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20 Oct 2022

SHRINE - Hinazuru Shrine Yamanashi

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Hinazuru Jinja Tsuru

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Hinazuru Jinja 雛鶴神社（ひなづるじんじゃ） Hinazuru Shrine, Yamanashi

山梨県都留市 / Yamanashi, Tsuru city 上野原市 Uenohara city

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Hinazuru Hime 雛鶴姫 Princess Hinazuru.
大塔宮護良親王 Her son Moriyoshi Shinno.
葛城綴連王 (かつらぎのみやつづれおう) Her son Katsuragi no Miya Tsuzure-o.

In the Kamakura period, Princess Hinazuru had to flee Kamakura while she was pregnant.
In Uenohara she gave birth to two princes, but both died.
In their memory, two matsu 松 pine trees were planted 300 years ago.
. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree .
Hinazuru also died after giving birth.

The shrine was erected in 1989.

Two vassals died with Princess Hinazuru:
藤原宗忠 Fujiwara no Munetada
馬場小太郎 Baba Kotaro

雛鶴姫 Princess Hinazuru
雛鶴姫の人生を知って、この神社にくるというのは非常に心が苦しく足が重くなりましたが、だからこそ行くべきで、そしてご紹介すべき山梨の神社だと思いました。
本日は、その悲劇の最後を迎えた雛鶴姫が祀られている、山梨県上野原市の「雛鶴神社」をご紹介いたします。
建武2年(1335）鎌倉将軍府にあった足利直義によって、鎌倉二階堂ガ谷の東光寺の牢に幽閉されていた護良親王は、直義に命じられた淵辺義博によって殺害されました。
無念さを隠しきれない親王は刺客となった淵辺義博の顔を死後もにらみつけていたため、その形相に恐れをなした義博は、その首級を周囲の竹薮に捨て逃走したと言われています。
妃である雛鶴姫は、親王の首級を竹薮から探し出すと、数人の従者と共にその首級を携え、鎌倉を発ち現在の山梨県上野原市秋山まできました。
雛鶴姫はその頃、護良親王の子供を宿しており臨月でありました。
秋山川上流部は当時人家も少なく、宿を乞う家も見当たらないまま雛鶴姫は産気づいてしまいます。
従者たちはやむなく、付近の木の葉を集めてしとねとし、そこを産所として皇子を出産しましたが、雛鶴姫と生まれたばかりの皇子は他界してしまいました。
悲しんだ従者たちは、雛鶴姫と皇子の亡骸を手厚く葬り、護良親王の神霊とともにこの地に祀り、永久に冥福を祈るためにここに帰農しました。
大塔宮護良親王、葛城綴連王、雛鶴姫の3名を祀った小さな祠のあった場所に、1989年（平成元年）10月22日、雛鶴神社が建立されました。
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. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja　神社) - Introduction .

. kami　神　Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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上野原市 Uenohara city 秋山村 Akiyama village

. kadomatsu 門松と伝説 Legends about pine decorations .
In the village Akiyama, people do not put out kadomatsu 門松 pine decorations for the New Year.
When 雛鶴姫 Princess Hinazuru came to the area on December 28, in memory of 日本武尊 Yamato Takeru,
she became very ill and died.
The villagers had no time to prepare pine decorations.

Instead they cut branches of kunugi 椚 sawtooth oak and planted them in the ground.
To our day now in the village they use sawtooth oak branches.

. Yamatotakeru 日本武尊 Yamato Takeru .

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19 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Seitaiji Fudo Urawa

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Seitaiji Fudo Urawa

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Seitaiji 清泰寺 Seitai-Ji, Urawa
慈了山　Jiryozan 覚源院 Kakugen-In 清泰寺 Seitaiji

さいたま市緑区東浦和5-18-9 / Saitama city, Midori ward, Higashi-Urawa

The temple houses a statue of 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu with 11 heads.

This statue is shown every 12 years in 午年 the year of the horse.
It was probably made in the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333).

The temple was founded by 慈覚大師円仁 Jigaku Daishi Ennin
in the early Heian Period (794 - 1185).
.Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .

In the compound are six Jizo statues:

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. 足立坂東三十三ヶ所霊場 Adachi Bando 33 Kannon Temples - Pilgrimage .

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北巨摩郡 Kita-Koma district 白州町 Hakushu town

daija 大蛇
曲淵と呼ばれるに前日に頼めば、翌日には必要な数の膳椀を貸してくれたという。清泰寺の白雲が、貸し手の正体を確認したくて、わざと膳椀を借りたままにいた。そしたら五日目のよるに、美女が返してもらいに訪ねてきた。白雲は、彼女が出した白い手をを刀で切り落とした途端、鱗のついた大蛇の足を残して消えてしまったという。その後、膳椀を借りることはできなくなったという。残った蛇骨は今も清泰寺にあり、雨乞いに利用されているという。
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清泰寺の25代の方丈白雲のころ、釜無川の曲淵では人寄りのある時に頼むと翌朝、膳椀を貸してくれた。白雲は何者か確かめたいと思い、曲淵に頼んで膳椀を借りて、返さずにいた。5日目の夜に美しい女が訪ねてきて膳椀を返してくれという。女の手を白雲が切り落とすと女はたちまち消えて、そこには大蛇の足が落ちていた。
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北巨摩郡 Kita-Koma district 長坂町 Nagasaka town

daija 大蛇
釜無川に椀貸伝説がある。北巨摩郡長坂町旧清春村の曲渕で、人寄りの時にお願いすれば膳椀を貸してくれていた。ところが清泰寺の25代住職白雲和尚は貸してくれる人を突き止めようと故意に返さずにいた。すると数日後に背の高い女が返してくれと催促に来た。差し出した白い手を和尚は刀で切り落とすと、女の姿は消えうろこのある大蛇の腕が落ちていた。以来椀貸しは絶えたが清泰寺には今も蛇骨が秘蔵されていて、早魃の時に蛇骨に水を注ぐと必ず雨が降るという。

wankashibuchi 椀貸淵
北巨摩郡長坂町片颪の清泰寺の方丈白雲は釜無川の曲淵から膳椀を借りて、何者が返すかを確かめたいと思ってわざと返さずにいると、5日目の夜に美女が請求に来て、その手を切り落とすとそれは大蛇の足だったという。

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daija 大蛇
湾貸淵で竜宮の椀を返さなかったら、女が催促に現れた。その女を斬りつけると、女は大蛇になって足を落として逃げていった。足の骨は清泰寺に保存されており、雨乞いの時はこの骨に水を注ぐという。

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18 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Jodoji Yakushi Miyazaki

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Jodoji Yakushi Mino

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Joodooji 浄土寺 / 淨土寺 Jodo-Ji, Mino
医薬山 Iyakuzan 浄土寺 Jodoji
Kurusudera 九流水寺（くるすでら）

宮崎県西都市三納9728 九流水 / Miyazaki, Saito city, Mino (Kurusu)

The temple was founded around 1350 on request of 崇光天皇 Suko Tenno (1334 - 1398).
Around 1580, it was relocated to 上九流水 Upper Kurusu by 高甫主桂和尚 Priest Katsura
and given the name 医薬山浄土寺 Iyakuzan Jodo-Ji.
Later it was renovated by 2世正山宗侃和尚 Priest Kan.
In 1615 it was relocated to 下九流水 Lower Kurusu.
In 1871, it was abolished.
In 1882, 智海和尚 Priest Chikai moved it to its present location.

In the compound is a statue of Jibo Kannon 慈母観世音 Kannon the loving mother :

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This temple is Nr. 22 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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知多郡 Chita district 美浜町 Mihama town

Daikairyuu ookami / daijin 大海龍大神
明治４２年９月１０日に身長約６尺、幅３尺７寸、重さ1３貫という大きな亀が瀕死の状態で小佐の浜に上がった。その亀は事前に浄土寺の亀岳鶴翁和尚の夢に白髪の老人となって現われ、自分を神に祀れば諸願成就を約束すると言っていた。和尚はこの亀の死後大龍神大菩薩として寺のケヤキの根元に埋葬し供養した。またこの亀の背には奉大海龍大神という文字と共に伊賀上野町の谷村佐助ら一族の名が書かれていたが、これは病気平癒を願った佐助が伊勢神宮に祈願したところこの亀がやはり白髪の老人の姿で夢に現れ大海龍大神を名乗り、のちに亀の姿で現れ病を平癒せしめた際にこれを喜んでその背に書いて海に逃がしたものであるということだった。のち、この神に祈願すれば生活に関することで叶わないことはなかったという。
. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .

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京都市 Kyoto city

Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来
如意ヶ嶽 Kyoto, Mount Nyoigatake / Daimonjiyama (Nyoigatake)
如意嶽の山麓に、浄土寺という寺があり、ある時火災になった。本尊の阿弥陀如来が峰頭に飛び上がり、大光明を放った。これ以後、盂蘭盆会の精霊送り火の時、大光明に由来して山上に火をともし、いつしか「大」の文字に改められた。
. Amida Nyorai Legends 阿弥陀如来と伝説 .

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Kyoto, 左京区 Sakyo ward

daimonji 大文字
浄土寺の阿弥陀像があるとき光明を放っていたのを、弘法大師が発見し、未来にこの光明を残し生極楽の縁としようと、光明を大の一字に加持して、方10丈の筆画を峰に残した。その跡に木を積み、火をつけると筆勢鮮やかに天に輝き、青雲に金色の文字を出現させたかのようであったという。
. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .

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17 Oct 2022

EDO - Yanokuchi Inagi area

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Yanokuchi Anazawa Inagi

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Yanokuchi 谷の口 / 矢野口

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穴澤天神社 Shrine Anazawa Tenjin no Yashiro

稲城市 Inagi City
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The area of Inagi has been settled since the Japanese Paleolithic, or for over 20,000 years, based on projectile points, stone tools and microliths found in several locations within city borders.
There is evidence of several Jomon period settlements, but settlement disappeared towards the end of the Jomon period due to climate change and eruptions of Mount Fuji. The area was sparely settled in the Yayoi period, with increasing settlement density in the Kofun period.
A number of Nara period remains have been found, including the ruins of a roof tile kiln.
During the Heian period, the area became part of a shōen controlled by the Oyamada clan, and later by their cadet branch, the Inabe clan into the Kamakura period, and was an area contested between competing branches of the Ashikaga clan and Uesugi clan in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.
After the start of the Edo period, the area was tenryō controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Inagi as a municipality was founded on April 1, 1889 as a village in what was then Minamitama District, Kanagawa Prefecture, from the merger of 6 pre-Meiji period hamlets with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The district was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893.
On April 1, 1957, Inagi Village was promoted to town status, and to city status on November 1, 1971.
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Yanokuchi Anazawa Tenjin-no-yashiro 谷の口穴澤天神社 Shrine

Anazawa Shrine is a shrine where the deity 少彦名大神 Sukunahikona-no-Ōkami is enshrined.
It is said that 菅原道真 Sugawara no Michizane was enshired together here when it's pavilion was repaired in 1694
and the shrine became Anazawa Tenjin-no-yashiro.
In the precinct is a fudezuka 筆塚 (burial mound for treasured calligraphy brushes)
built there to honor the achievements of Harada Kinryō 原田金陵 Harada Kinryo who engaged in the study of calligraphy.
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山本頼信社中による神楽（8月25日）

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16 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Zenchoji Yakushi Unama

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Zenchoji Yakushi Unama

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Zenchooji 全長寺 Zencho-Ji, Misato
鉄城山 Tetsujozan 全長寺 Zenkoji

宮崎県東臼杵郡美郷北郷区宇納間１ / Miyazak, Higashi-Usuki district, Misato ward, Unama

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shakamuni Buddha.

The temple is located at the top of 鉄城山 Mount Tetsujosan.
bunkazai 文化財 cultural property of the town:
Unama Jizo Son 宇納間地蔵尊 Jizo statue from Unama

Some say,
the statue of Jizo has been carved by 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu with a method called
ittoo sanrai 一刀三礼 carving one part and praying three times
. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 - 749) .

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In the Heian period, Priest Shogan 正岸僧都 from the Tendai Sect walked all over Japan
and also came to this region. He used the wood from a local tree to carve a statue of Jizo Bosatsu.
Later 地蔵堂 a Jizo Hall was built at 鉄城山 Mount Tetsujosan for this statue.
The Jizo statue is called hikiri Jizo son 火切り地蔵尊 "Jizo extinguishing a fire".
About 200 years ago, there was a fire in Edo. The Lord of Nobeoka prayed
and suddenly a priest appeared on the roof calling
mizu o sosogu koto ooame no gotoshi 水を注ぐこと大雨のごとし spreading water is like a strong rain
This stopped the fire.

The statue of Jizo is shown once in 60 years.
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Unama Jizo Taisai 宇納間地蔵大祭 Great Jizo Festival of Unama - January 23, 24, 25.
Another festival is held on Day 24 of January, June and September.
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This temple is Nr. 21 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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15 Oct 2022

Temple - Taikoji Kannon Ise

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Taikoji Kannon Futami

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Taikooji 太江寺 Taiko-Ji, Futami
潮音山 Choonzan 太江寺 Taikoji

伊勢市二見町江1659 / Ise city, Futami town E
It used to be Futami Okitama Jinja 二見興玉神社 Okitama Shinto Shrine.

The Kannon statue is 千手観世音菩薩 Senju Kannon with 42 arms.
Made in the Kamakura period (1185 – 1333).

People come here to pray for a long life.
The temple is located at the foot of 音無山 Mount Otonashiyama.
The temple was founded 1200 years ago by 行基 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu.
On his way back to 高野山 Mount Koyasan there appeared a black and a white dog to show him the way.
Now the temple sells amulets with animals, dogs, cats, frogs and more.
Poeople come here to pray for the health of their pet animals,
so the temple is called petto tera ペット寺 Temple for Pets.
In the compound is a large fujidana 藤棚 wisteria trellis with a Wisteria festival.
Outside the gate is a large sakura 桜 cherry tree.
. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 - 749) .
. Shrine Futami Okitama Jinja 二見興玉神社 .

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omamori　お守り amulets
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ema 絵馬 votive tablet

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

4 / 29 - Spring Festival 春季祭（般若心経読誦行 - furoshiki goma ふろしき護摩）
毎月18日 - 本尊供養（観音縁日月祭り） every month on the 18th - Kannon Kuyo
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This temple is Nr. 01 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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14 Oct 2022

EDO - Meguro Ame candy

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Meguro-ame 目黒飴（めぐろあめ） Candy from Meguro

Meguro-ame (candy) is famous as a souvenir among those visiting Meguro Fudō Temple.
Shops selling ame, awamochi or mochibana (types of rice cakes) lined the street in front of the gate of the temple.
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13 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Kichijoji Fudo Adachi

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Kichijoji Adachi Nakao

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Kichijooji, Kichijōji 吉祥寺 Kichijo-Ji, Nakao
寶珠山 Hojuzan 十林院 Tobayashi-In 吉祥寺 Kichijoji

神奈川県さいたま市緑区中尾1410 / Saitama city,Midori ward, Nakao

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

The temple was founded by 慈覚大師 Jigaku Daishi.
It was burned down by soldiers and recontucted by 賴定僧都.
In 1591, after Tokugawa Ieyasu had come to the Kanto area,
he gave the temple more land and made it 御朱印状.
In 1599 on request of 公延親王 Koen Shinno (1762 - 1803)
it became a sub-temple of 輪王寺 Rinno-Ji.
A priest from 寛永寺 Kanei-Ji became the head priest
and 20 more sub-temples were added.
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .

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This Temple is Nr. 04 of the
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西尾市 Nishio City

fushokubyoo 不食病 fasting disease
In 巨海村 the village of Komi there is 吉祥寺 the Temple Kichijo-Ji.
There lived one nun. She could keep fasting for half a month and even for one month.
香川太仲 Kagawa Tachu called this "fasting disease".
It seems recently more people suffer from this.

....................................................................... Kagawa 香川県　
坂出市 Sakaide city 金山町 Kanayama town

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
At 金山村吉祥寺 the Temple Kichijo-Ji in Kanayama town the priest started fasting before doing
amagoi 雨乞い a rain ritual. When the time was fulfilled,
the priest saw a dragon coming out of the moat and goint up to heaven.
Then a strong rain begun to fall down.
The temple was later re-named to Ryōkō-in Ryōkō-In 龍光院 Ryuko-In.
. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals .

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京都市 Kyoto city 南区 Minami ward

ijuu 異獣 a monster animal
Around 1675, in Kichijomura in the South of Kyoto, the statue of 吉祥天女 Kichijoten was open for public viewing.
Many people from the nearby villages came, chanting the 六斎念仏 Rokusai Nenbutsu prayer. They made a lot of noise with their prayer gongs and prayer drums. Suddenly a huge monster animal came out and run away to hide under the veranda of a village house. They managed to catch it.
If had the face of a tanuki 狸 badger and was black from the nose to the top of the front. The neck was white, the back was black and the stomach was white. Its buttocks looked like a tokkuri 徳利 sake container. It had no tail and looked more like a mole. Its back legs were long like that of a dog.
For its food it would only eat 串柿 dried persimmons on a stick.
. Kichijoojimura 吉祥寺村 Kichijo-Ji village .

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吉祥寺村 Kichijoji village

. yooji 楊枝 toothpick legends .
In the compound of the 井の頭弁天堂 Bentendo Hall at Inokashira there was yanagi 柳 an old willow tree.
The toothpicks for the third Shogun Iemitsu have been made from its branches.

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萩市 Hagi city 見島 Mishima

kitoo 祈祷 Kito prayer ritual
Around 1978, a child had a strong scrub. But it was not brought to a hospital,
but send to 吉祥寺 the Temple Kichijo-Ji.
The priest suggested they should go to a hospital, but the family insisted
to have kitoo で祈祷 a Kito prayer ritual instead.
A few days after the ritula, the scrub was gone.
Now the priest felt relieved.

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12 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Fudo Hall Shibahara

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Fudo Hall Shibahara

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Shibahara Fudo doo 芝原不動堂 Shibahara Fudo-Do, Fudo Hall - Shibahara

さいたま市緑区芝原2-1-6 / Saitama city, Midori ward, Shibahara

The main statue is 不動明王.

The date of the founding is not clear.
Not much is known about this Hall.
The small Hall is administred by 内田家 the Uchida family.

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- source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/hudou/hu_18
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. Akiu Otaki 秋保大滝 Akiu Great Falls . .

. Zaimokuiwa 材木岩 Timber Rocks and 不動堂 Fudo Hall .

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. ryuukotsu 竜骨と伝説 Ryukotsu, Legends about dragon bones .

. shishigashira 獅子頭 lion head .

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11 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Suo Kannon Pilgrimage

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Suo Kannon Pilgrimage

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Suo 33 Kannon 周防国三十三観音札所めぐり Pilgrimage

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Suō Province (周防国, Suō no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
It was sometimes called Bōshū (防州). Suō bordered on Aki, Iwami, and Nagato Provinces.
The ancient provincial capital was in Hōfu. Suō was ruled for much of the Muromachi period by the Ōuchi clan,
who built a castle at Yamaguchi. In the Sengoku period it was conquered by the Mōri clan,
and was ruled remotely by them for much of the Edo period.
Tamanoya jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Suō.
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01番二井寺山　極楽寺十一面観世音菩薩真言宗御室派岩国市周東町用田866 山口18不動、中国33観音、山陽24花寺
02番洪福山　長宝寺十一面観世音菩薩臨済宗天龍寺派岩国市周東町祖生1732
03番万年山　松尾寺聖観世音菩薩臨済宗天龍寺派大島郡周防大島町東三蒲2178
04番帯石山　帯石観音千手観世音菩薩曹洞宗大島郡周防大島町日前1106 普門寺（西安下庄長天611）の飛び地境内
05番両石山　普慶寺千手観世音菩薩真言宗御室派柳井市姫田12-1
06番神峰山　用明院　般若寺聖観世音菩薩真言宗御室派熊毛郡平生町宇佐木1166 中国33観音、西瀬戸3観音
07番孤鹿山　福楽寺聖観世音菩薩十一面観世音菩薩真言宗大覚寺派柳井市余田院内1112
08番普度山　済世院　蓮池寺聖観世音菩薩浄土宗熊毛郡田布施町川西1233
09番鳴谷山　長徳寺十一面観世音菩薩曹洞宗光市立野西庄1450

10番万年山　安国寺聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗周南市原593 高寺観音
11番紫雲山　蓮台寺如意輪観世音菩薩真言宗御室派下松市山田575
12番華岳山　閼伽井坊　梁観音堂十一面千手観世音菩薩真言宗御室派下松市瀬戸648 閼伽井坊（末武上398）の飛び地境内
13番宝蔵山　日天寺如意輪観世音菩薩曹洞宗下松市末武上917-4
14番金砂山　福田寺如意輪観世音菩薩曹洞宗周南市徳山4718
15番盛谷山　蓮宅寺馬頭観世音菩薩真言宗御室派周南市上村1967 16番の管理
16番宝亀山　岩屋寺聖観世音菩薩真言宗御室派周南市下上2215
17番富田山　建咲院聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗周南市土井1丁目5-1 中国楽寿33観音
18番霊峯山　川崎観音堂十一面観世音菩薩曹洞宗周南市川崎2丁目1 音羽観音
19番嶺若山　普春寺聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗周南市夜市下伊賀107 若山観音

20番海門山　瀧谷寺十一面観世音菩薩曹洞宗防府市富海1593
21番木部観音堂十一面観世音菩薩曹洞宗防府市牟礼648-5 22番の管理
22番瑞祥山　極楽寺聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗防府市岩畠2丁目19-1
23番松尾山　天皇院　光明教寺　観音堂十一面観世音菩薩天台宗防府市真尾1609 光明寺（浄土真宗）（真尾1610-5）の管理
24番天神本地観音堂十一面観世音菩薩真言宗御室派防府市松崎町14 防府天満宮の境内、満願寺（迫戸11）の管理
25番万年山　天徳寺聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗防府市下右田668
26番岩淵山　観音寺聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗防府市台道2634 岩淵観音
27番慈雲山　顕孝院十一面観世音菩薩臨済宗東福寺派山口市鋳銭司黒山3919
28番花瀧山　清水寺千手観世音菩薩真言宗御室派山口市宮野下1127 29番の管理
29番西高野山　神福寺十一面観世音菩薩真言宗御室派山口市八幡馬場813

30番正宗山　洞春寺聖観世音菩薩臨済宗建仁寺派山口市水の上町5-27 毛利元就の菩提寺、中国33観音
31番円通山　普門寺十一面観世音菩薩臨済宗東福寺派山口市白石3丁目4-1
32番岩戸山　大林寺十一面観世音菩薩曹洞宗山口市朝倉町3-14
33番瀧塔山　龍蔵寺千手観世音菩薩真言宗御室派山口市吉敷1750 中国33観音、山陽24花寺、山口18不動

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10 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Gokurakuji Yakushi Nobeoka

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Gokurakuji Yakushi Totoro

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Gokurakuji 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji, Totoro
福聚山 Fukujizan 極楽寺 Gokurakuji
ととろのごくらくじ Totoro no Gokurakuji

宮崎県延岡市土々呂町5-1200 / Miyazaki, Nobeoka city, Totoro

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

The temple was founded in 752.
It was relocated twice.
In 1673 it came to its present location.
The head priest 霊峰円鎖和尚 was invited from 台雲寺 temple Daiun-Ji in Nobeoka.
Thus it became a sub-temple of Daiun-Ji.

The temple has four statues designated as cultural properties:
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai
観音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu
地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu
不動明王 Fudo Myo-O

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There are many temples with the name Gokuraku-Ji and many legends to go :
. Gokurakuji 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji Temple Legends .

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This temple is Nr. 20 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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9 Oct 2022

TEMPLE - Hoshoji Kannon Yokohama Nara

Hoshoji Kannon Nara

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. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
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Hooshooji, Hōshō-ji 法昌寺 Hosho-Ji, Yokohama, Nara
瑞谿山法昌寺 Hoshoji

神奈川県横浜市青葉区奈良町2035-1 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Aoba ward, Nara

The Kannon statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu.

Stone statue of Kannon in the compound:

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- source : omairi.club/spots ...
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 33 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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. Temples with legends .

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

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

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