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Tokaiji Nana Fushigi 東海寺七不思議
The temple Tokai-Ji is located in Shinagawa. It was dedicated by 徳川家光 the Shogun Iemitsu to his advisor, the famous priest 沢庵和尚 Takuan. His grave is in the temple compound.
鳴かぬ蛙 / 鳴かないカエル Frogs that do not croak.
There are many in the large pond, but since one day when they were so lound, priest Takuan shouted at them and scolded them, so they shut up for good.
片身の鱸 / 片身のスズキ A sea brass with one eye.
Once priest Takuan went to the kitchen and found the cook preparing a sea brass, having cut out one eye already. Takuan took the poor animal, shouted a powerful 「喝！ "KATSU!" at it and threw it back in the pond. The fish soon regained its strength and stayed at the back of the pond, protecting the waters and the temple.
片生の銀杏 / 片なりのイチョウ
A gingko tree in the compound grows its nuts only on one side of the tree.
潮見の石鉢 / 潮見の石 / 潮見の水鉢 A Stone basin that knows the tide.
The big stone basin begins to fill with the tide and water recedes with the ebb-tide.
血の出る松 / 血のでる松 A bleeding pine tree.
Near the entrance gate is a huge pine tree. But it was in the way when the Shogun wanted to visit the temple, even called じゃまの松, "the pine in the way" - and it was decided to cut it down.
At the first cut with a saw red blood begun to flow from the wound and the arm of the woodcutter became stiff. Now the temple priests knew this was a special tree they had to protect. The wound from the cut is red to our day.
火消しの松 / 火消しのビャクシン A mountain juniper extinguishing a fire.
byakushin 柏槙 a kind of mountain juniper
At the back of the temple garden was an old tree, which had come all the way as a present from the temple 金山寺 Kinzan-Ji in 唐（中国） China. One night priest Takuan woke up and called out: "There is a fire at the temple Kinzan-Ji!" All the priests got up in a hurry and begun to douse the tree with water, praying to help the temple in China.
A while later came a present from Kinzan-Ji, expressing greatfulness for helping to extinguish the fire.
千畳吊りの蚊帳 / 千畳づりの蚊帳 A mosquito net the size of 1000 tatami mats.
The temple 金山寺 Kinzan-Ji sent a present of a box with a mosquito net in a paulownia box. The net was rather large, maybe the largest at this time . . . but maybe not quite the size of 1000 tatami mats ?!
- reference source :green.candypop.jp/candybox -
. Takuan Sōhō 沢庵 宗彭 (1573–1645) Priest Takuan .
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Yoshiwara Nana Fushigi 吉原七不思議
source : yosiwara.net/life
. Yoshiwara 吉原 pleasure quarters in Edo .
大門あれど玄関なし
There is a "great entrance gate", but no entrance porch.
河岸あれど船つかず
The moat around it is called "riverside", but there are no boats.
角町あれど隅にあらず
One district is called 角町 sumi cho "corner district", but it has no corners
茶屋あれど茶は売らず
There are shops called "tea stalls", but they do not sell tea.
新造にも婆あり
The servants are called 新造 shinzo "Young Woman" , but most of them are old hags.
若い者にも禿あり
There are servants called 若い者 wakai mono "young men" , but most of them are old and bald-headed.
遣手といえども取るばかり
There are female managers called yarite 遣手 "spenders", but you can not lay hands on them (toru).or take money from them.
水道あれど水はなし
There are "water ways", but there is no water.
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Tokaiji Nana Fushigi 東海寺七不思議
The temple Tokai-Ji is located in Shinagawa. It was dedicated by 徳川家光 the Shogun Iemitsu to his advisor, the famous priest 沢庵和尚 Takuan. His grave is in the temple compound.
鳴かぬ蛙 / 鳴かないカエル Frogs that do not croak.
There are many in the large pond, but since one day when they were so lound, priest Takuan shouted at them and scolded them, so they shut up for good.
片身の鱸 / 片身のスズキ A sea brass with one eye.
Once priest Takuan went to the kitchen and found the cook preparing a sea brass, having cut out one eye already. Takuan took the poor animal, shouted a powerful 「喝！ "KATSU!" at it and threw it back in the pond. The fish soon regained its strength and stayed at the back of the pond, protecting the waters and the temple.
片生の銀杏 / 片なりのイチョウ
A gingko tree in the compound grows its nuts only on one side of the tree.
潮見の石鉢 / 潮見の石 / 潮見の水鉢 A Stone basin that knows the tide.
The big stone basin begins to fill with the tide and water recedes with the ebb-tide.
血の出る松 / 血のでる松 A bleeding pine tree.
Near the entrance gate is a huge pine tree. But it was in the way when the Shogun wanted to visit the temple, even called じゃまの松, "the pine in the way" - and it was decided to cut it down.
At the first cut with a saw red blood begun to flow from the wound and the arm of the woodcutter became stiff. Now the temple priests knew this was a special tree they had to protect. The wound from the cut is red to our day.
火消しの松 / 火消しのビャクシン A mountain juniper extinguishing a fire.
byakushin 柏槙 a kind of mountain juniper
At the back of the temple garden was an old tree, which had come all the way as a present from the temple 金山寺 Kinzan-Ji in 唐（中国） China. One night priest Takuan woke up and called out: "There is a fire at the temple Kinzan-Ji!" All the priests got up in a hurry and begun to douse the tree with water, praying to help the temple in China.
A while later came a present from Kinzan-Ji, expressing greatfulness for helping to extinguish the fire.
千畳吊りの蚊帳 / 千畳づりの蚊帳 A mosquito net the size of 1000 tatami mats.
The temple 金山寺 Kinzan-Ji sent a present of a box with a mosquito net in a paulownia box. The net was rather large, maybe the largest at this time . . . but maybe not quite the size of 1000 tatami mats ?!
- reference source :green.candypop.jp/candybox -
. Takuan Sōhō 沢庵 宗彭 (1573–1645) Priest Takuan .
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Yoshiwara Nana Fushigi 吉原七不思議
source : yosiwara.net/life
. Yoshiwara 吉原 pleasure quarters in Edo .
大門あれど玄関なし
There is a "great entrance gate", but no entrance porch.
河岸あれど船つかず
The moat around it is called "riverside", but there are no boats.
角町あれど隅にあらず
One district is called 角町 sumi cho "corner district", but it has no corners
茶屋あれど茶は売らず
There are shops called "tea stalls", but they do not sell tea.
新造にも婆あり
The servants are called 新造 shinzo "Young Woman" , but most of them are old hags.
若い者にも禿あり
There are servants called 若い者 wakai mono "young men" , but most of them are old and bald-headed.
遣手といえども取るばかり
There are female managers called yarite 遣手 "spenders", but you can not lay hands on them (toru).or take money from them.
水道あれど水はなし
There are "water ways", but there is no water.
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