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28 Jan 2022

SHRINE - Hebikubo Tokyo

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Hebikubo Shrine Tokyo

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. Shinto Shrines (jinja　神社) - Introduction .
. kami　神　Shinto deities .
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Hebikubo Jinja 蛇窪神社 Hebikubo Shrine, Tokyo
天祖神社 Tenso Jinja

東京都品川区二葉四丁目四番十二号 / Tokyo, Shinagawa, Futaba, 4-4-12

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. Amaterasu Omikami 天照大神 .

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This old temple built in the Kamakura period (1185-1333) is also known as Hebikubo Shrine.
Also known as ""The White Snake of Tokyo,"" it has the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami as its main enshrined deity.
This is due to the story of a white snake that had once settled in a pond and appeared in a dream begging to be returned to its original home. This led to the establishment of Bentensha Shrine, where the white snake is enshrined.
Shrines dedicated to dragon gods and white snakes are said to be ""mi ga tatsu"" (written using the characters for snake and dragon, but pronounced the same as the expression for ""standing up""), and are reputed to be places to pray for success in life.
Other sacred virtues of this Tokyo power spot include warding off disaster and inviting good luck, prosperity in business, safety of one's family and physical health.
- source : japantravel.navitime.com ...

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shuin　朱印 stamps

omamori お守り　amulets

ema 絵馬 votive tablets

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Yearly Festivals　年中行事

4日 - 白蛇辨財天社初巳祭 - April 04
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- Reference : 蛇窪神社
- Reference : Kamishinmei-tenso(shrine)

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

. kami　神　Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .

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27 Jan 2022

TEMPLE - Seikyoji Fudo Yamaguchi

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Seikyoji Fudo Asae

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Seikyooji 清鏡寺 Seikyo-Ji - Asae
高松山　Matsuyamazan 清鏡寺 Seikyoji

山口県光市浅江2-1-14 / Yamaguchi, Hikari town, Asae

Heisei Fudo 平成

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Nr. 17 - Jikenba 持堅婆童子 Jikenba Doji 、

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Seikyoji （Memorial Tower for Muneharu Shimizu and servants)

The temple was first called 吉祥寺 Kichijo-Ji.
but they renamed themselves to "Seikyoji temple" in 1594.
清水宗治 Shimizu Masaharu is known as the master of Bitchu Kibi domain Takamatsu castle,
who lost against Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the siege of Takamatsu.
The memorial tower for him is located in here.
- source : visit-jy.com/en

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shuin 朱印 Ebisu stamp

Ebisu 恵比寿

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. 周南七福神 Shunan Seven Gods of Good Luck - 恵比寿 Ebisu .

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26 Jan 2022

PERSON - Shomu Tenno Legends

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Shomu Tenno Emperor

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Shoomu Tennoo, Shōmu Tennō 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno
(707 - 755 )

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Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō, 701 – June 4, 756)
was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period.
743 (Tenpyō 15):
The Emperor issues a rescript to build the Daibutsu (Great Buddha), later to be completed at Tōdai-ji, Nara.
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. Temple 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji .
Yamaguchi, 岩国市周東町上久原神幡 / Iwakuni, Shuto town, Shimo-Kubara, Kamihata
During the reign of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno this temple was greatly enlarged
and had 24 sub-temples. It was called 二井寺山 Niiderazan.

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

. reiki 霊亀 a mysterious turtle, spirit turtle, divine turtle .
In the year 729 of the regency of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno, reiki 霊亀 a divine turtle with the inscription
Tenno Kihei Chi Hyakunen 天王貴平知百年 "The Tenno shall be known for 100 Years" was offered.

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印旛郡 Imba district

Matsumushi Hime 松蟲姫　（マツムシヒメ）) Princess Matsumushi
The third daughter of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno was called 松蟲姫 Matsumushi Hime.
She was hated by her stepmother and became seriously ill.
A Samurai from the North wanted her as a wife and took her ot Kanto, but she died.
To appease her soul, he built 松蟲寺 the Temple Matsumushidera (Matsumushi-Dera)

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matsumushi 松虫 "pine cricket" (Xenogryllus marmoratus) and bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)

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川崎市 Kawasaki city 中原区 Nakahara ward

. yoogooseki 影向石 Yogoseki Stone with image of Yakushi Nyorai .

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諫早市 Isahaya city / 飯盛町 Iimori town

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩伝説 legends about Kannon .
During the reign of 聖武天皇 the Emperor Shomu Tenno there was a large tsunami,
which covered the village of 田結村 Tayui with mud from the sea.
The statue of Sho Kannon 聖観音 in the village temple felt great compassion
and protected the village, putting a bamboo fence around the rice fields.
Thus the village was saved from the worst damage.

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shinryuu 神龍 Shinryu Dragon Deity
聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno had a dream about a Kannon statue in the West of 平城京 Heijokyo.
He ordered Saint Gyoki Bosatsu to find the statue.
Gyoki held a ritual and then went to the mountain.
He was let by 16 Temple acolytes and came to the right place.
At that moment the mountain was rivers were trembling and shinryuu 神龍 a Shinryu Dragon Deity appeared.
The Dragon handed the statue to Gyoki and swore to protect the Buddhist Religion.
When the Emperor heard this, he was very moved, built a temple and venerated the Kannon Statue there.
. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 -749) .
. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
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Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako) was the Capital of Japan
during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84.

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aka ki 閼伽器 a container for holy water

When the disciple of 良弁僧正 Priest Roben, 実忠和尚 Priest Jitchu passed the Osaka area,
a special aka ki 閼伽器 container for holy water was washed on the shore.
When he picked it up, he saw a statue of Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 Heads on it.
The statue was very warm.
When 聖武天皇 the Emperor Shomu Tenno heard about this, the had 東大寺 the Temple Todai-Ji built
to venerate the statue.
. Temple Todai-Ji and Priest Roben .
. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩伝説 legends about Kannon .

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. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

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25 Jan 2022

TEMPLE - Zuiryuin Kannon Yokohama

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Zuiryuin Kannon Kawashima

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Zuiryuuin 隨流院 Zuiryu-In, Kawashima
川島山 Kawashimazan 隨流院 Zuiryuin

横浜市保土ケ谷区川島町501 / Kanagawa, Yokohama, Hodogaya ward, Kawashima

The main Kannon statue is 正觀世音菩薩像 Sho Kannon.
Carved by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 . - .. (774 - 835)

The temple was founded in 1441 by Priest Toshian 利庵榮叟和尙.
He called the temple 觀音寺 Kannon-Ji.
In 1684, it was allocated more land.
In 1679, the 8th head priest Eiwa Muneshige 榮岩宗茂和尙 claimed if for 曹洞宗 the Soto Sect of Buddhism
and restored it completely.
Later the main hall was lost in a fire.
In 1724, priest 壺仙天和尙 Tsubosenten rebuilt the Main Hall.

The Bell Tower 随流院鐘楼

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This temple is Nr. 06 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 / 聖観世音菩薩

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24 Jan 2022

EDO - Okusawa district

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Okusawa district Setagaya

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Okusawa 奥沢地区 Okusawa district
Setagaya, 奥沢1 - 3丁目 from first to third sub-district

In the far South-East of Setagaya, sometimes called
Setagaya no Oku zashiki 世田谷の奥座敷 the back-room of Setagaya.
It is well connected with many tranin stations and bus lines.

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. Okusawa Jinja 奥澤神社 Okusawa Shrine .
Okusawa Hachiman 奥澤八幡 - 世田谷区奥沢5-22-1
On September 2 is the festival of the great serpent.

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. Setagaya ward 世田谷区 .

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

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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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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. 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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22 Jan 2022

LEGENDS - Kanmu Tenno

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Emperor Kanmu Tenno

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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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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

. 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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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : omairi.club/spots ...
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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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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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

....................................................................... Gunma 群馬県 　
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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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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20 Jan 2022

MINGEI - Awatayaki and legends

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Awata yaki pottery

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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.
source : wikipedia

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.
- - - Reiken Ceremony
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.
source : kyoto_awatajinja_shrine ...
Awataguchi Kaji-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City

Kaji Jinja 鍛冶神社　Kaji Shrine

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

................................................................................. Fukui 福井県
今立郡 Imadate district 池田町 Ikeda town

In the 今立郡 Imadate district there are two boulders,
Osu-iwa 雄岩 and Mesu-iwa 雌岩, the male (husband) and female (wife) boulder.
Along the river 坂ノ下川 Sakanoshitagawa on top of the mountain there was the Osu-iwa. About 300 years ago at an earthquake, it fell down into the valley. Since then every night there is the sound of オーイ、オーイ」 Ooooi, Ooooi, when the boulder is calling for its mate.
To appease it an elder of the village in 粟田郡 the Awata district hit an arrow into the Osu-iwa and had the Buddha prayer 南無妙法蓮華経 Namu Myoho Rengekyo inscribed into the stone. Now the stone kept quiet.
But it is said that it 1000 nuns will have passed the Mesu-iwa, it will also fall down.
This has not yet happened though.

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真庭郡 Maniwa district 湯原町 Yubara town

Awata jooseki 粟田城跡 (あわたじょうせき) the remains of Awata castle

- source and more photos : ameblo.jp/inaba-houki-castle . . -

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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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース - 粟田

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