saddle and allow his horse to rest. While peaceful for the moment, the subsequent three years would see some savage warfare in the distant north. Minamoto no Yoshiie would eventually emerge victorious, but on that day, in Suginami, the legendary warrior would rest, his future unknown.
With its twisted trunk bending towards the sky, Kurakake no Matsu - the saddle-hanging pine tree - lies on the road to Omiya Hachimangu Shrine in Tokyo's Suginami City. Surrounded by homes, roads and telephone poles, this lone pine tree has hundreds of years of legend behind it, a living memorial to one of Japan's most legendary sons.
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tabenai hito 食べない人
タネフリ、タネオロシは吉日を選んで行う。卯の日に種をまくと食べない者（死者）が出るとかウム（はれ物ができる）ので嫌う。

お六所様の日（５月始めの卯の日）に田植えをすると食べられない人（死者）がでるという。
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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city

Kappa no shooyaku河童の妙薬
河童がいたずらのお詫びに傷薬の作り方を教えてくれた。

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karasu からす
からすの止まっている木の家の者かその縁者は不幸がある。柿の木で鳴くとその付近の家に病人が出る。

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yao bikuni 八百比丘尼
日進村 Nisshin village の kushibiki 櫛引という字には八百比丘尼が来た話が伝えられている。ここにきた八百比丘尼は2本の槻を植えていったという伝説があるが、今はもう枯れてしまってなくなっている。
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武州大宮町の最北端付近の雑木の中に1本の松がある。八尾姫がここに来た際に松を植えたが、年を取って枯れてしまったので、それを記念するために嘉永7甲寅年5月に植えたものだそうである。
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文武天皇の御世に秦の通鴻という人がいた。ある時友人に誘われて海辺に行くと、いつの間にか宮殿のような所に立っていた。そこで出てきたご馳走を懐に入れ、持って帰った。娘がそれを見つけ食べると歳をとらなくなり、尼になった。そして諸国を回って神仏を拝み寺や神社の修造をし、川には橋をかけ、井戸を掘り、木も植えた。こうして世の人から「若狭の白比丘尼」とあがめられた。その後時代がたって八百年になったので、「八百比丘尼」と呼ばれるようになった。

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 上小町 Kamiko town

kubikiri Jizo 首切り地蔵
人の身代わりになって首を切られた。

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 吉敷町 Kishiki town
azuki baa 小豆婆
夕暮れになると川でザーザーと小豆をとぐ音がする。

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shio Jizo 塩地蔵
塩を供えると願い事をかなえてくれる。

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 植水村 Uemizu village

yao bikuni 八百比丘尼
植水村の水判土に八百比丘尼の伝説がある。慈願寺には寿地蔵と呼ばれる1寸8分の黄金仏があり、尼の守護仏であるといわれている。尼が手づから植えた木があり、太さが5圍以上の木理樌の木であったといわれているが、今はもう見ることはできない。

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Saitama さいたま市 Saitama city

gofu 護符，samuhara （さむはら）
「■□■△」（■は手偏に「合」の下に「幸」。□は手偏に「台」。△は手偏に「己」の下に「口」）の4字を書いて、護符とする言い伝えの1つとして、寛文8年に紀州の鉄砲師である吉川源五兵衛が江戸に来て、大宮鷹場の中にある吉野村で白い雉を撃ったが当たらなった。ようやく罠でつかまえたが、その背中には「■□■△」の文字が書いてあった。これは怪我除けの護符かと思い、的にこの文字を書いて撃つと、やはり当たらなかったという。
. Samuhara jinja サムハラ神社 Samuhara Shrine .

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16 Jan 2022

JIZO - nakayoshi statues

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nakayoshi Jizo Bosatsu

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nakayoshi Jizo 仲良し地蔵 Jizo are good friends

. Temple Koya San in Wakayama 高野山　和歌山県 .

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15 Jan 2022

TEMPLE - Saishoji Kannon Sugata

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Saishoji Kannon Sugata

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Saishooji 最勝寺 Saisho-Ji, Sugata
熊野山 Kumanozan　最勝寺 Saishoji

神奈川県横浜市神奈川区菅田町2713 / Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa ward, Sugata town

The Kannon statue is 正観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon.
The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The date of its foundation is not known.
Some sources quote 興覺法印 Saint Kyoza in 1470.
Others quote 権大僧都善祐 Saint Zenyu in 1652.

最勝寺山門 Main Gate of 最勝寺 the Temple Saisho-Ji

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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This temple is Nr. 03 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi refers to 子年（ねずみどし） the year of the rat, nezumi.

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩

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入間郡 Iruma district 越生町 Ogose town

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .

The statue of a dragon at 最勝寺 the Temple Saisho-Ji in Ogose
was carved by 左甚五郎 Hidari Jingoro.
Every night it would take off and devastate the nearby fields.
They put a metal net over it to keep it in place.
. Hidari Jingoroo 左甚五郎 Hidari Jingoro - sculptor and carpenter .

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