March 24, 2017

SHRINES - Iwado shrine Noto

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.jp/2017/03/yokai-monsters-art-motives.html

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. ema 絵馬 votive tablets .



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saruoni, saru-oni 猿鬼 at Iwaido Shrine
This is an old shrine dedicated to Ônamuchi-no-Mikoto (or Iwatsukuwake no mikoto, according to another theory) and Kukurihime-no-Kami.
It is not known when the shrine was founded, but it is known as a shrine related to the legend of Saru-oni, which has been passed down from generation to generation in Yanagida, Noto Town. The legend goes like this:
Once upon a time,
a monster or preternatural creature called Saru-oni that lived in a rock cave bit cows and horses to death and did evil to humans. Then Keta Myojin (a gracious deity) of the highest ranking shrine in Noto shot Saru-oni in the eye. His corpse was buried in the cave and a shrine was built.
Iwaido Shrine has its origins in the legend. Local people call it "Saru-oni-no-miya" or "the shrine of Saru-oni". There are places in the neighborhood that have names related to the legend.
The name "Tôme" (hit in the eye) comes from the legend according to which an arrow hit Saru-oni in the eye. The name "Kuro-kawa" (black river) is derived from a story according to which a river of Saru-oni's black blood was formed. In addition, Saru-oni, who had his eye shot with an arrow, cleansed his eyes with ôbako (a kind of herb), which gave the name Ôbako to a local area.
source : noto-satoyamasatoumi.jp/detail



妖怪と絵馬と七福神 - Yokai and Ema and the Seven Gods of Good Luck
岩井宏実 Iwai Hiromi
- 「妖怪の軌跡」「絵馬の系譜」「七福神の来歴」-
第1章 異界からの使者―妖怪(妖怪の軌跡;妖怪の王者―鬼・天狗・河童 ほか)
第2章 祈りの記念物―絵馬(絵馬の系譜;本音の世界―小絵馬 ほか)
第3章 福を授ける群神―七福神(七福神の来歴;七福神めぐり)
- reference source : 7fukujin.macanow.com/book -

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