EDO TEMPLES - Gofunai temples 60 and 61

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Nr. 60 - Kisshoo-in 吉祥院 Kissho-In

- 摩尼山 Manizan　吉祥院 Kissho-In　隆全寺 Ryuzen-Ji
台東区元浅草2-1-14 / Taitō ward, Motoasakusa, 2 Chome−１−１４
Shingon Sect : 智山派



This temple foundation is not clear. Maybe by 宥教法印　High Priest Yukyo, who died in 1660.
The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.
It is flanked by statues of 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi and 輿教大師 Kogyo Daishi Kakuban
. 輿教大師 覚鑁 Kogyo Daishi Kakuban (1095 - 1143) .

The compound is rather quiet, with seasonal flowers and trees.
A stone path leads from the gate to the main temple hall.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 横峰寺 Yokomine-Ji in Shikoku :
たて横に峰や山辺に寺たてて　あまねく人を救うものかな
Tateyoko ni mine ya yamabe ni tera tatete amaneku hito o sukuu mono kana

. Nr. 60 Yokomine-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :




- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/taito


. Introduction of Amida Nyorai .


In the compound is a stone memorial in honor of the Yamabushi priest 普寛 Fukan.


贈大教普寛霊尊供養塔

Fukan was born in 1731 in Chichibu, Otaki village. He held the high rank of 阿闍梨 Ajari in the Shugendo hierarchy. He walked around all of Japan and climbed many high mountains, some for the first time.
In 1792 he climbed Kiso 御嶽山 Mount Ontakesan.
"In 1798 the Edo shugenja 本明院 普寛 Honmyōin Fukan opened a route for ascent from Ōdaki and carried out extensive propagation of the cult in Edo and northern Kantō. As a result, a great many confraternities were formed. After his death his followers continued to expand Fukan-lineage confraternities all over Kantō. In addition, sacred mountains connected with the Ontake cult, such as 越後八海山 Hakkai, Hotaka and Ryōgami, developed locally over an area from northern Kantō to Niigata."
source : Nakayama Hajime - Kokugakuin

The calligraphy on the stone is by Yamaoka Tesshu 山岡鉄舟.

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Nr. 61 - Shoofukuin 正福院 Shofuku-In

- 望月山 Bogetsuzan　正福院 Shofuku-In　般若寺 Hannya-Ji
台東区元浅草4-7-11 / Taitō ward, Motoasakusa, 4 Chome−７−１１
Shingon Sect : 智山派



This temple was founded in 1611 by 源秀 Genshu. Genshu died in 1637.
The founding donor was 広寿院其融到行居士 (望月貞久　Mochizuki Sadahisa). Mochizuki had a dream, that he would get a statue of Kannon (carved by Kobo Daishi) from Kyoto Fushimi Inari if he would prepare a suitable shrine (temple) for it in the Kanto Region. A small sanctuary under a willow tree was the beginning, leading to the name "Yanagi Inari", Inari below the Willow Tree.
The temple is sometimes called 柳稲荷大明神 Yanagi Inari Daimyojin.
It shows the strong relation between Buddhist and Shinto deities in the Edo period.

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
The temple was first located near Nihonbashi, and moved to its present location in 1645. At the left of the gate is a triangular stone with the name inscription.

The temple suffered in the fires of World War II and stone statues of Shaka Nyorai and Jizo Bosatsu are now standing in the compound, all blackened by the fires of 1945.


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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 香園寺 Ko-on-Ji in Shikoku :
のちの世を思えば詣れ香園寺　とめてとまらぬ白滝の水
Nochi no yo o omoeba maire Kōonji tomete tomaranu shirataki no mizu

. Nr. 61 Koo-onji 香園寺 Koon-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :



- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/taito



source : ameblo.jp/2055masumi/theme4
. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .


In the compound is a statue of
白衣観世音 Byakue Kannon Bosatsu



. Byakue Kannon 白衣観音 Kannon with White Robes .
Nr. 06 of the 33 Incarnations of Kannon Bosatsu

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GOKURAKU - Eingakyo Sutra

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Eingakyoo 絵因果経 E-Inga-Kyo - Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect



Different parts of the Eingakyo scroll are available at various temples and museums.

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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage:
"Eingakyo" is a set of eight painting scrolls created by adding paintings to "Kakogenzai Ingakyo
(Ryusho Gunabattara, translated in the mid Genga period (Sung) (fifth century)" consisting of four scrolls.
The list known as "Tenmeishouhin gonengogatsunanoka ruishushoujoukeinouhitsu mokuroku (天平勝寳五年五月七日類収小乗經納櫃目録)" of Shosoin Monjo has an item of "Gaiinkei nibujuurokkan (畫因果經二部十六巻) (two sets of 16 scrolls)" and this is the first appearance in Japanese literature. Another list known as "Heikatuhinhassai sichigatufutsukaruijuu toshoryoukeimokuroku (平勝寳八歳七月二日類従圖書寮經目録)" has an item of "Souingakeihatu Jusankan ichinichi tunonaka itchichitsue (繪因果經八（十三）巻　一（二）帙之中一帙繪)."
At that time, the creation of pictorial covers of Kyokan became popular at places where Sutras were copied when the relationship between the places and the painters deepened. It is significant that Buddhist paintings were understood in conjunction with the text expressions in "Eingakyo."

Existing "Eingakyo" from the Nara period are those held by Jobon Rendai-ji Temple (the first one of a set of two), Godai-ji Temple (the first one of a set of three), the old Masuda family (the first one of a set of four),
Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku (the second one of a set of four) and
the Idemitsu Museum of Arts (the first one of a set of three).

The painting held at this museum is one of those that used to make up one scroll together with those held in Jobon Rendai-ji Temple and represent the last scene of "Shimon Shutsuyu" following the four scenes ("Kyoshibugei (競試武芸)," "Kanjyo Taishi (灌頂太子)," "Enbujukashiyui (閻浮樹下思惟)" and "Nouki (納妃)"). They represent those including scenes of Prince having a dialogue with Biku (a trainee Buddhist priest) after exiting the north gate and then Biku heading for the sky, of Prince coming back to the castle on a horse, of Udai (one of Shaka's disciples) talking to a king, of Prince meeting Biku, of a dialogue with Biku, of Prince and his wife watching Geiki singing and dancing to music and finally Prince asking King for permission to become a priest.

As each existing "Eingakyo" has unique expressions, it seems unlikely that they were created by the same painter in the same period. However, it seems this can be a valuable clue to looking into the situation of the Gakoshi (an institution to which painters belong) of the time.
This is a rare and extremely valuable work from the Nara period that still exists.

- Look at the scroll here :
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mamono　魔物 demons and monsters from the scroll
They represent the deities of other religions which Shakyamuni encounters.
There are more than 30 Mamono appearing on the scroll. Some look very much like Oni.














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Joobon Rendaiji 上品蓮台寺 Temple Jobon Rendai-Ji

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The Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect from Jobon Rendai-ji
This sutra is called the
Sutra of Cause and Effect in the Past and Present (過去現在因果経 Kako genzai inga kyo),
more commonly known as the
Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect (J., E inga kyo).
The words of the sutra are copied in the lower half, while the upper half illustrates representative scenes described below. The story begins with the training of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni in his past lives, how he was freed suffering and delusion, and how he achieved enlightenment and became the Buddha. In other words, this sutra is somewhat like the Buddha's biography.

Putting aside these tales of his previous lives, Sakyamuni himself was born about 2,500 years ago in India as a prince, named Siddhartha. His family name was Gautama. His father was Suddhodana, the ruler of a small kingdom called Kapilavastu (on the boarder of present-day Nepal and India); his mother was Queen Maya. According to legend, he was born in the nearby garden of Lumbini. As a prince, Siddhartha spent his childhood and youth in comfort.

This sutra from Jobon Rendai-ji Temple in Kyoto starts from around the time the prince was ten years old. The young Siddhartha spent his time competing in skill and strength against his cousin Devadatta and his half-brother Nanda and always winning. The illustration here captures such a scene that demonstrates the prince's amazing abilities.
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Here, Siddhartha is about to shoot seven drum-shaped targets made of gold and silver. Since there are seven targets, at least seven arrows would usually be needed to hit all of them, but Siddhartha hits all seven with a single arrow!

According to legend, Prince Siddhartha one day ventured out of his castle from four gates-in the directions of east, south, west, and north-and on each occasion he encountered an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a spiritual man. The image below represents the scene in which the prince leaves the castle from the south gate to see a sick man. The prince, who had been protected from the outside world, was deeply struck by this sight of illness, as he had never seen a sick person before.



The sutra also captures several other interesting scenes such as Siddhartha competing in a wrestling match and plowing a field to demonstrate his strength. The sutra itself was copied in a beautiful kaisho (formal style of calligraphy) in Japan during the Nara period (710-793). The colors used to paint the illustrations even today are surprisingly brilliant. Moreover, this manuscript not only represents one of the few existing examples of painting from the Nara period, but also served as the prototype of emaki (illustrated handscrolls), which became popular from the Heian period (710-793) on. Finally, there are very few eighth-century sutras from the East Asian Buddhist countries of China, Korea, and Japan that are illustrated and that are as well preserved as this wonderful work.
- source : Kyoto National Museum-
Text by Eikei Akao, Department of Fine Arts- 1998


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The Buddhist biographical scriptures that the ancient Japanese used were mainly those written in Chinese and even they were introduced as illustrated biographies. 'Eingakyo( (Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect) is one of the most famous ancient works that was imported to Japan in the Nara Period (8th century AD).

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Joobon Rendaiji 上品蓮台寺 Temple Jobon Rendai-Ji
京都府京都市北区紫野十二坊町33-1 / 33-1 Murasakino Jūnibōchō, Kita-ku, Kyōto



It was built by 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi to venerate his mother.

The main statue is 延命地蔵菩薩 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu - Life-prolonging Jizo




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TENGU - wakiri Okami Tengu

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Kabasan Iwakiri Ookami 加波山石切大神 Kabasan Iwakiri Okami
Iwakiri Okami, "Great Deity of Stone Cutting"
Iwakiri Daigongen 岩切大権現



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Mt. Enzan (燕山), left and Mt. Kaba (加波山), right. A view from Sakuragawa city.


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Mount Kaba (加波山 Kaba-san) is a [709 m (2,326 ft)] mountain located within the borders of Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, Japan.
Mount Kaba is located in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, bordering the cities of Sakuragawa and Ishioka, and north of Mount Tsukuba.
The mountain is granite. There are many stone quarries, in the center of the western part of Kabasan, Sakuragawa city (old town, 真壁町 Makabe). It is nationally known as a center of stone cutting.
At the summit of the mountain, there is the Haiden of Kaba Shrine; a Shinto shrine.
Makabe haiden (Satomiya) Shrine
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加波山神社 Kabasan Jinja



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伊弉冊神（伊弉冉） Izanami no Mikoto
速玉男神 Hayatama O no Mikoto (God of War)
事解男神 Kotosakano O no Mikoto (born from the words Izanagi exchanged with Izanami in Yomi no kuni, the Nether World)
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泉津事解之男 / 豫母都事解之男命 Yomotsukoto Saka no O no Kami

The area was used by Shugendo priests in a mixture of Shinto and Buddhist lore, including the Tengu, which were very much alive on this mountain.
The locals are fond of their 岩切神 "Stone Cutting Deity".



The faces of these Tengu in the Shrine are square.
- reference source : zoeji.com/01meguri/01meguri-kanto -


Iwakiri Okami was the strongest among the Tengu living there. He could split a rocky mountain range with a stomp of his foot.
At Mount Tsubamedake (燕山 Enzan) there is a sanctuary in his honor - 天狗祠.
People often bring salt as an offering and hope to get healed from diseases if they pray here.


Amulet from the Shrine



stamp from the Shrine

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- Some photos from an extensive page about this mountain:

the red Tengu




三尊石 three Cut Stones




天狗七飛石 Tengu Jumping Stone





「加波根不動尊」- 寝不動 Kaba Nefudo - Fudo of Roots, Fudo lying down




- Look at more photos of the buildings and stones :
source : blog.goo.ne.jp/ruribo0209

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Iwakiri Okami Tengu 岩切大神天狗
He has wings and a long nose, but is in fact a 烏天狗 Karasu Tengu.
Sometimes he sits on a kitsune 狐 fox and is shown with flames in his back halo, almost like Fudo Myo-O.

Some legends say there lived 48 Tengu at Mount Kabasan. Their leaders were Iwakiri Okami Tengu and
天中坊天狗 / 天中坊 大天狗　Tenchu-Bo Dai-Tengu

- reference : toki.moo.jp/gaten/601-650/gate607

Tengu no Niwa 天狗の庭 Garden of Tengu / 岩切大権現 Iwakiri Daigongen
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加波山事件 "The Kabasan Incident"



An attempt to kill the governor of Tochigi, Mister Mishima.
In October 1884, intensifying Jiyu Minken Undo culminated in the Kabasan Incident (a failed terror attack attempt and subsequent harsh crackdown on activists of Jiyu Minken Undo in Ibaraki and Tochigi Prefectures), prompting Itagaki to dissolve the Liberal Party for the time being.
1884年（明治17年）9月に発生した栃木県令三島通庸等の暗殺未遂事件。
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The 加波山事件 "Kabasan Incident" of 1884 is related to the influence and spirit of this Tengu in the local thinking.


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TEMPLE EDO - Gofunai temples 58 and 59

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Nr. 58 - Kootoku-in, Kōtoku-in 光徳院 Kotoku-In

- 七星山 Shichiseizan　光徳院 Kotoku-In　息災寺 Sokusai-Ji
中野区上高田五丁目18－3 / 5 Chome-18-3 Kamitakada, Nakano ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded around 1600, maybe by 亮珎 who died in 1641.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
There is also a statue of 千手観音 Kannon with 1000 arms made by 菅原道真 Sugawara no Michizane, while he was in exile in Dazaifu. Now in a special Kannon Hall in the compound.

The temple was first located in 麹町 Kojimachi, later moved to 市ヶ谷田町 Ichigaya Tamachi and then to 牛込柳町 Ushigome Yanagimachi.
It was finally moved to its present location in 1910.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji in Shikoku :
たちよりて作礼の堂にやすみつつ 六字を唱え経を読むべし
Tachi yorite sarei no doo ni yasumitsutsu rokuji o tonae kyoo o yomu beshi

. Nr. 58 - 作礼山 Sareizan　千光院 Senko-In　仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
山の手三十三観音霊場 Yamanote 33 Kannon temples - Nr. 22

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nakano


. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .



光徳院五重塔 five-storied pagoda
15 m high, built in 1955.

光徳院山門

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. Sugawara Michizane　菅原道真 (845 - 903) .


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Nr. 59 - Muryooji 無量寺 Muryo-Ji

- 仏法山 / 佛寶山 Buppozan　西光院 Saiko-In　無量寺 Muryo-Ji
北区西ヶ原1-34-8 / 1 Chome-34-8 Nishigahara, Kita ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple foundation is not known, but maybe it dates back to the Kamakura period.
In 1648 it is mentioned in the records of Edo. It was first named 佛寶山長福寺 Chofuku-Ji, but the name was changed later when it became clear that the name of the 9th Shogun was wirtten with the same characters, 長福丸 Nagatomi-Maru.

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

In the 大師堂 Hall for Kobo Daishi there is a statue of 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu:
raiyoke no honzon 雷除けの本尊 ward to ward off thunder

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji in Shikoku :
守護のため建ててあがむる国分寺　いよいよめぐむ薬師なりけり
Shugo no tame tatete agamuru Kokubunji iyoiyo megumu Yakushi nari keri

. 59 - 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


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Stone memorial of the Six Amida

In the main hall is a statue of 阿弥陀如来坐像 a seated Amida Nyorai, part of the 江戸六阿弥陀 Pilgrimage to six Amida Nyorai Temples.
People come here to pray especially during the spring and autumn equinox to pray for their rebirth in heaven. They combined this trip with enjoying cherry blossoms and red autumn leaves in the compound.

. 江戸六阿弥陀 6 Amida Nyorai Temples . - Nr. 03

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- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
豊島八十八ヶ所霊場 - Toshima Henro - Nr. 59
上野王子駒込辺三十三ヶ所観音霊場 Ueno 33 Kannon temples - Nr. 03


- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/kita

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無量寺鐘楼 bell tower




ことぶき地蔵 Kotobuki Jizo

In August on the 24th day, the ritual of "Jizo Bon" is celebrated with candles and lanterns. Children have the chance to take part in a Sumo wrestling competition.

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The main statue is
ashidome Fudo 足止め不動 Fudo who stopped the thief

Once upon a time in the evening, a thief sneeked in to steal the statue of Fudo Myo-O. But right in front of the statue he could not move any more. Next morning he was found and taken care of.

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

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At the entrance of the temple are two "Tanuki priests" to usher the pilgrim inside:



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Tokugawa Ieshige 徳川家重
(January 28, 1712 – July 13, 1761) was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.



The first son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, his mother was the daughter of Ōkubo Tadanao, known as Osuma no kata. His mother died in 1713 when he was only 2 years old, so he was raised by Yoshimune's concubine, Okon no Kata but later Okon give birth to Tokugawa Munetake so he was raised by another of Yoshimune's concubines, Okume no Kata as her biological son.
His childhood name was Nagatomi-maru.
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PERSONS - Shrines - Soga Iruka Emishi

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Soga no Emishi 蘇我蝦夷 and Iruka 蘇我入鹿 と伝説 Legends
Soga no uji 蘇我氏 the Soga clan




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Soga no Emishi 蘇我蝦夷 (587 – July 11, 645)
was a statesman of the Yamato Imperial Court. His alternative names include Emishi (毛人) and Toyoura no Ōomi (豊浦大臣). After the death of his father Soga no Umako, Emishi took over Ōomi, the Minister of state, from his father.
According to the Nihonshoki,
from the end of the reign of Empress Suiko to that of Empress Kōgyoku, Emishi enjoyed influence in the court. After the death of Empress Suiko, Emishi succeeded in installing Prince Tamura on the throne as Emperor Jomei by citing the will of Empress Suiko. Although Prince Yamashiro was another candidate, Emishi murdered Sakaibe no Marise, his uncle who nominated Oe no Ou, paving the way for his favorite. After the discernment of Emperor Jomei, Emishi supported Empress Kōgyoku.
His daughter, Soga no Tetsuki no Iratsume, was a wife of Emperor Jomei and bore Emperor Jomei one daughter Princess Yata.
In 645, when his son Iruka was murdered in front of the Empress, Emishi committed suicide the next day.
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Soga no Iruka 蘇我入鹿 (? - July 10, 645)
was the son of Soga no Emishi a statesman in the Asuka Period of Japan.



He was assassinated at court in a coup d'état involving Nakatomi no Kamatari and Prince Naka-no-Ōe ("Isshi no hen" 乙巳の変; Murder in the Year of Isshi - Isshi Incident), who accused him of trying to murder Prince Yamashiro, a charge which Soga no Iruka denied.
Soga no Emishi also committed suicide soon after his son's death, and the main branch of the Soga clan became extinct. Prince Naka-no-Oe latter ascended the throne as Emperor Tenji, and Nakatomi no Kamatari was promoted and given the name Fujiwara no Kamatari.
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Soga no Umako 蘇我馬子 (?551 - June 19, 626)
was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan.
In the late 6th century, Soga no Umako went to great lengths to promote Buddhism in Japan, and was instrumental in its acceptance.
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Iruka Soga's kubizuka 首塚 Head Mound
Iruka Soga's Kubizuka, Asuka, Asuka Village. It is located on the edge of rice field, about 100 m west of Asukadera 飛鳥寺 Asuka-dera temple. It is the oldest one in Japan, founded by Soga no Umako.
There was a public space in the west of Asuka-dera, where Emperor Tenji played "kemari" kickball with Fujiwara-no-Kamatari and planned to assassinate the clan leader Soga no Iruka.

This head mound monument, reportedly made in the Kamakura Period (1285-1333), indicates the mound where
Iruka Soga (蘇我 入鹿, ?-645)'s head was allegedly buried.

He was assassinated by Prince Naka-no-Oe (中大兄皇子), Saeki-no-muraji-komaro (佐伯連子麻呂) and
Kazuragi-no-waka-Inukai-no-muraji-Amita (葛城稚犬養網田) in the presence of the 35th Empress Kogyoku (皇極天皇, 594-661; r.642-645) at the Asuka-Itabuki-no-miya Palace (飛鳥板葺宮), which is called
"Isshi no hen" (乙巳の変; the Murder in the Year of Isshi, Isshi Incident) on June 12, 645.

Empress Kogyoku, deeply shocked at the murder, soon abdicated the throne to
the 36th Emperor Kotoku (孝徳天皇, 596?-654; r.645-554).

The Soga-clan was a very powerful family who took over the reins of government and killed
Shotoku Taishi (聖徳太子)'s son Prince Yamashiro-no-Oe (山背大兄皇子), but they perished in 645 by Prince Naka-no-Oe (中大兄皇子; later Tenji-tenno [天智天皇], 626-678;r.668-671) and Kamatari Nakatomi (中臣鎌足, 614-669), the founder of the Fujiwara clan (藤原氏). It is called "Taika-no-Kaishin" (大化の改新; the Reformation of the Taika Era).


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. kubizuka 首塚 head mounds of Japan .

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Iruka Jinja 入鹿神社 Iruka Shrine
奈良県橿原市小綱町 / Shokocho, Kashihara, Nara

Deities in residence
蘇我入鹿 Soga no Iruka
スサノオ Susanoo (since Meiji)

The main deity is a wooden statue of a seated Iruka:

(replica of the statue)

Around the shrine are many families with the name of Soga 「蘇我」- 「曽我」.
曽我町 Soga town is close by and there is the shrine 宗我都比古神社 Sogatsuhuiko Jinja founded by
蘇我馬子 Soga no Umako, where the Soga clan is venerated.

In the Meiji period, it was thought improper to venerate a human as deity, so Susanoo was enshrined.
The name of the shrine was to be changed to 小綱神社 Koami Jinja, but due to strong protest of all the Soga around, the name IRUKA was kept.
In the compound of the shrine was also a temple, 仏起山普賢寺 Bukkizan Fugen-Ji, where 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai is venerated. In the Meiji period, the temple was destructed, and the statue of Dainichi Nyorai given to temple 成等山正蓮寺 Shoren-Ji.



Part of the temple named 大日堂 Dainichi Do Hall with the statue remains to our day.


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蘇我蝦夷・入鹿
門脇 禎二

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犬山市 Inuyama


Iruka-ike 入鹿池 Iruka Pond

ryuujin 龍神 Dragon Deity
Once the Dragon Deity of the Iruka Pond turned herself into a young woman and got married to a human.
Once a man named 福富信蔵 Fukutomi Nobuzo had a visitor every night and when their talk was over, she went to the Iruka pond, slipped in as a serpent and then became a dragon. But he could not get her as his wife.

Iruka no Sato 入鹿の里 Hometown of Iruka, at the Iruka Pond


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Soga no Iruka's Assassination.

After the beheading, the head of Iruka took off to the sky with a loud roar.
Three villages in Nara prefecture claim to be the place where his head landed.

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橿原市 Kashihara

Soga Iruka no kubi 蘇我入鹿の首 the head of Iruka
When Kamatari beheaded Iruka, his head flew away, an fell down at home near the bridge 橿原市曽我の首落橋.
The house nearby was called おって屋 Otte-ya.


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桜井市 Sakurai

Soga Iruka no kubi 蘇我入鹿の首 the head of Iruka
Near the shrine 多武峰談山神社 Tanzan Jinja there is a huge rock where Iruka hid. But he was found by Kamatari and beheaded.


The head then took off with a roar. and fell down at 談上ヶ森 / 談所ヶ森 Tanjo no Mori.
On that night there was a great storm in the region.

. Tanzan Jinja 談山神社 Tanzan Shrine .
多武峯社 Tōnomine Shrine
and Fujiwara no Kamatari 藤原釜足

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高市郡 Takaichi district 明日香村 Asukamura

Soga Iruka no kubi 蘇我入鹿の首 the head of Iruka
When Kamatari beheaded Iruka, his head flew away with a loud roar. The head then begun to pursue Kamatari, who run away, passed Tonomine and run all the way to Asukamura, to the shrine 気都和既神社 Kitsuwaki Jinja. There Kamatari thought "The head will not find me here and not come here " (ここまでくれば、もうこぬ moo kone), and sat down on a rock in the forest which is now called
moo kon no mori もうこんの森 / "もうこの森" "The forest where he will not come", Moko Grove .
The head of Iruka then took off to the border of Ise, to 高見山 Takamiyama.



鎌足の腰掛石 The Rock where Kamatari rested




気都和既神社 Kitsuwaki Jinja
Nara-ken, Takaichi-gun, Asuka-mura, Kamura, 172


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秋の蛇蘇我入鹿の野心もて
aki no hebi Soga Iruka no yashin mote

this snake in autumn
seems to be just as ambitions as
Soga Iruka

小林貴子 Kobayashi Takako

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入鹿池半分涸れてゐて碧し
Iruka-ike hanbun karete ite midori shi

the Iruka pond
is half dried out
and still so green

神谷定女 Kamiya Teijo



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