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January 28, 2017

Fwd: [Edo - the EDOPEDIA -] Shinjuku

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Shinjuku　新宿　

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In 1634, during the Edo period, as the outer moat of the Edo Castle was built, a number of temples and shrines moved to the Yotsuya area on the western edge of Shinjuku.
In 1698, Naitō-Shinjuku had developed as a new (shin) station (shuku or juku) on the Kōshū Kaidō, one of the major highways of that era. Naitō was the family name of a daimyo whose mansion stood in the area; his land is now a public park, the Shinjuku Gyoen.

In 1920, the town of Naitō-Shinjuku that comprised large parts of present-day Shinjuku, parts of Nishi-Shinjuku and Kabukichō was integrated into Tokyo City. Shinjuku began to develop into its current form after the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, since the seismically stable area largely escaped the devastation. Consequently, West Shinjuku is one of the few areas in Tokyo with many skyscrapers.
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Naitoo Shinjuku 内藤新宿 Naito Shinjuku (model, wikipedia)
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高松喜六 Takamatsu Kiroku (? - 1713)
高松喜兵衛 Takamatsu Kihei
and the beginning of Naito Shinjuku / Naitō-Shinjuku 内藤新宿.

He is the "founding father of Naitō-Shinjuku 内藤新宿 Naito Shinjuku".
Kiroku was village headman of 浅草阿部川町 Asakusa Abekawamachi and helped develop Shinjuku after a new legislation in 1697.
Since his time, the head of the Takamatsu family took the name of Kiroku.

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Koshu-kaido Avenue was the main road from Nihon-bashi Bridge to Kofu, and from Kofu connected to Shimo-Suwa via the Nakasendo Avenue. Nihon-bashi Bridge was a long way from the first inn area —Takaido— on the Koshu-kaido Avenue, and travelers had a difficult time making the trip. For this reason, upon the request of Lord Takamatsu Kiroku , authorization was received to place an inn in an area midway.
Since the inn was placed on the property of 内藤 Lord Naito, who returned this land to the Shogun government, and since the inn was new, the area was called Naito-Shinjuku (Naito new inn), thus marking the origin of the name Shinjuku for the area.
On March 15, 1947, the three areas of former Yotsuya, Ushigome, and Yodobashi cities merged to create Shinjuku City. The name Shinjuku was used not only because of its historical significance, but also because Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Shinjuku Station were well known across Japan.
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His grave is in Shinjuku at the temple
. 獨鈷山 Dokkozan　愛染院 Aizen-In 　光明寺 Komyo-Ji .

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source : shinjuku-ohdoori.jp.e

The town of Shinjuku dates from the late 17th century, when a post-station was set up there on the Koshu-kaido on the northwestern edge of Edo (present-day Tokyo).
To the south, Yoyogi was then mainly sparsely populated hills that rolled on as far as the eye could see.

. Shrine Yoyogi Hachimangu 代々木八幡宮 .

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新宿は雪降るやうに罪かき消す
Shinjuku wa yuki furu yoo ni tsumi kakikesu

Shinjuku
it erases sins
like falling snow
Tr. Fay Aoyagi

Tsukushi Bansei 筑紫磐井

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Posted By Gabi Greve to Edo - the EDOPEDIA - on 2/01/2013 09:57:00 am

TEMPLES - Joren-Ji Tokyo Daibutsu

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2013/01/temples-of-edo-info.html

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Tokyo Daibutsu 東京大仏 Great Buddha of Tokyo
Joorenji 乗蓮寺 Joren-Ji
板橋区赤塚5－28 / 5 Chome-28 Akatsuka, Itabashi ward

Upon completion in 1980, it was the third largest sitting Buddha in Japan (at 13m it's only a mere meter shorter than it' more famous Kamakura cousin).
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gaman no oni 我慢の鬼 demon who endures with self-control and perserverance
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January 26, 2017

MINGEI - kawara roof tiles Tengu and Komainu

https://darumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2007/03/tilesroof-tiles.html

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. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア　- Tengu ABC-List.

天狗面文鬼瓦 Roof tiles with Tengu faces

source : tamasho.okayama-c.ed.jp
羽黒神社 Haguro Jinja, Okayama

source : 日本の珍しい鬼瓦

source : twitter.com/hideki27fc5
古峯神社 Komine Jinja

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. komainu 狛犬 / 高麗犬 / 胡麻犬 "Korean Dog" .

source : "狛犬の鬼瓦　１"
照蓮寺 Shoren-Ji, Takehara, Hiroshima

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. Dragon Roof Tiles and gatoo 瓦当 end tiles .

. Gable, gables 破風 hafu .
karahafu, kara hafu, kara-hafu 唐破風 "Chinese Gable"

. Tile Dolls 瓦人形 kawara ningyoo .

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January 24, 2017

TENGU - hanzobo

https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.jp/2014/02/hoko-ji-hamamatsu.html

Hookooji、Hōkō-ji 方広寺 Hoko-Ji

静岡県引佐町臨済宗方広寺派本山 Zen temple Rinzai Sect
1577-1 Inasachō Okuyama, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka

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Shinnozan 深奥山 Hoko-ji 方廣寺
Hoko-ji, located deep in the mountains of western Shizuoka Prefecture north of the city of Hamamatsu, is the head temple of the Hoko-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, with approximately 170 associated temples. It was established in 1371 by the regional lord, Okuyama Rokuro Jiro Tomofuji 奥山六郎次郎朝藤, who invited as founding abbot Mumon Gensen 無文元選 (1323–1390), a son of Emperor Go-Daigo 後醍醐 (r. 1319–1339).

Gensen had become a monk at Kennin-ji and trained under the masters Kao Sonen 可翁宗然 (d. 1345) and Sesson Yubai 雪村友梅 (1290–1346). In 1343 he went to China, where he practiced under the master Gumei Zhengyou 古梅正友 (1285–1352). After receiving the Dharma Seal of the master he traveled further in China, residing for a time at Tiantaishan 天台山. In 1350 Mumon returned to Japan and did further practice in the mountains near Shizuoka, where Okuyama Rokuro Jiro Tomofuji studied Zen under him.

Among Hoko-ji's notable buildings is the Hanzobo Daigongen 半僧坊大權権現. The Hanzobo Daigongen was built in honor of a deity that is said to have appeared to Mumon Gensen when his ship encountered a storm on the way back from China. The deity, vowing that he would protect Mumon so that he could return to Japan to teach the Dharma, guided the captain and helped the ship survive the storm. Later, after Mumon had become priest of Hoko-ji, the deity appeared again and asked to study Zen. He was dressed partly as a monk and partly as a layman, so the master called him Hanzobo 半僧坊, "Half-monk".

Another notable structure is the Shichison Bosatsudo 七尊菩薩堂 (Important Cultural Property), a shrine built in 1401 that honors seven Shinto deities and Buddhist bodhisattvas. Hoko-ji is also known for its stone images of the Five Hundred Arhats (the five hundred enlightened disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha), located at various places around the temple grounds, including atop a stone bridge.
- source : zen.rinnou.net/head_temples
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. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア　- Tengu ABC-List .

Hanzooboo 半僧坊 the Tengu Hanzobo　
遠州奥山半僧坊　Enshu Okuyama Hanzo-Bo

半僧坊祭り - Hanzobo Festival 　

Amulets to avoid evil, fire, diaster, be safe at sea - and many more
厄難消除、海上安全、火災消除、所願満足 - 等

- source : hansoubou.com

Yearly Festivals
- source : hansoubou.com/gyoji
静岡県浜松市北区引佐町奥山1577-1

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Kanagawa, 鎌倉 Kamakura - 半僧坊 Hanzobo / Hansōbō Shrine

In the compound of temple 建長寺 Kencho-Ji, on top of the mountain.
There are many tengu statues on the way up there.
He is a protector of fires and brings good luck.

ema　絵馬　votive tablet

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January 23, 2017

MINGEI - Nagano wood turning

http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.jp/2011/07/nagano-folk-toys.html
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Nagiso town 南木曽　"South Kiso"

Nagiso Rokuro Zaiku 南木曽　ろくろ細工　Nagiso Wood Turnery, Nagiso woodturning

source : kougeihin.jp.e.oo.hp.transer.com/item

originating 1,000 years ago in the Heian period ...
According to an old document found in Nagiso, turnery began here sometime during the first half of the 18th century, when unfinished forms for trays and bowls were being sent to Nagoya and Osaka. For this to happen, it must be assumed that lathes were first turning sometime before.

One of the particular merits of this turnery from Nagiso is the way that the work fully expresses the qualities of the wood, making the most of the natural grains in an unassuming fashion, while also retaining a handmade look, each piece making fine use of the minute variations of grain and color of the selected woods. Trays and bowls of many kinds are now principally being made.
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Nagiso machi is located in the southwest part of Nagano Prefecture, with about 94% of its land covered by forest. It has the smallest population in the prefecture – about 4,800 people, according to the 2010 data. Yet in such a small town, there are a number of historic and cultural heritages, including "Tsumago-jyuku" – a post station – which was certified as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings, "Momosuke-bashi" Bridge, an Important Cultural Property, and "Nakasendo" Trail, which is designated as a national historic site.

The woodturning which has been fostered in Nagiso machi involves a processing of shaping thick wooden boards and logs by grinding them with a plane while turning them on a wheel at the same time. In 1980, it was certified as a Traditional Craftwork by the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

The artisans (called kijishi) take part in the entire process themselves, from selecting wood, drying, woodturning, coating to the sale of their products. The beautiful grain of broad-leaved trees in Kisoji – zelkova, conker, kalopanax pictus and cercidiphyllum japonicum and so on – is used as natural patterns. The material trees are around 100 years old. The trees hewed out from mountains are first cut into big pieces depending on the size of each product, then ground roughly and dried, sometimes for more than 10 years. By doing so, one can prevent distortion, which can occur during the production process or after use.

The Nagiso woodturning has been used in everyday life for the making of trays, bowls and snacks or sweets containers. Recently, new products such as ballpoint pens and business card holders have been produced as well. While these items take the shape of tools that help people in contemporary society, they still show the power of life, as if their innate qualities were awakened by the techniques of kijishi artisans. Looking at the gently-shaped round forms and the countless layers of grain lines, one senses the peculiar nature of a tree's lifespan, as its decades or centuries of history are laid bare to the naked eye. We recommend you take a look at these works of art in person.
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January 22, 2017

EDO temples - Chomeiji Tokyo

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. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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Choomeiji 長命寺 Chomei-Ji
東京都練馬区高野台3-10-3 - Tokyo Nerima ward, Takanodai

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The temple bell and the deva gate of Chomeiji Temple
Chomeiji Temple was constructed in the Edo period and is known to possess many cultural assets, including the temple bell, deva gate, and a color print of performers on a wooden board, all of which are located on the temple grounds.

The temple bell, which hangs in the bell tower, is an elongated copper bell that stands 115 centimeters in height, 63.2 centimeters in diameter, and 6.3 centimeters in edge thickness. The bell was originally used as a signal to gather the monks for an assembly but is now used as joya-no-kane, which means the bell strike on New Year's Eve.

The deva gate, with its beautiful kaerumata decoration (decorative curved wooden support above the main beam), is a structure with a half-hipped roof made from sheet copper and has been preserved as a valuable asset reminiscent of architecture from the late 17th Century.
- source : nerima-kanko-en.blogspot.jp

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Choomeiji hakkei 長命寺八景 eight famous views from Chomei-Ji

本堂 / 南大門 / 東門 / 書院 / 鐘楼堂 / 観音堂 / 奥ノ院

- source : www.neritaka.net/history/cyoumeiji

The temple bell hall - 鐘楼堂
paintings by Okubo san 大久保潤二

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futatsu choochoo kuruwa nikkizu ema 双蝶々曲輪日記図絵馬

- source : www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/annai

Votive tablet on a wooden board with two kabuki actors
右三代目坂東三津五郎演じる濡髪長五郎 - Nuregami Chogoro on the right
左三代目中村歌右衛門の放駒長吉 - Hanaregoma Chokichi on the left

designed by Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長 (1751 - 1815), a famous ukiyo-e painter of his time.

. ema 絵馬 votive tablets - Introduction .

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Futatsu chocho kuruwa nikki - Two butterflies of the licensed quarter

Ichikawa Ebijuro I as Nuregami Chogoro and
Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Hanaregoma Chokichi
at the Kawarazaki theatre in 1820

In this surimono both actors wear the traditional wrestler's dress of a folded haori jacket across the shoulders, and a second sash (uwajime) over the first to stop it unravelling. The play derived from the puppet theatre and appears to have been based on a true event in which a quarrelsome Sumo wrestler named Nuregami Chogoro killed a samurai and was captured after hiding out at his father's house in Yawata village. In the play, Hanaregoma Chokichi is an amateur wrestler whose patron is at odds with Chogoro's patron Yogoro.

In this scene the two wrestlers engage in a test of strength to see who can crush a tea cup with their bare hand. Chogoro succeeds, but the amateur Chokichi has to cheat by hitting the cup against the guard of his sword (katana no scuba). The two later swear allegiance as blood brothers. The words futatsu (two) and chocho (butterflies) in the play's title pun on the wrestlers' names, which both include the character cho (long).
- source : www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/gallery

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The temple was founded by the priest 慶算阿闍梨 Keisan Ajari in 1613 as a small retreat to hold a statue of Kobo Daishi.
In 1640 priest 小池坊秀算 Koikebo Shuzan brought a statue of an eleven-headed Kannon from Nara and the temple was named as it is today.

The main statue is the eleven-headed Kannon Bosatsu 十一面観音.

武蔵野観音霊場第一番札所 - Nr. 1 of the Musashino Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Statues
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豊島八十八ヶ所 - Nr. 17 - Toyoshima 88 Henro temples

It is Nr. 17 of this Edo pilgrimage:
. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .

- ご詠歌 - chant of the Henro temple 井戸寺 Idoi-Ji in Shikoku :
面影を映してみれば井戸の水　結べば胸の垢や落ちなん
Omokage o utsushite mireba Ido no mizu musubeba mune no aka ya ochinan

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : chomeiji.org

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There are many other temples in Japan with this name.

滋賀県近江八幡市 - Shiga prefecture
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Choomeiji 長命寺 Sumida ward, Tokyo 墨田区向島5-4-4 - see below

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Choomeiji sakuramochi 長命寺桜もち
焼皮桜餅- 長命寺 sakuramochi rice cakes from temple Chomei-Ji in Sumida ward
The wrapping is fried on a hot plate and the cherry blossom leaf is lightly pickled in salt.
. sakura mochi, sakuramochi 桜餅 Cherry Blossom Rice Cakes .
kigo for late spring

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長命寺さくらもちより賀状かな
choomeiji sakuramochi yori nenga kana

from temple Chomei-Ji
instead of cherry blossom rice cakes
there comes a New Year greeting . . .

The cut marker KANA is at the end of line 3.

. 久保田万太郎 Kubota Mantaro .

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三つ食えば葉三片や桜餅　
mitsu kueba yoo sanpen ya sakuramochi　

if you eat three
you have three leaves -
sakuramochi

. 高浜虚子 Takahama Kyoshi .

At the temple Choomeiji 長命寺 Chomei-Ji they are wrapped in three leaves, so if you eat three cakes you have nine leaves.

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. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .

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January 20, 2017

TENGU - nose broken off

https://kappapedia.blogspot.jp/2016/08/hana-long-nose-of-tengu.html

Even a long-nosed Tengu has problems with the heavy snow of January 2017 !
This one broke off his nose, at Kuramadera in Kyoto !

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January 18, 2017

Fwd: [Gokuraku - Jigoku ] Tengu from Nikko

source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/gtmf10

In a highland called 古峯ヶ原 Kobugahara, from where the town of 鹿沼市 Kanuma can be overlooked, there is the shrine
Komine Jinja 古峯ヶ原古峯神社.
It dates back more than 1300 years. If was founded by a man from Kyoto, 隼人 Hayato,
and its deity in residence is
日本武尊 Yamato Takeru

This shrine is better known by its name of
Tengu no Yashiro 天狗の社 Shrine of the Tengu
People used to stay here for religious rituals and practise, so it is also called
Tengu no yado 天狗の宿 "The Inn of the Tengu"

The shrine has many memorabilia of the Tengu, big and small.
It also offers stamps of the Tengu, 天狗の御朱印 with 16 different faces of the Tengu.

. Tengu Shuin 天狗朱印 temple stamps .

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There used to live many Tengu in the mountains of Nikko, and their boss was Tokobo.

Apart from Toko-Bo and Nikko-Bo there was the local Tengu

Kobugahara Hayatoboo 古峯ヶ原隼人坊 Hayato-Bo from Kobugahara
It is not quite clear if he is the person who founded the shrine.
Hayato may have been a disciple of En no Gyoja or a relative of
. Zenkibō 前鬼坊 Zenkibo, Zenki-Bo .
and his wife Goki 後鬼.

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. Shoodoo Shoonin 勝道上人 Priest Saint Shodo Shonin - Introduction . (735 - 817)
practised Shugendo rituals in Nikko and helped deepen the belief in the Tengu, who would protect people from misfortune and extinguish fires in the region.

There is a ceremony in Nikko where the participants receive large bowls of rice.
Nikko Gohanshiki 日光強飯式 Nikko Gohan Shiki
It is also called
tengu no goohan 天狗の強飯 large rice portion of the Tengu
..... One bowl contains 5,4 kilograms (一升五合) of rice.
This ceremony goes back to Saint Shodo Shonin (Shoodoo Shoonin 勝道上人)(735 - 817), who started the mountain worship in Nikko, connecting the Shinto and Budshist religion.

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日光の天狗は徳川家康 The Tengu of Nikko and Tokugawa Ieyasu

Mount Nantaisan 男体山 (2484.2ｍ) in Oku Nikko had been first visited by Saint Shodo in 782. At that time it was called 補陀洛山 Fudaraku San, later changed to 二荒山（ふたらやま) Futarayama.
Kobo Daishi Kukai read the two Chinese characters 二荒 as にこう nikoo, and soon the name changed to にっこう Nikko. The Chinese characters then changed to 日光.

Legend says that Toko-Bo was in incarnation of 徳川家康 Tokugawa Ieyasu.
His posthumous name was 東照権現 Tosho Gongen, but legend says he had also pondered the name of
Tookoo Gongen 東光権現 Toko Gongen (Deity Shining in the East)

Since his soul-Tengu was a newcomer, he tried to fight the older Tengu of the deep mountains of Nikko, but always lost ground.

When his memorial shrine, 東照宮 Toshogu, was finished, many people came to visit here and venerate the former Shogun (turned Tengu), so the older Tengu of Nikko were quite upset.
They played tricks on the visitors and caused much confusion.

The year turned to 1825, the time of 徳川家斉 Shogun Tokugawa Ienari.
His Minister, Mizuno Dewa no Kami 水野出羽守, made friends with the Old Tengu of Kobugahara, Hayato-Bo, who helped him to get rid of the other Old Tengu by putting up a sign forbidding them to come closer and not disturb the visitors coming to venerate the Shogun turned Tengu Toko-Bo. If they did not like it, they were free to move on to the other famous Tengu Mountains, like Atago, Kurama, Akiba or Hikosan.
- This sounds like a fantastic tale . . . maybe it is true? maybe not true?

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As late as 1860, in advance of a visit by the shogun Iemochi, officials of the city of Nikko posted an official notice:
To the tengu and the other demons:
Whereas our shogun intends to visit the Nikko mausoleums next April: Now therefore, Tengu and other demons inhabiting these mountains must remove elsewhere until the shogun's visit is concluded.
. Hirata Atsutane 平田篤胤 and the Tengu 仙童寅吉 Sendo Torakichi .

. Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康 . (1543 - 1616) .
and his mausoleum, 日光の東照宮 Nikko no Tosho-Gu

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In the Manga world the Tengu Tokobo is a master of 光壁術
日光に住まう陽気で楽天家な天狗。
明るく人当りも良いが人間は天狗に従属すべきだと思っており、一度比叡天狗に追放されている。
- reference source : wikiwiki.jp/heian -

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Myoogizan Nikkooboo 妙義山日光坊 Nikko-Bo, Nikkobo, Myogisan

He is now venerated in Gunma at Mount Myogisan (Myogizan).

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The fantastically shaped rocks sculpt dramatic forms of natural beauty and offer various attractive landscapes throughout the seasons. Mt. Myogisan can be viewed with pleasure from afar or enjoyed by climbing its steep slopes, so that it is loved by photographers and mountaineers.
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Myoogi Jinja 妙義神社 Shrine Myogi Jinja
It was founded in 537 and is thus one of the oldes shrines in Japan.
The Mountain Deity itself is enshrined here.
The Deity is venerated for protecting from fire, bring a good harvest and also for good business and prosperity. So many famous Daimyo Lords came here to worship and donate buildings and treasures.
日本武尊 Prince Yamato Takeru is also enshrined here.

This shrine is located near the eastern foot of Mount 白雲山 Hakuun-zan, one of the peaks of Mt. Myogi.
It is known for its bright colours and decorative ornaments.
The shrine building now is from around 1700.
At its gate are two Demon statues, one red and one in green, with tiger-skin pants.
This shrine serves quite a lot of deities and mountain spirits.

At the back of the main shrine is a small sub-shrine dedicated to the regional Tengu.

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When Yamato Takeru climbed 白雲山 Mount Hakuun-zan , he founded a shrine to venerate the deity
Hagoso 波己曽（はごそ）神, and the mountain was named after it, 波己曽山 Hagoso-zan. This name later changed to Myogiisan.
Hakoso Jinja　波己曽神社 /　波己曽（はこそ）神社　Hakoso Shrine

In the year 1394 a high-ranking court official named 花山院 Kazan-In 右近衛大将藤原長親 Nagachika (? - 1429) renounced the world and became a Waka poet and monk, calling himself
Kooun Meigi 耕雲明魏（こううんめいぎ）Koun Meigi
and built his humble abode at mount 華頂山 Kacho-zan in the forests of Kyoto, one of the 36 peaks of the 東山三十六峰 / 東山36峰 Higashiyama Mountain range.
After living there for about 10 years, he took of for a trip to the Kanto region and ended up at Mount Myogisan. The local people had great faith in him.
After his death he was venerated as
Myoogi Hooshi 妙魏法師 Myogi Hoshi , changing his name from
明魏 Meigi to 妙義 Myogi, and also changing the name of the Mountain range in his honor.

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Hakoso sha 波己曽社（はこそしゃ） Hakoso Shrine in the compound.
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. Yamato Takeru 日本武尊 .
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For Yosa Buson, this mountain reminded him of the famous
峨眉山 Gabi San in China.

source : cardiac.exblog.jp

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Tengu Myoogiboo 天狗妙義坊 Myogi-Bo, Myogibo
Ueno Myogiboo 上野妙義坊 Ueno Myogi-Bo

He is one of the
. 四十八天狗 48 Tengu of Japan .

Mount Myogisan with his special rock formation is venerated as the deity
Myogi Daigongen 妙義大権現
with the character DAI 大 LARGE as its symbol.

The Tengu 妙義坊 Myogi-Bo is an incarnation of this Gongen.

妙義山の大ノ字 Myogisan no Dai no Ji

People walking along the old roads with a view to Mount Mogisan folded their hands in prayer.

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Hooseiboo 比叡山法性坊 Hoseibo, Hieizan
one of the 48 Tengu.

妙義大権現 Myogi Daigongen is supposed to be Hosei-Bo from Hieizan
比叡山十三代目の座主法性坊尊意僧正, he came here in 940.
He promised to help the people who live in this region.
「われは比叡山座主（ざす）尊意僧正なり。宿世の縁でこの山に住し、衆生を済度せん」

上毛三山・妙義山の奥ノ院
Three peaks of 白雲山 - 金鶏山 - 金洞山
波己曽とは岩社（いわこそ）の意味で岩がご神体
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The tengu Jirobo first lived at Mount Hieizan 比叡山, but moved on to moved on to 比良山 Hirasan in Shiga.

. Jirooboo, Jirōbō 次郎坊 / 二郎坊 Jirobo Tengu .

At 横川の大師 the Temple of Yokawa Daishi at Mount Hieizan, there is a Tengu Room. It is locked up with nails on all four sides.
Sometimes people can hear the sound of wings flapping inside.
and
a story about the toilet of Enryaku-Ji, where a Tengu from India took home.
比叡山延暦寺のトイレに辿り着いた天竺天狗

Tenjiku Tengu 天竺天狗 The Tengu from India
In the 今昔物語 Konjaku Monogatari (early 12c) there are 11 stories about Tengu. One is about a Tengu from India, who came to Japan via China, to obstruct the Law of Buddhism. It might have been connected to legends about the Garuda Bird ガルーダ（迦楼羅.

The Tengu from India followed the flow of the waters and rivers, from Hakata to the Setonaikai Sea and up the Ujigawa toward Hieizan.
比叡山の横川 Yokogawa at Hieizan had been founded by Ennin.
The Tengu choose to stay at the toilet of the temple.
The voices of priests reciting the sutras in the temple were to be heard, but the deities never came close. The voices reciting sutras came running down the river and past the toilet. As the Tengu form India listened to them all the time, he changed his mind and decided to help the Law of Buddhism. He choose to become a human with the name
Myoogu 明救（みょうぐ） Myogu.
He was the son of Imperial Prince 有明 Ariakira.
He administered the affairs of Mt. Hiei one year and died on the 5th day of the 7th month of 1020 at the age of 75.
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. Tengu Nichiryo from India 天竺（インド）の日良 .
and 愛宕山太郎坊 Atago Tarobo Tengu

. Tengu no Ma 天狗の間 - 伝説 Legends about the Tengu Room .

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. 四十八天狗 - 48 famous Tengu of Japan .

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .

. - yookai, yōkai 妖怪 Yokai monsters - .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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

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January 16, 2017

Fwd: [Japan - Shrines and Temples] Komainu Glossary

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komainu, koma-inu 狛犬 / 高麗犬 / 胡麻犬 "Korean Dog"
karajishi 唐獅子 "Chinese Lion"
foo dogs, fóshī 佛獅 Foshi

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ball
玉乗り standing on a ball, 玉抑え holding a ball down / 玉くわえ having a ball in the mouth

beard 髭の形
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child (mother and child) 子持ち
組み伏せ holding down, 遊ばせ let it play, 授乳 nursing

Chinese Lion 中国獅子

ears 耳の形

eyes 目の形
釣り目空豆型　almond-shaped / 釣り目半月型 almond-shaped, half moon　/ 丸目 round eyes/ 垂れ目　drooping eyes / 小判目 like Koban / 光彩のある／なし shining or not

hairstyle 髪型 and form of head
角あり／なし with horn or not / hooju 宝珠（擬宝珠）like a Giboshi jewel / 兜型　like a helmet / 前分け hair parted in front / 尊結び　bound together / たてがみ(ライオン型）mane, like a lion
越前禿 Echizen komuro
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Hakusan Komainu 白山狛犬
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Izumo type 出雲狛犬
made from special stone of the region, 来待石 Kimachi Stone.

. koma...　狛　other Shrine guardian animals .

- Lantern with Komainu 灯籠狛犬 - photos -
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Largest Komainu
in Gifu, 瑞浪市 Mizunami - made of Minoyaki pottery
高さ3.3m、幅1.56m、奥行き2.4m、総重量は15トン！
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. Manekineko 招き猫狛犬 Beckoning Cat .

material 材料による分類
石 stone is relative new - different stones from local areas are used.
木　wood / ブロンズ bronze / 金　gold
焼き物（備前焼、美濃焼、瓦焼き pottery (Bizen, Mino, Kawarayaki . . .)
セメント・コンクリート cement, concrete

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Okazaki type 岡崎型 After WWII, the mass production started from here.

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- Rings, fingerring with Komainu - photos

Sendai-gata 仙台形 type from Sendai
source : facebook

. Shiisa シーサー Lion Dogs from Okinawa.

. Shooki Komainu 鍾馗 at 鍾馗神社 Shoki Shrine .

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神殿狛犬型　Shrine-type
籠神社型 dragon deity shrine tpye 　

大宝神社型 Daiho Jinja

厳島神社 Itsukushima Jinja (Hiroshima) : 14 painted and lacquered wooden figures (12-14c)

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籠（この）神社型 Kono Jinja
鷲神社（大分県）Ootori Jinja (Oita)
弥彦神社型（忠太狛犬） Yasuhiko Jinja (Chuta Komainu)
靖国神社型　Yasukuni shrine type

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Standing Komainu 立ち狛犬 / standing on front legs 逆立ち狛犬
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Stone lantern 四隅獅子頭型」灯籠 with Komainu at the corners
source : facebook

tail 尾の形
扇尾　like a handfan / 炎尾 like flames /　筒尾 like a pipe　/ 獅子尾　like a lion / 滝（流水）尾 like flowing water

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. Toodaiji 東大寺型　Todai-Ji type - Nara .

薬師寺 Yakushi-Ji
a pair of painted wooden komainu (10-11c)

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tongue sticking out
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woodblock prints 狛犬の版画 hanga

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狛犬覚醒

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source :　facebook
Tokyo Asakusa Sanja Jinja 浅草『三社神社』　

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January 15, 2017

Fwd: [Kappa - The Kappapedia] Tengu less known

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. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア　- Tengu ABC-Index .
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Some Tengu are listed among the 四十八天狗 48 Important Tengu of Japan,
but not much can be found other than their name.

If you have any further information, please add them as a comment.

. 四十八天狗 The 48 Important Tengu of Japan .

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Fugenboo 普賢坊 Fugenbo
都度沖普賢坊 Tsudooki Fugenbo from Shimane

From 島根県　隠岐の島 / 隠岐島　Okinoshima, Shimane, Oki Island

. Folk Toys from Okinoshima 民芸 .
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Garanboo 伽藍坊 Garan-Bo
鬼界ヶ島伽藍坊 Kikaigashima Garanbo from Kagoshima

From 種子島 Tanegashima or トカラ列島悪石島周辺 maybe Tokara Islands, Akusekishima Island

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The Tokara Islands (吐噶喇列島 Tokara-rettō) is an archipelago in the Nansei Islands, and are part of the Satsunan Islands, which is in turn part of the Ryukyu Archipelago. The 150 kilometres chain consists of twelve small islands located between Yakushima and Amami-Oshima. The islands have a total area of 101.35 square kilometres.
Administratively, the whole group belongs to Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Only seven of the islands are permanently inhabited. The islands, especially Takarajima, are home to the Tokara Pony.
..... Nihon Shoki for the year 654 mentions a "Tokara Country" ( 吐火罗国, Tokara no kuni ) .....
Akusekijima (悪石島), is one of the Tokara Islands
..... Until 1624, the island was part of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Akusekijima is famous for the masked god Boze (ボゼ),
the island deity. Islanders donning Boze masks come out during the annual lunar O-Bon matsuri. Protectors of the island and its natural assets, the Boze frighten small children to ensure their safety for the coming year.
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Kakukaiboo 覚海坊 Kakukai-Bo
横川覚海坊 - Kakukaibo, Yokogawa from Kyoto

source : youkaitama.seesaa.net/article

He was priest 覚海 Kakukai (1142 - 1223) at 比叡山 Hieizan and turned into a Tengu.
Junichiro Tanizaki wrote a short story entitled "Kakukai Shoin Tengu ni naru koto".

. Hieizan 比叡山 Mount Hieizan .

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Kikujoboo 菊丈坊 Kikujo-Bo
熊野大峯菊丈坊 - Kikujobo, Kumano Omine from Nara

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Kishukuboo 鬼宿坊 Kishuku-Bo
長門普明鬼宿坊 - Kishukubo, Nagato Fumyo from Hiroshima

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Koojooboo 高積坊 Kojo-Bo
白髪山高積坊 - Kojobo, Shiragayama from Kochi

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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January 14, 2017

MINGEI - Komainu maneki neko

https://darumadollmuseum.blogspot.jp/2005/01/cats-and-daruma.html

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. komainu 狛犬 / 高麗犬 / 胡麻犬 "Korean Dog" .

Welcoming visitors at the Gate !

source : www.b-gunma.com/kaiunzi
狛犬ポジションに2匹の招き猫。 Two Manekineko like Komainu !

海雲寺 Kaiun-Ji The temple of beckoning cats 招き猫の寺
群馬県安中市郷原561

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DARUMA - Shoki Shrine

https://darumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2007/05/shoki-and-daruma.html

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SHŌKI 鍾馗 - THE DEMON QUELLER
Protector Against Evil Spirits & Illness
Expels the Demons of Plague
Guardian -- Safety of Hearth & Home
Protects Homes with Male Children
Protects Male Heirs to the Chinese Throne

Shōki 鍾馗 is a deity from China's Taoist pantheon who was depicted often in Edo-period (1615-1868) Japanese sculptures and paintings, but one who is today largely neglected. Legends about Shōki reportedly first appear in Tang-era (618-907) Chinese documents. The deity reached Japan by at least the late Heian Period (794 to 1185), for the oldest extant image of Shōki in Japan is a scroll at the Nara National Museum dated to the reign of Emperor Goshirakawa 後白河天皇 (1127-1192). Numerous legends surround Shōki in Japan and the West. The three most widespread are: ...

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Hokkaido 北海道

Shoki Flag for the Boy's Festival

In May Shoki comes running down the mountain, carrying fire on his back.
People have to celebrate the Seasonal Festival (fifth day of the fifth month, Boy's festival), otherwise Shoki will get angry and cause trouble.
So on this day people have to take special care of fires in the home.

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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創業150余年和菓子の老舗「伊勢屋」で鍾馗羊羹

. Jelly Bean Cake (mizu-yookan 水羊羹) .

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Shooki Jinja 鍾馗神社 Shoki Jinja Shrine in Kyoto
京都・東山五条 Higashiyama Gojo
In the compound of 若宮八幡宮 Wakamiya Hachimangu.

This shrine has been erected by students and teachers of the Kyoto University Art and Design 京都造形芸術大学.
The Komainu guardians are Shoki himself.

. komainu 狛犬 / 高麗犬 / 胡麻犬 "Korean Dog" .
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January 13, 2017

WASHOKU - katsuona

katsuona かつお菜／勝男菜 / カツオ菜
written with the Chinese characters for Wwinning man"
it is an auspicious ingredient for the 雑煮 New Year soup.
It belongs to the family of aburana アブラナ科 Brassicaceae.
It tastes a bit like the katsuo Bonito fish, hence the name. If it is placed in a soup, there is no need to add additional bonito shavings (katsuobushi).
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more specialities from Fukuoka
in my blog
https://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2008/05/gameni-fukuoka.html
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January 11, 2017

TENGU - Kongobo Konpira

https://haikutopics.blogspot.jp/2006/05/buson-elephants-eye.html
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. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア　- Tengu ABC-List.

Kongooboo 金剛坊 Kongo-Bo
象頭山金剛坊 - Kongobo, Zozusan from Kagawa

Konpira Gongen 金毘羅権現, the Deity from Konpira had a band of Tengu as his followers.
One of them was Konpiraboo 黒眷属金比羅坊 Kurokenzoku Konpira-Bo.
Another Tengu follower was Shukaiboo 趣海坊 Shukai-Bo 　(海趣坊 Kaishu-Bo).

During the Sengoku period of warring states (around 1500) the fourth abbot of temple 象頭山松尾寺金光院 Matsuo-Ji of Zozusan, named 金剛坊宥盛 Kongo-Bo Yusei, vowed shortly before dying that he would become a Tengu and protect the Deity of Konpira.
During the Edo period, many pilgrims came to Konpira from Edo, carrying a backpack with a Tengu mask.

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