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26 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Shokakuin Aizen Hyogo

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Shokakuin Aizen Suma

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Shookakuin 正覚院 Shokaku-In, Suma
須磨寺 Sumadera, 正覚院 Shokakuin

兵庫県神戸市須磨区須磨寺町4丁目2-28 / Hyogo, Kobe city, Suma ward, Sumadera town

The main statue is 愛染明王 Aizen Myo-O.

- Chant of the temple
世にひびく青葉（あおば）の笛（ふえ）の名にぞきく
すまのみ寺の　松風（まつかぜ）の声（こえ）

The temple was founded in 886 by 聞鏡上人 Saint Monkyo.

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Sumadera Temple is a place of deep history and religion filled with beautiful natural sights
throughout the changing seasons.
Founded in 886, it is a Shingon Buddhist temple and now serves as a memorial to the Gempei War.
The war occurred between warring states, the most influential samurai clans of that time:
the Minamoto and Taira clans.
Here, within the Sumadera Temple complex, is a treasure hall
where you can view artifacts and historical representations of what happened during the war.
In the treasure hall, you are surrounded by relics and artifacts from the past.
You can also sit on benches and lounge while viewing falling autumn leaves.
It’s a serene place where you can feel at peace and ease.
A notable section of Sumadera Temple, left of the main hall,
is a magnificent pagoda that stands three stories high next to gravestones and statues.
The trees in the backdrop highlight its profound color and beauty.

Walking Through the Gempei Garden

Walking through the Gempei garden, you can see statues of Kumagai Naozane and Taira no Atsumori
dueling while mounted on horses for battle.
The garden tells the tragic tale of how Naozane, the commander of Minamoto clan,
would soon kill Atsumori, the young commander of the Taira clan.
It is a tale that has no happy ending.
Naozane was remorseful as he had to kill someone as old as his own son.
This melancholic story reminds visitors about the fundamental views of bushido philosophy,
which considers every moment as fleeting and impermanent.
Despite this tragic history,
Sumadera Temple is now a peaceful place where visitors can see a beautiful temple architecture,
fall foliage, scenic year-round gardens and much more.
. source : osaka-info.jp/en/discover-kansai ... .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : sumadera.or.jp...
. source - aizen17.net ... .
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24 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Enkokuji Yakushi Yokohama

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Enkokuji Inage Takada

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Enkokuji 塩谷寺 Enkoku-Ji, Takada
薬王山 Yakuozan 塩谷寺 Enkokuji

神奈川県横浜市港北区高田西4-34-35 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Kita ward, Takada Nishi

The main statue is 馬頭観世音菩薩 Bato Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple was founded in 851 by 慈覚大師円仁 Jikaku Daishi Ennin.
. Jikaku Daishi Ennin 慈覚大師仁円 (794 - 864) . .

The wife of 文徳天皇 Emperor Montoku (regent from 826 - 858) could not have children for a long time.
Jikaku Daishi went to Takada in Yokohama, where a special well was found.
The Empress became well soon after drinking the water.
She then had three children. After each birth, she sprinkled some of the water on the head of the baby.
When the third boy was born, she sprinkled water again and the water begun to shine on his head.
The third child later became 清和天皇 Emperor Seiwa Tenno (858 - 876).
Emperor Montoku ordered to have a temple build near the well.
This temple became known as 塩谷寺 Enkoku-Ji.
The temple later became desolate.
Around 1649, it was revived and the farmers came here to pray.
Since the farmers kept many horses, they had a statue of Bato Kannon with a Horse Head made to pray to.
At the place of the former Main Hall there is now 薬師堂 a Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.
In 1964, a kindergarden was opened in the compound, 光明幼稚園 Komyo Yochi-En.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

新年初護摩供
御札お焚きあげ
初午
花祭り（降誕会・灌仏会）
山家会 (さんげえ) Sange-E
大施餓鬼会
観音会
七五三まいり
霜月会 (Shimotsuki-E)
. - reference : enkokuji.jp/index .. event - .

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. 准秩父三十四観音霊場28番・29番 Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage, Nr. 28 and 29 .

. 多摩七薬師霊場１番 Tama Seven Yakushi Pilgrimage, Nr. 1. .

. Kannon Bosatsu Introduction .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : tesshow yokohama...
- source : enkokuji ... .
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22 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Shofukuji Yakushi Inage

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Shofukuji Yakushi Tsuchibashi

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Shoofukuji 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji, Tsuchibashi
医王山 Iozan　法徳院 Hotoku-In 正福寺 Shofukuji

川崎市宮前区土橋6丁目2-8 / Kawasaki city, Miyamae ward, Tsuchibashi

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The temple was founded by 阿闍梨了廓 Ajari Ryokan.
In 1752 it was revitalized.
Around 1840 it burned down, together with 第六天社 Shrines nearby.
It was later rebuilt at its present location.

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馬頭観音 - 1827年（文政10年）建立の刻像塔 Bato Kannon
馬頭観音 - 1841年（天保12年）建立の文字塔道標を兼ね、南大山道、東二子道、北登戸道、西王禅寺道と刻まれている
馬頭観音 - 1855年（安政2年）建立の刻像塔 Bato Kannon

庚申塔 - 1747年（延享4年）建立の青面金剛刻像塔
地神塔 - 1872年（明治5年）建立の文字塔
六地蔵 - 1972年（昭和47年）建立の「延命地蔵尊」ほか。
巡拝塔 - 1869年（明治2年）建立
。句碑 - 1974年（昭和49年）建立の内野琴月句碑
無縫塔 - 1797年（寛政9年）建立。「権律師法印宗珠霊位」
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Bunkazai 文化財 cultural properties
薬師如来立像 - 本尊。作年不詳の一木造り Statue of Yakushi Nyorai
日光・月光菩薩立像 - 本尊脇侍。江戸時代作の寄せ木造り Statues of Nikko and Gekko Bosatsu.
阿弥陀如来像 - 木造、台座に1695年（元禄8年）の墨書銘 Statue of Amida Nyorai

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

正月、5月、9月護摩
4月8日花祭り
8月12日施餓鬼会

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Tama Seven Yakushi Pilgrimage 多摩七薬師霊場 . - Nr. 3

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : wikipedia
- source : inage yakushi .

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This temple is Nr. 03 of the pilgrimage
. Inage 7 Yakushi Temples 稲毛七薬師霊場 .

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....................................................................... Fukushima 福島県 　
郡山市 Koriyama city 湖南町 Konan town

. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu - 地蔵菩薩 .
Jizo sama no tatari 地蔵さまの祟り the curse of Jizo
There are 六地蔵 six Jizo statues.
Around 1820 they became a problem in their location
and were relocated to the Temple 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji.
Soon a fever disease started in the area.
So the statues were brought to their old location
and soon the fever epidemic stopped.

....................................................................... Mie 三重県 　
鳥羽市 Toba city 松尾町 Matsuo town

The history of the Shima region is recorded in 志州天朗峰福寺縁起, kept at the temple Shofuku-Ji.
Once a statue of 十一面観音像 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 faces came riding on kujira 鯨魚 a whale.
She became the shugoshin 守護神 protector deity of fishermen and sailors.
鯨山出現観音 Kujira Shusse Kannon
. Kujira - legends and toys with whales .

....................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県 　
韮崎市 Nirasaki city 大草町 Okusa town

. kadomatsu 門松と伝説 Legends about pine decorations .
The Zen temple 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji has a Yakushi Do Hall.
On the New Year's night, the Yakushi in this hall had to go out to take a pee.
He stumbled in the dark and hit his eye on a branch of the pine decoration, thus becoming blind.
Now there is never a pine decoration for the New Year at this temple.

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20 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Yogoji Yakushi Nogawa

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Yogoji Yakushi Nogawa

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Yoogooji 影向寺 Yogo-Ji, Nogawa
威徳山 Itokuzan　月光院 Gekko-In　影向寺 Yogoji

川崎市宮前区野川本町3丁目4-4 / Kanagawa, Kawasaki city, Miyamae ward, Nogawa Honcho

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

In the year 739 天平11年, 光明皇后 Emperess Komyo became ill.
Her husband, Emperor Shomu Tenno 聖武天皇 (701 – 756) had a dream one night:
A monk came to his bedside and told him, the village of Tachibana
in Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国橘 (now Kanagawa) there was a sacred spot
with a sacred stone where people prayed to a statue of Yakushi Nyorai to be cured.
The emperor sent Saint Gyoki Bosatsu to pray there - and - the Empress was cured.
Later there were more stories about people being cured there.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

1月元日～3日　初詣（1日～3日薬師如来本尊御開帳）
3月春彼岸会
5月第2日曜日　施餓鬼会
7月　新盆供養会
9月　秋彼岸会
10月第2日曜日　影向寺の縁日護摩祈願会聖徳太子供養会
12月31日　招福の鐘献打会 ※午後1時～（鐘108回で終了）
. - reference : yougouji.jp/annual_event,,, - .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : yougouji.jp ...
- source : inage yakushi .

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This temple is Nr. 02 of the pilgrimage
. Inage 7 Yakushi Temples 稲毛七薬師霊場 .

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

....................................................................... Kanagawa 神奈川県　
川崎市 Kawasaki city 中原区 Nakahara ward

In the year 739 天平11年, 光明皇后 Emperess Komyo became ill.
Her husband, Shomu Tenno 聖武天皇 (701 – 756) had a dream one night:
A monk came to his bedside and told him, the village of Tachibana
in Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国橘 (now Kanagawa) there was a sacred spot
with a sacred stone where people prayed to a statue of Yakushi Nyorai to be cured.
The emperor sent Saint Gyoki Bosatsu to pray there - and - the Empress was cured.
Later there were more stories about people being cured there.
. yoogooseki ヨウゴウセキ影向石 Yogoseki Stone with Yakushi Image .

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18 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Gyokusenji Kazusa Chonan

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Gyokusenji Kannon Ichinono

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Gyokusenji 玉泉寺 Gyokusen-Ji, Ichinono
東渓山 Tokeizan 玉泉寺 Gyokusenji

千葉県長生郡長南町市野々３０２４/ Chiba, Chosei district, Chonan town, Ichinono

The main statue is Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 1000 Arms

Not much information about this temple is found online.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Shin Kazusa 33 Kannon 新上総国三十三観音霊場 . - Nr. 06

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : omairi.club/spots/86611 ...
- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 33 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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. Legends about a Kappa 河童伝説 .

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

kappa 河童
玉泉寺というお寺に、門司城の主だった大積伊賀守隆鎮という人の墓がある。大友宗麟に討たれてこの墓に葬られたという。この墓に付いた苔を牛馬に食べさせると河童に捕られないという。

....................................................................... Shimane 島根県　
邑智郡 Ochi district

enkoo えんこう Kappa
馬を洗っているとえんこうが取り憑いたので、引っ張り返して捕まえたという。君谷村の玉泉寺では、今後川で人をとらないと約束して証文を入れ、口羽村の宗林寺では、和尚が岩に文字を刻んで、その文字が見えなくなるまで人をとらないと誓わせた。えんこうは毎晩出ては岩の文字を消そうと撫で続けたという。

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16 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Kannonkyoji Kazusa Shibayama

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Kannonkyoji Kannon Shibayama

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Kannonkyoji 観音教寺 Kannonkyo-Ji, Shibayama
芝山仁王尊 Shibayama Nio-son 観音教寺 Kannonkyoji

千葉県山武郡芝山町芝山298 / Chiba, Shibayama town, Shibayama

The main statue is 観音様 Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple was founded in 825 by 慈覚大師円仁 Jigaku Daishi Ennin.
It grew fast and now has more than 18 sub-temples.
Around 1180 it came under the protection of 千葉介平常胤 Chiba Tsunetane (1118 - 1201).
It was popular with people to come and make a wish.
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought the war to Odawara, it was burned down.
In the Edo period, it became one of the 18 important temples in the region.
It became famous to prevent fires and the Edo fire brigade came here regularly.
Normaly, statues of the two Nio Deities are at each side of the Main Gate.
But here they are inside the temple in front of the altar.
. Jigaku Daishi Ennin 慈覚大師仁円 .

The three-story pagoda is an important cultural property of Chiba.

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不動堂 Fudo Hall
黒龍大王神（己巳尊）Hall for the Black Dragon King
芝山稲荷 Shibayama Inari Hall
山王社 Hall for the Sanno Deity
芝山天神 Hall for Shibayama Tenjin

芭蕉翁句碑 Haiku stone in memory of Matsuo Basho

観音の甍みやりつ花の雲
Kannon no iraka miyaritsu hana no kumo

Kannon Temple:
looking off at its tiled roof
in clouds of blossoms
Tr. Barnhill

Written in 1686 - 貞亨3年.
According to Kikaku, Basho wrote this when he was ill in Bed in Fukagawa.
It seems he could see the roof of Asakusa Kannon temple from his home, which is about 3.5 km away.
. Kannon and Haiku .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : niouson.or.jp ...
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This temple is Nr. 33 of the pilgrimage

. 新上総国三十三観音 New Kazusa 33 Kannon Pilgrimage .

. Kazusa Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 . - Nr. 34

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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14 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Jigenji Ichihara Wanme

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Jigenji Ichihara Wanme

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Jigenji 慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji, Wanme
（じげんじ）

市原市分目１９３ / Ichihara city, Wanme

The date of the founding is not clear.

Not much information is found online.

Statues of Jizo Bosatsu in the compound.

A stone pagoda in the compound.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Kazusa 88 Henro Pilgrimage 上総国八十八ヶ所霊場 . - Nr. 36

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple
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This Temple is Nr. 15 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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

....................................................................... Nagano 長野県　
伊那市 Ina city

. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢－ racoon dog, badger legends .
The evening before the owner of a home had asked for rebuilding,
the grandparents were in the back house and the owner and his children went there to eat dinner
and the parents were doing some work at the Kotatsu heater.
Nearby was was a temple named 慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji with a large tree.
Suddenly the parents heard the sound of the tree falling down.
They became afraid and went to the main living room,
but no-one else of the family had heard any sound.
A Tanuki had come the the back of the hearth
and wiping its tail had caused the sound.
Thus he had deceived the parents.

....................................................................... Saitama 埼玉県　
さいたま市 Saitama city 西区 Nishi ward

. yao bikuni 八百比丘尼 a nun for 800 years .
武蔵国足立郡水波田村 In the Adachi district at Mizuhata village, at the temple 慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji,
there was a huge enoki 榎 nettle tree cut down,
the open cut covering a huge size of the ground.
This tree had been planted by a Happyaku Bikuni nun from 若狭 Wakasa.
When the villagers dug deeper, they found the statue of Jizo Bosatsu in a stone box,
with an inscription dating to 大化元年 the year 645.
This Bikuni must have lived for more than 1000 years.
happyaku bikuni 八百比丘尼 / ハッピャクビクニ

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12 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Seianji Kazusa Yana

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Seianji Kazusa Yana

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Seianji 栖安寺 Seian-Ji, Yana
音平山栖安寺 Seianji

千葉県木更津市矢那３４９７ / Chiba, Kisarazu city, Yana

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

Not much information about this temple is found online.

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : google
- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
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10 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Shofukuji Mie Takakura

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Shofukuji Mie Takakura

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Shoofukuji 正福寺 Shofuku, Takakura
雨華山 Yuhazan 観音院 Kannon-In　正福寺 Shofuku-Ji

三重県伊賀市東高倉1148 / Mie, Iga city, Higashi-Takakura

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん　あみりた　ていぜい　からうん

The temple was founded in the Kamakura period around 1320,
Around 1580 it burned down.
During an earthquake in 1853, many buildings were distroyed.
The main statue was kept in a store house until about 1930.
In 1979, the parishioners and villagers had the main hall built again,
to house the statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai with 舟底型光背 a boat-shaped halo.
At his side are statues of 勢至菩薩 Seishi Bosatsu and 観世音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu.
In the compound is 大師堂 a hall for Kobo Daishi.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月８日　　　初祈祷　護摩祈祷供
２月節分の日　節分会　厄除祈祷　星まつり
７月８日　　　厄除きゅうり封じ
毎月２１日　　弘法大師御影供 Memorial ritual for Kobo Daishi - every month on the 21st
春秋彼岸供養　無縁仏供養

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 13

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
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This temple is Nr. 35 of the pilgrimage

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 .

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....................................................................... Mie 三重県　
鳥羽市 Toba city 松尾町 Matsuo town

kujira 鯨，観音，守護神
正福寺に伝わる『志州天朗峰福寺縁起』がある。鯨に乗って海中よりやってきた十一面観音像は、現在でも両氏や航海者の守護神となっている。
. 青峯山正福寺 Aonominezan Shofuku-Ji .

....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県　
鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city 下川 Shimokawa

. 航海神 Kokaishin Deities of Seafarers .
The Temple 善宝寺 Zenpo-Ji in Tsuruoka is famous from Tohoku to Kanto as a place to pray for a good catch.
In Mie it is the Temple 青峯山正福寺 Shofuku-Ji.
Once a statue of 十一面観音像 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 faces came riding on kujira 鯨魚 a whale.
She became the portector deity of fishermen and sailors at Shofuku-Ji.
Kujira Shusse Kannon 鯨山出現観音

....................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県　
韮崎市 Nirasaki city 大草町 Okusa town

kadomatsu 門松 New Year pine decoration，薬師様 Yakushi Nyorai
正福寺という禅寺があり、薬師堂がある。正月の夜、この堂に安置されていた薬師様が小用に出、闇の中で門松の葉で目をつき失明したので、薬師様は門松を嫌う。それで門松を立てないようにしているという。

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8 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Shinzoin Ichihara

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Shinzoin Ichihara Asai

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Shinzooin 真蔵院 Shinzo-In, Asai
真蔵院 Shinzoin

市原市浅井小向76 / Chiba, Ichihara city, Asai Komukai

Not much information is found online.

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple
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- reference source : tesshow -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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6 Oct 2023

TEMPLE Myoshoin Ichihara

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Myoshoin Ichihara Miyahara

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Myooshooin 明照院 Myosho-In, Miyahara
御所山 Goshozan 薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji 明照院 Myoshoin

市原市宮原４５４ / Ichihara town, Miyahara (Miyabara)

The temple was founded for the father of
Ashikaga Yoshiharu 足利義晴 (1511 – 1550), his childhood name was 龜王丸 Kameomaru.
His father was 足利政氏 Ashikaga Masauji (? - 1531)
After the Meiji restauration in 1873 until 1912
the temple was relocated to the Miyahara Highschool for maritime affairs.

In the compound

六地蔵 Six Jizo Statues

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. 上総国八十八ヶ所霊場 Kazusa 88 Henro Temples . - Nr. 22

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple

. source : hotokami .
- source : google
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- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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