Fwd: [Omamori - Japanese Amulets] Inoshishi, Wild Boar

http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/01/digest-january-2005.html]
[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
. inoshishi いのしし、猪 wild boar - kigo .
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Inoshishi イノシシ　猪　「亥」 Wild Boar - INFO

Introduction
. 12 zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi .

. Yama no Kami 山の神 God of the Mountain
and his messenger, inoshishi 猪 the wild boar .

. Marishiten 摩利支天 Marishi-Ten on a boar .


. inoshishi 猪と伝説 Legends about the wild boar, Wildschwein .
- The Year 2019 ! -

. Inoshishi Daruma - The Year 2007 ! .


under construction
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



- CLICK for more clay bells 猪土鈴 !




- CLICK for more kokeshi wooden boars !




- CLICK for more chawan tea bowls !


. amulet for 足腰お守り strong feet and legs .
and the legend of the samurai Wake no Kiyo Maro 和気清麻呂

. kokeshi 猪に乗る福達磨こけし Daruma with mallet riding wild boar .

. komainoshishi, koma inoshishi 狛猪 guardian wild boar .

. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .


. Inozawa tsuchiningyo 猪之沢土人形 Inozawa clay dolls . - Yamagata


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Gunma 　群馬県
a Jooshuu Hariko Princess Daruma



. Inoshishi Daruma いのししだるま .


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Niigata 　新潟県

. uri no ki no inoshishi ウリの木の猪 wild boar from Alangium wood .

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::




. . . CLICK here for Photos !

. Reference .

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .


. Tohoku after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011

[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
- #inoshishi #wildboar -
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

--
Posted By Gabi Greve to Omamori - Japanese Amulets on 8/11/2011 06:16:00 am

Unsubscribe from new post emails for this blog.

MINGEI - kiri-e cut paper

https://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2018/12/nenga-2019.html




高野山 宝来 Horai cut paper from Mount Koyasan
Horai-making Experience:
Cut the 12 Chinese zodiac animals from paper to create a lucky cut-out charm known as a horai.

kiri-e, paper-cutting pictures 切り絵 kirie
.



高野山 宝来 Horai cut paper from Mount Koyasan
Horai-making Experience:
Cut the 12 Chinese zodiac animals from paper to create a lucky cut-out charm known as a horai.
The zodiac animal for every year is put on the entrance door all year.
.

EDO - Machida city foot path project

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2018/08/machida-city.html

..............................................................................................................................................


Machida Footpath フットパス Foot Path project

- reference source : city.machida.tokyo.jp... -

Inspired by projects in England, a group of citizens developed part of the extreme rural areas, making foot paths for easy walking on a Sunday excursion.
They have a detailed guide book with various paths along the fields, rivers and woods.



１大戸から草戸山
（エリア地図、散策コースガイド、寄り道ガイド、立ち寄りショップ情報、景観情報、路線バス・停留所ガイド）
２相原から七国峠
３多摩境から絹の道
４小山田から常磐・小山
５小野神社から小野路界隈
６薬師ヶ丘から七国山
７町田駅から原町田界隈
８金森から下鶴間
９成瀬尾根から長津田
10三輪から王禅寺
- reference source : midorinoyubi-footpath.jp... -


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

EDO - Hasui Sakuradamon ochanomizu komagata

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2018/03/komagata-district.html

.......................................................................


. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .



Komagata kashi, Komagatagashi 駒形河岸 Komagata embankment

..............................................................................................................................................



Ochanomizu in snow

https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/07/ochanomizu.html

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2015/01/ii-naosuke-backup.html




Sakurada Gate



Sakurada Gate in Spring Rain


..............................................................................................................................................

The Sakuradamon Incident 桜田門外の変 Sakuradamon-gai no Hen
桜田門の変 Sakuradamon no Hen

.....................................................

Fwd: HEIAN - fire kaki legends

https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2018/12/kaki-fire-legends.html

kaki fire legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

kaki 火気 と伝説 Legends about fire


- - - - - Fire Prohibited ! - - - - -


. hibashira 火柱と伝説 Legends about a pillar of fire .

. hi no tama 火の玉と伝説 Legends about fire balls .

. kaika 怪火 fireball, atmospheric ghost lights yokai from Shiga and Kyoto. .
and Abura-bo 油坊 the Oil Priest
. kaika 怪火 ghost fire at Nerima 練馬区 Tokyo .


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :

. Tengubi 天狗火 a Yokai / Tengu no hi 天狗の火 Tengu fire .
Tengubi is a fireball phenomenon.

At the time of 天武天皇 Tenmu Tenno (? - 686)
星 stars were falling down in the Eastern direction.
In 737 in the fifth lunar month, many 星 stars came flying by very low.
In 771 星 stars were falling down in the South-Western direction . . .
, , , and more such events are known.
It looked like some 火気 fire falling from the sky and many said it must have been a Tengu.

.......................................................................

yuurei 幽霊 ghost
Once 太閤 秀吉 Toyotomi Hideyoshi was having a tea party when suddenly he saw
the ghost of 利休 Sen no Rikyu sitting by the side of the stove.
There was a strange sparkle in his eyes and 呼吸に火気 fire came out of his mouth when he was breathing.
Hideyoshi rebuked him, saying this was impolite, so the ghost went sitting a bit further away.
When Hideyoshi left the 数奇屋 tea room he asked his servant to keep an eye of Rikyu, but as the servant looked, Rikyu had disappeared.




............................................................................... Gunma 群馬県

. Legends about Akagisan, Akagiyama 赤城山 .



............................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県
.......................................................................
磐田市 Iwata city

Mitsuke Tenjin 見付天神
At 東海道の見付宿 the postal station of Mitsuke on the Tokaido Highway they celebrate the Festival at 天満宮 the Tenmangu Shrine, where the 神輿 Mikoshi palanquin with the deity is carried out at night. During this ritual, people are not allowed to make fire.
They are not allowed to talk aloud, otherwise they might experience bad luck and disaster in the coming year.



Yanahime Shrine (Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine)
1114-2 Mitsuke, Iwata City

- HP of the Shrine - 矢奈比賣神社（やなひめじんじゃ）
- reference source : mitsuke-tenjin.com...-

- quote -
Mitsuke Tenjin Naked Festival
This is a chain of festivals held following the event in which the principal god Yanahime no Mikoto is moved to Omi Kunitama Shrine, a Soja shrine (a shrine enshrining several gods) in Totomi Province.
It is held on Saturday and Sunday before August 10 according to the lunar calendar. Naked men wearing straw coats parade around Mitsuke district. It is called the Naked Festival because the boisterous dance at the worshipping hall of the Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine. The best time of the festival is from 21:00 to midnight on the first day.
About 1,000 naked men surge into the worshipping hall of the Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine. The Oni (ogre) Dance is grand and it reaches the climax at midnight.
- source : nihon-kankou.or.jp... -

. Yanahime Jinja 矢奈比売神社 .
and
霊犬早太郎伝説 The legend of the spiritual dog Hayataro



............................................................................... Toyama 富山県

At the foot of the 立山 Tateyama mountain range there is a bridge over the river 岩倉川 Iwakuragawa.
People form other domains of Edo-period Japan could not cross it easily.
They called the river 三途の大川 Sanzu no Okawa, Great River to The Other World.
The mountains to the East of the river were called Shide no Yama 死出の山, Mountain where people die.
There was always some kind of fire to see at its top, so this must be jigoku 地獄 the Hell.

. Sanzu no Kawa 三途の川 River Sanzu, the river on the way to hell .

. Tateyama Shinkō　立山信仰 Tateyama mountain worship .


.......................................................................
高岡市 Takaoka city

Harumi matsuri 晴見祭り Harumi festival
For the festival the villagers have to capture four hebi 蛇 serpents. The serpent which is captured the first is called
oharemi, O-Haremi オハレミ.
It is put in a container and kept well.
On an auspicious day 卯月中の巳の日 in the fourth lunar month there is a divination ritual.

蛇が箱から顔を出さないと晴天が多く、蛇が箱から顔を出してしきりに舌を出すと火気が多く、蛇が箱から出て床の上に下りたときは雨が多く、蛇が箱から出て案を下りないときは風が強いという。蛇は捕まえてきた者が元のところで放すが、この時蛇の行方を見ると、卜占が変わってしまうといわれている。

- quote -
Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival
The Takaoka mikuruma-yamas (wheeled float) carried in this festival are apparently based on the court carriage used by Hideyoshi Toyotomi to welcome Emperor Go-Yozei and Retired Emperor Ogimachi to Jurakudai in 1588.
After Toshie Maeda received it as a gift, Toshinaga Maeda gave it to the townspeople in 1609 when he was building Takaoka Castle. A barrel roof was added to the carriage to make the current mikurama-yama.
Supported by the spirit and wealth of the Takaoka townspeople, this is one of Japan's most gorgeous hikiyama festival floats, with wheels decorated using superb local craft techniques, such as metalwork, lacquer ware and dyeing.
- source : foreign.info-toyama.com/en... -

..............................................................................................................................................


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
- Introduction -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Fwd: HEIAN - fire kaki legends

https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2018/12/kaki-fire-legends.html

kaki fire legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

kaki 火気 と伝説 Legends about fire


- - - - - Fire Prohibited ! - - - - -


. hibashira 火柱と伝説 Legends about a pillar of fire .

. hi no tama 火の玉と伝説 Legends about fire balls .

. kaika 怪火 fireball, atmospheric ghost lights yokai from Shiga and Kyoto. .
and Abura-bo 油坊 the Oil Priest
. kaika 怪火 ghost fire at Nerima 練馬区 Tokyo .


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :

. Tengubi 天狗火 a Yokai / Tengu no hi 天狗の火 Tengu fire .
Tengubi is a fireball phenomenon.

At the time of 天武天皇 Tenmu Tenno (? - 686)
星 stars were falling down in the Eastern direction.
In 737 in the fifth lunar month, many 星 stars came flying by very low.
In 771 星 stars were falling down in the South-Western direction . . .
, , , and more such events are known.
It looked like some 火気 fire falling from the sky and many said it must have been a Tengu.

.......................................................................

yuurei 幽霊 ghost
Once 太閤 秀吉 Toyotomi Hideyoshi was having a tea party when suddenly he saw
the ghost of 利休 Sen no Rikyu sitting by the side of the stove.
There was a strange sparkle in his eyes and 呼吸に火気 fire came out of his mouth when he was breathing.
Hideyoshi rebuked him, saying this was impolite, so the ghost went sitting a bit further away.
When Hideyoshi left the 数奇屋 tea room he asked his servant to keep an eye of Rikyu, but as the servant looked, Rikyu had disappeared.




............................................................................... Gunma 群馬県

. Legends about Akagisan, Akagiyama 赤城山 .



............................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県
.......................................................................
磐田市 Iwata city

Mitsuke Tenjin 見付天神
At 東海道の見付宿 the postal station of Mitsuke on the Tokaido Highway they celebrate the Festival at 天満宮 the Tenmangu Shrine, where the 神輿 Mikoshi palanquin with the deity is carried out at night. During this ritual, people are not allowed to make fire.
They are not allowed to talk aloud, otherwise they might experience bad luck and disaster in the coming year.



Yanahime Shrine (Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine)
1114-2 Mitsuke, Iwata City

- HP of the Shrine - 矢奈比賣神社（やなひめじんじゃ）
- reference source : mitsuke-tenjin.com...-

- quote -
Mitsuke Tenjin Naked Festival
This is a chain of festivals held following the event in which the principal god Yanahime no Mikoto is moved to Omi Kunitama Shrine, a Soja shrine (a shrine enshrining several gods) in Totomi Province.
It is held on Saturday and Sunday before August 10 according to the lunar calendar. Naked men wearing straw coats parade around Mitsuke district. It is called the Naked Festival because the boisterous dance at the worshipping hall of the Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine. The best time of the festival is from 21:00 to midnight on the first day.
About 1,000 naked men surge into the worshipping hall of the Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine. The Oni (ogre) Dance is grand and it reaches the climax at midnight.
- source : nihon-kankou.or.jp... -

. Yanahime Jinja 矢奈比売神社 .
and
霊犬早太郎伝説 The legend of the spiritual dog Hayataro



............................................................................... Toyama 富山県

At the foot of the 立山 Tateyama mountain range there is a bridge over the river 岩倉川 Iwakuragawa.
People form other domains of Edo-period Japan could not cross it easily.
They called the river 三途の大川 Sanzu no Okawa, Great River to The Other World.
The mountains to the East of the river were called Shide no Yama 死出の山, Mountain where people die.
There was always some kind of fire to see at its top, so this must be jigoku 地獄 the Hell.

. Sanzu no Kawa 三途の川 River Sanzu, the river on the way to hell .

. Tateyama Shinkō　立山信仰 Tateyama mountain worship .


.......................................................................
高岡市 Takaoka city

Harumi matsuri 晴見祭り Harumi festival
For the festival the villagers have to capture four hebi 蛇 serpents. The serpent which is captured the first is called
oharemi, O-Haremi オハレミ.
It is put in a container and kept well.
On an auspicious day 卯月中の巳の日 in the fourth lunar month there is a divination ritual.

蛇が箱から顔を出さないと晴天が多く、蛇が箱から顔を出してしきりに舌を出すと火気が多く、蛇が箱から出て床の上に下りたときは雨が多く、蛇が箱から出て案を下りないときは風が強いという。蛇は捕まえてきた者が元のところで放すが、この時蛇の行方を見ると、卜占が変わってしまうといわれている。

- quote -
Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival
The Takaoka mikuruma-yamas (wheeled float) carried in this festival are apparently based on the court carriage used by Hideyoshi Toyotomi to welcome Emperor Go-Yozei and Retired Emperor Ogimachi to Jurakudai in 1588.
After Toshie Maeda received it as a gift, Toshinaga Maeda gave it to the townspeople in 1609 when he was building Takaoka Castle. A barrel roof was added to the carriage to make the current mikurama-yama.
Supported by the spirit and wealth of the Takaoka townspeople, this is one of Japan's most gorgeous hikiyama festival floats, with wheels decorated using superb local craft techniques, such as metalwork, lacquer ware and dyeing.
- source : foreign.info-toyama.com/en... -

..............................................................................................................................................


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
- Introduction -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Fwd: [Heian Period Japan] Nikko Tochigi legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Nikko 日光 と伝説 Legends about Nikko
二荒山 Mount Futarasan
男体山 Mount Nantaisan



jatai no kami 蛇体の神 The Snake Deity
mukade no kami ムカデの神 The Centipede Deity

These two animal deities fought at Senjōgahara 戦場ヶ原 Senjogahara, the "Battlefield" marshland in Nikko.
They were the vassals of the deity of 男体山 Nantaisan in Chuzenji and the deity from 赤城山 Akagisan.
Now there is an Akanuma　赤沼 "Red swamp" of the blood from the Mukade.

There are other place names relating to these mythological events in Nikko.

. mukade 蜈蚣 と伝説 Legends about the centipede .


赤城と日光の戦い The fight of Akagi and Nikko
昔々のずっと昔、Once upon a very very VERY long time . . .



赤城の神さまと日光の神さまは絶えず争っていた。戦（いくさ）の原因は、日光の中禅寺湖が満々と水をたたえているのに対し、赤城の山は岩だらけで、水が無かったからであった。 ...
- source : nihon.syoukoukai.com/modules/stories -

.......................................................................

. Nikkoo Kaidoo 日光街道 Nikko Kaido Road .
From Edo to the Toshogu Shrine and the grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

. Nikko Toshogu Shrine Festivals 日光東照宮 .





::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :


............................................................................... Fukushima 福島県
.......................................................................
田人村 Tabitomura village

Once Sarumaru Daiyu was hunting a white deer and came down all the way to Nikko. The Huge Mukade 大ムカデ from Nikko eats the children of the white deer, this deer mother had called the famous arrow shooter Sarumaru to help.
He put some spittle on his arrow and shot the centipede dead.
Even now if people want to kill a centipede, they use spittle.

. Sarumaru Daiyu 猿丸大夫 a waka poet .




............................................................................... Gunma 群馬県　

. Akagisan, Akagiyama 赤城山と伝説 Legends about Mount Akagi .

.......................................................................
勢多郡 Seta district 富士見 Fujimi

At Akagiyama there is the valley 九十九谷 Kujukudani (99 valleys). If there would be one more valley, it would be like the 100 valleys of 高野山 Koyasan in Wakayama. Then the fight between Akagi the Mukade and Nikko the Snake started.
The Mukade from Akagi was bound with オカボの藁 the leaves of okabo, Kabocha pumpkin.
Since that time the believers in 赤城様 the Akagi deity do not grow pumpkin.



............................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県

. 二荒山の神 Futarasan no Kami .
- and 万二万三郎 Banjibanzaburo, Banji Banzaburo
The brothers Banji and Banzaburo and the matagi マタギ hunters of Nikko.
In a dispute between the goddess of Mount Nikko and the god of Mount Akagi, Banzaburo helped the goddess by shooting out the eye of the Akagi god, who was incarnated as a huge snake (or a huge centipede in some versions of the story).





............................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県


中禅寺湖 Lake Chuzenji

.......................................................................
日光市 Nikko city

ringyo 鱗魚 fish with scales
On the top of 日光山 Mound Nikkosan there are 48 lakes.
All the fish that live in the lakes of 下野 Shimotsuke have no scales.
All the fish that live in the two lakes toward 越後 Echigo have scales.

..............................................................................................................................................


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
66 to explore (02)

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
- Introduction -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- - - - - #nikko #toshogu #tochigi -
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

--
Posted By Gabi Greve to Heian Period Japan on 12/08/2018 01:27:00 pm

Unsubscribe from new post emails for this blog.

HEIAN - kitsunebi fox fire legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

kitsunebi 狐火と伝説 Legends about the "fox fire"

. kitsunebi 狐火 "fox fire" .
"fox lantern", 狐の提燈 kitsune no choochin
"devil's fire", onibi 鬼火　（おにび）
- Introduction -

Kitsunebi is a phosphorescent fire (or ignis fatuus) believed to be vomited from the mouth of a fox.
David Lanoue

"a mysterious light associated with spirits,
found in various folklore tales"


. onibi 鬼火 "demon fire", "devil's fire" .
- quote -

. kaki 火気 と伝説 Legends about fire .
- Introduction -





. Ooji no kitsunebi 王子の狐火 (おうじのきつねび)
day of the fox deity at Oji Inari Shrine .
kigo for late winter
and more about
Ooji Inari Jinja 王子稲荷神社 Oji Inari Fox Shrine Tokyo


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :

Kitsunebi to Hitodama 狐火と人魂
伊那郷土史学会, 1959

.......................................................................

reibi 霊火 "soul fire"

鬼火，狐火 onibi, kitsunebi
phosporous light is Onibi. It is often seen at graves.
燐は鬼火という。墓などには狐火といって化生物などが火をともして見えたり消えたり、行きつつ戻りつつする。鬼火は化け物などのともす火をいう。



source : creatorsbank.com/mushimaru...


..............................................................................................................................................

hotaru 蛍 fireflies
蛍をくちくさという。礼記で腐草は蛍となるという。また燐の字を蛍と読む。馬の血は蛍となる。ならば馬の血が蛍になるというのはもっともなことである。また狐火を燐火ということがある。この燐の字に馬の血の意味がある。これで世俗に狐火とは馬の骨を燃やすというのではないか。

. hotaru 蛍 fireflies .




............................................................................... Nagano 長野県
.......................................................................
伊那郡 Ina district 高遠町 Takato machi

reibi 霊火
夜な夜な霊火が出る所は、対岸からもそれが見える。その場所は自学屋敷といわれ、城主の侍臣であったのが、主を害した罪によって毎日指を一本ずつ切られた後、殺されたことへの怨みであろうという。


..............................................................................................................................................


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
140 collecting (6)

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
- Introduction -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- - - - - #kitsunebi #foxfire #willofthewisp #hotaru -
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

--
Posted By Gabi Greve to Heian Period Japan on 12/14/2018 01:08:00 pm

Unsubscribe from new post emails for this blog.

Fwd: [Heian Period Japan] Benten Benzaiten legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Benten 弁天と伝説 Legends about Benten


- - - - - Benten on a dragon
. Benten, Benzaiten 弁財天 Sarasvati .
- Introduction -

Originally a Hindu deity named Sarasvati.
In India, the sound of her lute is said to evoke the sound of a flowing river and thus provide rain for the dry areas.
Her temples and shrines are almost invariably in the neighborhood of water.
弁天卵 "Benten Boiled Eggs" are served at some Benten shrines on the evening of December 31,
Benten no taki 弁天の滝 Benten Waterfall
pokkuri Benten ポックリ弁天 / ぽっくり弁天　Benten granting a sudden death
Uga Benzaiten　宇賀弁財天.
She is one of the
Shichi-Fukujin　七福神　Seven Gods of Good Luck.


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :


Edo - Benzaiten Shrine at Inokashira in Snow
Hiroshige


............................................................................... Aichi 愛知県
.......................................................................
豊田市 Toyota city 中町 Nakamachi

raika 雷檛 lightning and thunder
三河国碧海郡重原庄竹村郷、鈴木山竜興禅寺の什宝に雷檛がある。長さは9寸9歩で平面である。これは雷が寺内にある弁財天を安置した小島杉に落ちた時、そのあとで拾った物であるという。



............................................................................... Fukushima 福島県

Once upon a time
飯盛山 Mount Iimoriyama was called 弁天山 Benten-yama, because deep in the mountains there was a small shrine to venerate the deity Benten.




............................................................................... Gunma 群馬県

. Harunasan 榛名山と伝説 Legends about Mount Haruna .
The wife of 千葉常将 Chiba Tsunemasa is venerated as Benten sama.

.......................................................................
邑楽郡 Ora district 板倉町 Itakura town

. Benten sama no tatari 弁天さまの祟り the curse of Benten .

.......................................................................
勢多郡 Seta district 赤城村 Akagi mura village

. ワクタマ Wakutama clear water .
溝呂木 Mizoroki town



............................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県
.......................................................................
神戸市 Kobe city

弁財天女
摂州の丹生山田庄原野村には、むかしから栗花落左衛門という者が代々住んでいた。この者の先祖は、横佩右大臣豊成の娘白滝姫と山田の庄人直勝という者の息子・真利である。この白滝姫が死んだ時、死骸を家の東境に埋めたところ、五月に栗の花が落ちる時に霊泉が湧き出でたという。この話が朝廷に届き、白滝の墓を弁財天女と崇め、真利を左衛門佐に任じて栗花落という姓を与えた。毎年梅雨の時水が湧き出るという。



............................................................................... Ibaraki 茨城県
.......................................................................
茨城町 Ibaraki village

Once there was a Dragon Light. Since this was the place where the Dragon rested, people built a temple hall and venerated 弁天様 Benten there.
. ryuutoo 龍燈 / 龍灯 / 竜灯 と伝説 Legends about Ryuto, "Dragon Lantern" .



............................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県

.......................................................................
足利市 Ashikaga city

. bijin Benten 美人弁天 Benten for Beauty .
at Itsukushima Shrine, 厳島神社 / 栃木県足利市本城2丁目1855 - Tochigi, Ashikaga



............................................................................... Wakayama 和歌山県

. Tengu 妙音坊 Myoon-Bo, Myoonbo .
The legend of the Tengu from 高野山弁天岳 Mount Bentendake (984 m).
Benzaiten is venerated at the shrine 弁財天社 on this mountain.

..............................................................................................................................................


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
28 弁財天 (02)
122 弁天 collecting

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
- Introduction -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- - - - - #benten #bentenelgends #benzaiten -
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

--
Posted By Gabi Greve to Heian Period Japan on 12/20/2018 01:27:00 pm

Unsubscribe from new post emails for this blog.

EDO - Hasui Kiba Atago Inokashira

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2015/10/tamagawa-josui-district.html


. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .


Night view of Benten Shrine Snow at Inokashira Park


The Inokashira Benten Shrine in Snow (Shatô no yuki)


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


Kiba no Yugure 木場の夕暮れ Timber Yard, Evening

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2015/10/daiku-carpenter.html

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::




haru n Atagoyama 春のあたご山 Atagoyama in the Spring
東京十二題 12 Scenes of Tokyo

https://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2011/10/atago-shrine-kyoto.html
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

EDO - Hasui Fukagawa Ikegami

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2015/10/ikegami-honmonji.html

Ikegami Hommonji also has a five-storied pagoda.
Though there are many temples in Edo, only a few have pagodas, and the one at Ikegami Hommonji is one of the most magnificent. It originally served as a watchtower for the Hokke monks, who were able to scan the Tama valley for any signs that their enemies and persecutors were approaching. Nowadays, though, it is just another decoration in this rich and elaborate temple complex. Although there are many other large temples in Edo, the beautiful rural surroundings and delightful scenery of Ikegami Hommonji make it perhaps the most pleasant and refreshing place to go for a quiet moment of reflection and prayer.
- source : Edomatsu

. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .


池上本門寺の塔 Pagoda of Honmonji Temple at Ikegami



粉雪の降る参道　Honmonji Temple in Snow at Ikegami

.......................................................................

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

- - - - - H A I K U - - - - -


深川上の橋 Fukagawa Kami no Hashi
. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .
Twenty Views of Tokyo

初雪や懸けかかりたる橋の上
hatsu yuki ya kakekakaritaru hashi no ue

first snow -
on the bridge
under construction
Tr. Gabi Greve


Written in 1693 元禄6年冬
The Great Bridge of Fukagawa 深川大橋 over the Sumida river 隅田川 had been under construction.
Basho took a great interest in the waterways of Edo, he had been working for the waterworks government department for a while.


Later, when the bridge was finished, he expressed his joy in another hokku:

皆出でて橋を戴く霜路哉
mina idete hashi o itadaku shimoji kana

everybody comes out
to use the new bridge
and the frosty road . . .
Tr. Gabi Greve

Written on the 7th day of the 12th lunar month in 1693, 元禄6年12月７日
On the 8th day １２月８日, the bridge was named Shin Oohashi 新大橋 Shin Ohashi "New Big Bridge".
Finally it was named Shin Ryoogokubashi 新両国橋. Shin Ryogoku-bashi.

This hokku has the cut marker KANA at the end of line 3.
hashi o itadaku - "to partake of the bridge", to use the bridge in gratitude, since now it was possible to reach the other shore without a great detour to find another bridge.


MORE - places visited by
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2013/05/fukagawa.html
.

DARUMA - Kumamon Kagoshima

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2014/03/kumamon.html

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


- quote -
The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes (Japanese: 平成28年熊本地震 Heisei 28-nen Kumamoto jishin)
are a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016 (16:25 UTC on April 15) beneath Kumamoto City
... The two earthquakes killed at least 50 people and injured about 3,000 others in total. Severe damage occurred in Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures, with numerous structures collapsing and catching fire. More than 44,000 people were evacuated from their homes due to the disaster.
... Kumamoto Castle, another Important Cultural Property sustained damage to its roof and exterior buildings and walls because of the earthquakes and associated aftershocks. Several of the castle's shachihoko ornaments were destroyed, and a large number of kawara tiles also fell from the roof. ...
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !



Kumamon is active in promoting the reconstruction of the castle. - 2018



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . CLICK here for Photos !

. English Reference .

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

MINGEI - Joboji Laquer ware

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2018/04/shikki-laquerware-lack.html

Temple Jobo-Ji

..............................................................................................................................................

Jooboji nuri 浄法寺塗 Joboji nuri laquer ware
Iwate



- quote -
Joboji Nuri takes its name from the Joboji family which ruled the northern part of Iwate Prefecture during the middle ages, and it is also the name of the area.
According to local legend, monks were dispatched there from the head temple, when a famous high priest called Gyoki built Tendaiji temple in the area during the Nara period (710-794). Lacquer ware techniques were apparently introduced at the time, so that the monks would be able to make their own tableware.
A product important to the ruling Nambu clan during the Edo period (1600-1868), the making of Joboji-Nuri spread from around Tendaiji temple to the adjoining area now known as 安代町 Ajiro-cho and became known as 御山御器（おやまごき Oyama-goki ware. This larger area became the foundation of the present production.
Items of lacquer ware
which have been used since ancient times such as soup bowls, rice bowls and lipped bowls are still being made. Some of the traditional bowls are patterned but most of them are finished in plain vermilion, black or a clear lacquer to show off the wood and have a sophisticated mat finish. But perhaps the biggest feature of Joboji ware is its everlasting sense of quality stemming from a use of quality materials. Bowls for soup or rice, trays, flower vases are the main products today.
- reference source : Iwate Laquer Ware cooperative association -


- quote -
Joboji Museum of History and Folklore

Joboji Museum of History and Folklore at the entrance of Tendaiji Temple.
Many cultural property specified documentation by the country and city are on display, such as: articles about Tendaiji, stoneware and earthenware and other tools from the district. In addition it is possible to learn about the traditional job of lacquer scraper and how Japanese lacquer is integrated in to the everyday life of the people here at Joboji Temple, which has the largest production of lacquer in the country. There are also tools such as planes used by craftsmen, and many articles and documents on lacquer. Learn why the lacquerware made by the monks of Tendaiji are referred to as "Oyama-goki", and how it is rooted in the lives of ordinary people.
Many lacquerwares that are said to be the roots of "Joboji Coating" speak volume about the history of this place and its lacquerwares. Visit the museum before Joboji to better understand the history and the relation of Joboji Coating and Tendaiji Temple.
- - 35 Oyamakubo Joboji-machi Ninohe
- reference source : ninohe-kanko.com/english...-

- further reference Joboji -


..............................................................................................................................................

LEGENDS - kiku chrysanthemum

https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2018/12/kiku-chrysanthemum-legends.html

kiku chrysanthemum legends

- BACK to the Daruma Museum -
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

kiku 菊と伝説 Legends about chrysanthemum

. kiku 菊 chrysanthemum .
- Introduction and Haiku -

Chrysanthemums became the symbol of the imperial family of Japan at the time of Emperor Gotoba 後鳥羽 (1180-1239), who loved this flower very much.



.......................................................................


. kiku jidoo 菊慈童 Kikujido "The Boy with Chrysanthemums" .
a sennin　仙人 Immortal 


. Kikuzakachō 菊坂町 Kikuzakacho district .
Bunkyo ward, Tokyo



by Ogata Gekko - Viewing Chrysanthemums


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :

............................................................................... Tokyo 東京
.......................................................................
Chuo ward district

. chrysanthemum and . yomogi 艾 / ヨモギ mugwort, Artemisia princeps . .


..............................................................................................................................................


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
276 菊 to collect (01)

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
- Introduction -

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



. Join the friends on Facebook ! .

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- - - - - #kiku #chrysanthemum -
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::