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Ido no Kami well legends

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. Shinto Shrines (jinja　神社) - Introduction .
. kami　神　Shinto deities .
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Ido no Kami 井戸の神 / Idogami 井戸神 Deity of the Well

Another name for the
. Mizu no Kami, Mizunokami 水の神 Deity of Water .

水神様 / スイジンサマ Suijin Sama

venerated in Katsuyama, Okayama

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furui no kami 井戸の神, furui kami, furuikami 古井神 Deity of the old well

source : ameblo.jp/takenichi...

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Shrine 御井神社 Mii Jinja "the honorable well"
2518 Hikawacho Naoe, Izumo, Shimane / 斐川町



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Okuninushi and the Rabbit
..... in Hikawa is Mii Shrine, which has three wells on its grounds
that are said to have been used by Yagami-hime when she gave birth to the child she had with Okuninushi.
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井戸の神聖化 - wikipedia

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. sarashi i, sarashi-i . 晒井 さらしい cleaning the well .
well-cleaning, i zarai 井浚（いざらい）
ido zarai 井戸浚, 井戸浚い（いどざらい）
ido gae 井戸替（いどがえ）"changeing the well"
- idohori shi　井戸堀師 digging a well or making a new well



idobata kaigi　井戸端会議　debates (gossip) at the well
Women used to come to the village wells and designated places along rivers to do the laundry and the mental laundry (gossip)。

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- - - The Kappa is often seen as Mizunokami, Suijin
. suijin 水神 河童 Kappa as a water deity .
and Kappa Jinja　河童神社 Kappa Shinto Shrines

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井戸神の遠くに見ゆる雑煮かな
Idogami no tooku ni miyuru zooni kana

斎藤夏風 Saito Kafu


雪明りして井戸神の鏡餅
yuki akari shite Idogami no kagami mochi

赤石明子 Akashi Akiko


source : fujiclean.co.jp/fujiclean/water...


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. kawaya no kami 厠の神 God of the Toilet .
厠神 Benjogami / Kookagami 後架神 Kokagami

The God of the Toilet is the Elder Sister,
The God of the Well, Shinzui san シンズイさん is the younger sister.
At the bottom of the Well fro Shinzui zanthere are three stones.
This deity does not like metal things. If something made of metal falls into the well and is not taken out very soon, people have to abandon this well and make a new one. If they do not, family members will get ganbyoo 眼病 eye disease.

. Legends about eye diseases .


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豊田市 Toyota city 岩倉町 Iwakura town

Idogami sama 井戸神様
In 1881, a family had a performance in the home and then put a cover on the well for everybody to walk over. But this caused a curse of Idogami sama 井戸神様.
The mother of the family got crazy and begun to perform all day long. Grandmother had a toxic disease and when Grandfather went to 観音様 Kannon Sama to pray for her health, she felt better.




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. Suijin sama スイジンサマ, the Kappa Water Deity .
The Idogami 井戸神 God of the Well is also called Suijin Sama.




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姫路市 Himeji city 飾磨郡 Shikama district

If someone places a knife on the kama 竈 hearth, Ido no Kamisama 井戸の神様 begins to cry.

. kama, kamado 竈 Legends about the kitchen hearth .




....................................................................... Ibaraki 茨城県 .....
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行方郡 Namegata district 麻生町 Aso town

. Setsubun - oni wa soto 鬼は外 "Demons, get out!"　.
On the day of Setsubun 節分 the Seasonal Divide people make special offerings, especially of hiiragi柊 a holly branch and put them on butsudan 仏壇 the Buddhist family altar, the kamidana 神棚 shelf of the Gods, for the 井戸の神 Ido no Kami and other places to make sure, the demons do not come in.
The offerings of iwashi イワシ are eaten by fuku no kami 福の神 the God of Good Luck.

. oni to hiiragi 鬼と柊 Demon and the Holly branch .

. fuku no kami 福の神 God of Good Luck .




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三豊郡 Mitoyo district 詫間町 Takuma town

Before filling in an old well, there must be a purification ritual performed.
To make sure the Ido no Kami san 井戸の神さん can come back any time, there must be a bamboo pole in the ground. Ido no Kami can then slip through this pole and come and go as he pleases.




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薩摩郡 Satsuma district 東郷町 Togo town

After a new well is made, there must be an offering of nasu 茄子 eggplants.
If this is not done, the Mizunokami will leave his tooth bite visible.



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福知山市 Fukuchiyama city

If people stay too long near the well and talk and talk . . . the Ido no kami 井戸ノ神 gets angry and disappears.




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西海市 Saikai city 西彼町 Seihi town

Ido no Kami is the same as 水神 Mizugami.
If someone in the family gets ill, Mizugami must be angry.
Making offerings of miki お神酒 ritual rice wine, shio 塩 salt and kome 米 rice grains will cure the person.





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有田郡 Arida district 金屋町 Kanaya town

Ido no Kamisama is Suijin san 水神さん.
Once an old woman became a strong headache. A healer told her that she had not been respectful to Suijin san 水神さん.
She began to say her prayers regularly and was soon healed.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
井戸神 / 井戸の神 / イドガミ / 井戸ノ神 - ok

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Emperor Naruhito Enthronement

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Emperor Naruhito Enthronement Posted: 22 Oct 2019 12:54 AM PDT [ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ] . Famous People of Japan . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Enthronement of Emperor Naruhito Emperor proclaims enthronement in a ceremony A ceremony to mark the accession of Japan's Emperor Naruhito has taken place at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. He took the throne in May. Today his accession is being celebrated by leaders of Japan and dignitaries from around the world. He gave the following speech: Having previously succeeded to the Imperial Throne in accordance with the Constitution of Japan and the Special Measures Law on the Imperial House Law. I now perform the Ceremony of Enthronement at the Seiden State Hall and proclaim my enthronement to those at home and abroad. I deeply reflect anew that for more than 30 years on the Throne, His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus constantly prayed for the happiness of the people and world peace, always sharing in the joys and sorrows of the people, and showing compassion through his own bearing. I pledge hereby that I shall act according to the Constitution and fulfill my responsibility as the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people of Japan, while always wishing for the happiness of the people and the peace of the world, turning my thoughts to the people and standing by them. I sincerely hope that our country, through our people's wisdom and unceasing efforts, achieves further development and contributes to the friendship and peace of the international community and the welfare and prosperity of humankind. ....................................................................... What are the 'Takamikura' and the 'Michodai'? The "Takamikura" throne is said to have been used for important ceremonies since the Nara period, which began in the 8th century. The current throne, along with the Empress' "Michodai," or the "August Seat", was made in 1913 upon the accession of Emperor Taisho. It has since been used by his two successors: Emperor Showa and the current Emperor's father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito. The "Takamikura" stands nearly 6.5 meters high. It consists of an elaborately decorated octagonal canopy on a 6-meter-square dais. The sides of the raised platform are decorated with panels of a phoenix and a dragon-headed creature, called a "Qilin." The canopy is topped with a large golden statue of a phoenix. Smaller statues adorn the eight corners, with 28 mirrors between them. Stands called "An" are placed inside the "Takamikura". It is where the sacred sword and the sacred jewel, along with the State Seal and the Privy Seal will be placed. The "Michodai" has a similar structure, but it is slightly smaller. It's 5.5 meters high, with a 5-meter-square dais. Curtains hang under the canopies with chairs for the Emperor and Empress in the middle. At the enthronement ceremony, the Emperor ascends the dais and proclaims his accession. The Emperor and Empress will only be seen once the curtains are opened. What is the "Kourozen-no-Gohou"? The Emperor will wear a traditional reddish brown robe called the "Kourozen-no-Gohou" that can be worn only by an emperor. The robe was already used as attire for emperors in the 9th century. It has patterns of paulownia, bamboo, phoenix, and the imaginary Chinese beast called "Qilin" woven in the cloth. Emperor Meiji was the first emperor who wore the Kourozen-no-Gohou for his enthronement ceremony in 1868. His predecessors, including his father Emperor Komei, wore a Chinese-style red robe called "benpuku" for their enthronement ceremonies. Currently, Kourozen-no-Gohou is most commonly worn for rituals at the Imperial Palace. The Emperor wore the attire a week after his accession to the throne in May for the first time. He performed rituals to report to his ancestors and various deities the dates of main ceremonies following his accession. A new role as Emperor and Empress It's been almost half a year since the Emperor ascended the throne. While Emperor Naruhito has been following in his father's footsteps as a Symbol of the state, he's also been searching for a more modern vision as Emperor. On May 1, the Emperor took part in the "Kenji-to-Shokei-no-gi" -- a ceremony to inherit the Imperial Regalia from his father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito. "I sincerely pray for the happiness of the people and the further development of the nation, as well as the peace of the world," the new Emperor said in his first speech. To celebrate the succession, 140,000 people visited the Imperial Palace. The couple appeared on the palace balcony six times three days later to greet the public. The couple has embarked on a new period of imperial diplomacy. Both have spent years living overseas, and have a wide range of international experience to draw on in their interactions and activities going forward. In late May, the US President came to Japan as a state guest. Both the Emperor and Empress were able to talk with the Trumps without translators. The imperial couple has visited many regions of the country. One destination was Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan. Crowds of people gathered along the roads to welcome the pair. One woman said, "I don't know why but I have tears in my eyes." A young mother said, " Seeing them inspires me to do my best in life, with my child." The imperial couple went to a facility for people with disabilities in the prefecture, staying beyond their scheduled hours so they could speak with everyone. On August 15th, the couple attended a government ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the end of World War Two. The Emperor expressed his hope for peace. He said, "Reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse, I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated. Together with all of our people, I now pay my heartfelt tribute to all those who lost their lives in the war, both on the battlefields and elsewhere, and pray for world peace and for the continuing development of our country." Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have continued to travel across the country, as part of their goal in building a strong bond with the Japanese people, from children to elders. Who are ceremonial attendants? People in traditional robes will line the palace corridor, as the central enthronement ceremony, called "Sokuirei-Seiden-no-gi," takes place in the "Matsu-no-Ma" State Room. Ceremonial attendants including "Iginomono," who each carry a sword, a bow and arrows, as well as "Igimono Hojisha," who bear ceremonial items and officials in charge of gongs and drums were originally scheduled to take part. A total of 78 of the attendants were planned to stand in line outside in the courtyard, along with other officials. But the Imperial Household Agency decided at the last minute to reduce the number to 25 because of heavy rain. Twenty-six banners, called "ban," will be displayed in the courtyard, as originally planned. Two bear the word "Banzai" and are nearly nine meters long. The word is embroidered in gold yarn, based on calligraphy drawn by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ceremony marked with commemorative events Railways and other businesses across Japan are celebrating the Emperor's enthronement ceremony with special offers. The operator of the 333-meter-tall Tokyo Tower started selling 10,000 tickets to its main observation deck from 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The tickets, featuring designs marking the ceremony, are priced the same as regular tickets. Many visitors purchased them, with some saying they made the trip just to get the souvenirs. Visitors to the 150-meter-high deck were enjoying the view of the capital under rainy skies. A man in his 60s said he wants people to use the national holiday to celebrate the enthronement and think about the preciousness of peace. Osaka Metro is also selling commemorative tickets. More than 100 people waited in line early on Tuesday morning at a special sales booth set up at Shin-Osaka Station on the subway Midosuji Line. The 9-by-20-centimeter ticket features phoenixes, chrysanthemum flowers and other images. One set contains five tickets. A total of 5,000 sets were on offer. A sixth-grader says he will put his set on display in his bedroom. People in Dazaifu City in Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, are also in a festive mood. The city is associated with an ancient poem from which the name of Japan's new era, Reiwa, was taken. West Japan Railway added a supplementary name, "Reiwa no Sato," to its Tofuro-mae Station, which is close to the Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine. The railway unveiled a new name plate for the station in a ceremony on Tuesday. 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Sacred Gingko Tree 2007

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. ichoo, itchoo - Icho Gingko tree and kigo .
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sacred gingko tree - a prayer falls with every leaf the huge trunk with the sacred rope sacred gingko tree - how many tears have you witnessed ?

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As I was standing below this old, huge tree, camera poised upward, there was all of a sudden a strong sweep of wind and all these leaves kept dancing around me, rustling down with a thousand strange voices, each one saying its own prayer ...

a sacred moment and so unexpected

sacred gingko tree -
each leaf rustles a prayer
as it falls


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Read about my visit to

Temple Tanjo-Ji, 誕生寺 Okayama

The Sacred Gingko Tree of Saint Honin !
It is more than 800 years old.

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. Kamakura and the old Gingko Tree .

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銀杏散る遠くに風の 音すれば
ichoo chiru tooku ni kaze no oto sureba

scattering gingko leaves
faint sound from the wind
far away

Tomiyasu Fusei (1885 - 1979)


TREES as topic for haiku !

. ichoo, itchoo - Icho Gingko tree and kigo .

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Aah, but a prayer always rises !
or
Leaves saying prayers?
Faith and prayer, expressed in haiku


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須賀川市

丑の刻参り
結婚したくない相手がいる、離婚したい、呪い殺したい時には、蟇目鹿島神社に丑の刻参りをする。これを21日間行い、21日目に神社境内のいちょうの木に五寸釘を親指で押し込んでしまうほど力がこもっていれば願いがかなうというが、その時は髪をふり乱し、口にかみそりをくわえ、鏡を抱き、手にろうそくを持っている。また、途中で人に出会うと願いはかなわぬという。

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相馬郡 新地町
Minamoto no Yoshiie 源義家
枝がすべて下向きに伸びているので、「さかさいちょう」と呼ばれているいちょうの木がある。昔、源義家がいちょうの枝をむちにしたが、ここで休んだときに、逆さにして槌に挿した。それがそのまま根付いて成長したので、今でも枝が下に伸びるのだという。


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. the head of Taira no Masakado 平将門 .



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. Yakushi sama 薬師様 at 戸倉山 Togura-Yama .

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下伊那郡 高森町

Jizoo 地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu
ささ竹の中に石地蔵があり、そこには大きないちょうの木があった。この木にいたずらすると瘧にかかって熱が出るといわれていた。実際、村松家の老人が掘り出すと大熱が出て、村人は大変驚いたという。


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佐渡郡 相川町

fundoshi ふんどし，koshimaki 腰巻
石名清水寺のいちょうの木には白いふんどしがぶらさがって人を驚かせた。千本の入野神社には赤い腰巻がぶら下がって人を騒がせた。



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. 山の神 and Tengu 天狗 the Mountain Goblin .



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. sakasa ichoo 逆さいちょう "the upside-down gingko tree" .



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. Icho from temple 珍蔵寺 Chinzo-Ji .


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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
いちょうの木 - finish
41 銀杏 to collect

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EDO - Azabu Kita Higakubo

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. Azabu Nana Fushigi 麻布七不思議 seven wonders of Azabu .

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Azabu Kita Higakubo 麻布北日ヶ窪町
To the South is the river 古川 Furukawa, there is a valley up to the Roppongi Hills.
In the Edo period there lives Samurai and townspeople together. There were also the busy temple areas of
麻布正信寺 Azabu Shoshin-Ji
and
麻布教善寺 Azabu Kyozen-Ji.
The estate of 毛利甲斐守邸 Lord Mori Kai no Kami was also in this area, the Mori Park is a historical landmark to our day.


ヒルズの毛利庭園 Mori Koen park in Roppongi Hills
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LEGENDS about hunting with falcons

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2015/10/kamimeguro-district.html
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Edo Kamimeguro, Kami-Meguro　上目黒 　
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .
about takagari 鷹狩 hunting with hawks


source : nomu.com/machikara...

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愛知県 Aichi 津島市 Tsushima

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
The 尾張大納言 Lord of Owari once came to Tsushima for hunting with hawks.
To make some special medicine he wanted 狐の生肝 the liver of a living fox. 餌指の市兵衛 Hyoe from Ezanshi captured a fox and got all the meat and fur of the fox as reward.
His wife who was at 清洲 Kiyosu became bewitched by a fox, who wanted to have his revenge.
The 大納言 Lord Dainagon thought the fox was a reijuu 霊獣 sacred animal and sent his retainer 真島権左衛門 Nabeshima Gonzaemon. He let the animal know that he was sacred and had given his life to heal other human beings, which was a rewardable thing to do.
The fox felt honored and let go of the bewitchment.

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Once the Lord of Owari went hunting with hawks in the evening.
He heard the voice coming from the mountain forest:
"Where is the Lord of Owari who had killed a saru 猿 monkey on 申の歳申の月申の日 the special day of the monkey in the hour of the monkey during the year of the monkey?"
His companions and he himself could not move any more.
The Lord called for a very strong man to help. This man called toward the mountain:
"Who is it out there? Who is it out there?"
In the morning it seemed the monster has left the place and all came back to their senses.

. saru 猿と伝説 Legends about monkeys - Affen .



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愛媛県 Ehime 温泉郡 Onsen district

. shichinin misaki 七人ミサキ Nananin Misaki Legends .
a group of persons who died in an accident or in unnatural circumstances

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- Ehime 西岡 Nichioka and 重信町 Shigenobu town

Once a family of seven went hunting for hawks, (which was forbidden), and even ate the hawk. They were executed by chopping off their heads. Later if people walk by that ground, they will soon encounter some misfortune. The souls of the seven are now venerated at a small Hokora sanctuary as
七社権現 Shichisha Gongen - The Gongen Deities from Seven Shrines .
(Their photo is in the link about Nananin Misaki Legends above.)


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福岡県 Fukuoka 北九州市 Kita-Kyushu city

. Gozu Tennō 牛頭天王 the "ox-head-heaven-king" deity .



At the shrine 小倉八坂神社 Kokura Yasaka Jinja there is a legend about the beginning of the festival.
Once Lord 細川越中守忠興 Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563 - 1646) went hunting with hawks and took a rest at 不動山 Mount Fudoyama.
There was one small stone shrine and when Tadaoki placed his staff against it, it opened and one 霊鷹 sacred hawk flew out of it. The hawk kicked out both eyes of Tadaoki. He felt great pain, went home soon but would not heal at all. He realized it was the punishment of Gozu Tenno and had a shrine built in his honor. After a performance of a ritual Kagura, 神楽湯立, one eye begun to heal. He had 能興行 another ritual of Noh performed and the other eye begun to heal too.


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栃木県 Tochigi

In the area of 阿曽沼 Asonuma swamp lived a man skilled with falcons.
One day he captured oshidori 鴛の雄 a male mandarin duck.
That night in a dream a beauiful woman appeared, crying in dispair.
"Why did you kill my husband?" The hunter said "But I did not kill anybody!"
"Yes you did, today in the swamp." Then she flew off and he saw it was the female mandarin duck.
Next morning he looked at the male duck and saw a female one, her beak like kissing him.
The man had a great shock, stopped hunting and became a monk.


. oshidori 鴛鴦 mandarin ducks .


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東京都 Tokyo

In Edo in the district 通銀町二丁目 Tsugin lived a merchant called 堯順 Takayasu. He had employed the child of a hunter who was responsible to provide food for the Falconry in Hachioji. But this child died in an epidemy. They washed the body and wanted to cut its hair, but the scissors did not cut a thing. Then Takayasu looked closer, he saw a beak of a bird had grown at the head, almost as hard as a stone. This was around the year 1680.

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. Samuhara サムハラ Samuhara omamori お守り amulets .
Special Divine Protection.

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HEIAN - Kokuzo Bosatsu Legends

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Kokuzo Bosatsu legends

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Kokuzo 虚空蔵と伝説 Legends about Kokuzo Bosatsu
Akashagarbha Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva of Wisdom and Memory / "Mutterschoß des leeren Raums"



. Temple 虚空蔵寺 Kokuzo-Ji in Hamamatsu .
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. Chiyoko to kizamareta iwa チヨコと刻まれた岩 rock with the inscription "Chiyoko" .
Tengudani 天狗谷 the Tengu valley




......................................................................................... Gifu 岐阜県
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郡上市の美並地区の粥川地区 Gujo, Minamimura, Kayugawa

. 藤原高光 Fujiwara no Takamitsu (c. 939 - 994) .
driving out the oni 鬼 demon at Mount 瓢ヶ岳 Fukubegatake (1,162m)




......................................................................................... Miyazaki 宮崎県
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飫肥 Obi city

. 弁財天 Benzaiten, Benten and 虚空蔵 Kokuzo .




......................................................................................... Okayama 岡山県
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浅口郡 Asakuchi district, 里庄町 Satosho

Once there was a thunderbolt at 虚空蔵山 Mount Kokuzo-Yama. But Kokuzo Bosatsu caught the Raiju Yokai and told him "If you do that once again at this place, I will not let you go!"
Since that time, there has not been a thunderbolt any more.
The villagers were very pleased about it and now have a festival every year on January 13.
In other parts they also know that if you venerate Kokuzo Bosatsu, there will be no thunderbolt.


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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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heso 臍と伝説 Legends about navel, belly button, Nabel

仏桑花六月晦日年の臍
bussooge rokugatsu misoka toshi no heso

hibiscus
last day of June
the navel of the year

Fuuten Tora
©　おしゃべり日記俳句

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Bellybutton folklore from Japan and where they came from
Every child in Japan has at some point or other, when exposing his (or her) belly button, heard an adult tell (him or her) half-jokingly, that Kaminari-sama, the thunder god would get him (or her).
..... Etymology:
Yakusa no ikazuchi no kami: Yakusa (八, eight) and ikazuchi (雷, thunder) and kami (神, spirit or deity)
- Why is Raijin attracted to navels?
While it is said that Kaminari-sama would seek out little children's bellybuttons or navels, in recorded folklore, it was actually Raiju, the thunder beast that accompanies Raijin, that actually seeks out human navels, and that likes to nestle there to sleep.
Raijū (雷獣,"thunder animal" or "thunder beast")
- Read the most extensive explanation here :
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. the monster 雷獣 Raiju and its legends .


. Raijin 雷神と伝説 Legends about the God of Thunder and Lightning .


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Before climbing into a boat or ship, people take some sand from the land, wrap it in paper and place it on their navel.
This will prevent them from sea sickness.

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hesotori Gorobei　へそとりとろべえ Gorobe take away the navel
赤羽末吉 Akaba Suekichi (1910 - 1990)

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......................................................................................... Kagawa 香川県
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高松市 Takamatsu city 圓座 Enza district

When it begins to thunder, people shout to the sky:
"Rai San go back to Enza, go back to Enza and take the heso 臍 navel (bellybutton) out of people there!"
雷さん圓座へ行け、圓座の婆々の臍をとれ




......................................................................................... Nara　奈良県
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kaminari 雷
At the temple Akishinodera
大和秋篠寺には雷の臍という碑がある。天平の頃金堂に落雷して火事になったときの長老が、呪文をとなえて雷をとらえ、その臍をぬき再び落ちないと誓わせて放してやったといい、その臍を埋めたところであるらしい。



......................................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県
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大津市 Otsu city

kaminari 雷
享保2年6月に江州大津の民家に落雷したが、そのとき麝香の臍のようなものがあって香りがよく、雷糞として薬に用いた。
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raifun 雷糞 "thunder medicine"
In the year 1717, a was rakurai 落雷 a stroke of lightning at the home of a family in Otsu.
It came with a fragrant smell of jakoo 麝香 musk and left a piece of string like a navel. Since the smell was so good, it was used to make raifun medicine 雷糞 "like the poop of the Thunder god".


......................................................................................... Yamaguchi 山口県
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豊浦郡 豊田町

hyoo 雹 hail
昭和十八年の雨乞いでは、帰りに直径四cmぐらいの角のたった、臍のある雹が降った。


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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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LEGENDS - Raijin Thunder God Legends

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Raijin 雷神と伝説 Legends about the God of Thunder / ライジン


- Raijin 雷神 God of Thunder and Fujin 風神 God of Storm

August 14, 2019
. 超大型 super strong typhoon Krosa is coming our way .

September 19, 2019
. 大型 strong typhoon Tapah is coming our way .


. kaminari, rai 雷 thunder and lightning .
The word kaminari seems to be derived from the meaning:
the gods are sounding, kami ga naru　神が鳴る.


. Fuujin 風神 Fujin - Kaze no Kami 風の神 Wind God Legends .

. kaminari 雷と伝説 Legends about Thunder and Lightning .

. taifū 台風 と 伝説 Typhoon legends - Taifun Legenden .
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raiden 雷電 = かみなりといなびかり 雷鳴 kaminari (raimei) and 電光 inabikari - thunder and lightning.


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The passage of Raijin as thunder and lightning is often quite predictable. Strikes of lightning and damage are often along the same path and in many regions the Deity is therefore venerated in a Shrine along this path, called
Raiden Jinja 雷電神社.


Raiden Shrine at Itakura (板倉町) Gunma

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okami 龗 オカミ Okami
A deity that reigns over rain, snow and water. Maybe identical with ryuujin 竜神 Ryujin, the Dragon Deity.



In the old records 豊後風土記 Bungo no Fudoki they mention that OKAMI makes hail and thunder fall on the earth.
To drive it away people have to use something to make a rattling sound.
In 山国 a mountainous country they had a ritual named 雷狩 "hunting for thunder". When performing this, the thunder could be driven out of the area.
The sound of thunder was equal with the idea of raijin 雷神 the God of Thunder.
OKAMI would handle the clouds.
With the rattling sound of the ritual, both could be driven away.

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雷神研究 / 郷土趣味
努賀媛 Princess Nugahime

. The serpent and thunder (lightning) are the same .




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......................................................................................... Aichi 愛知県
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知多郡 Chita district 美浜町 Mihama

. kaminari matsu 雷松 "pine of thunder" .




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

raijinkoo 雷神皇 "Emperor Raijin"
In 楢葉郡浅川 the hamlet Asakawa of Nahara district the villagers always come to pray at the shrine 雷神宮 Ikazuchi no Miya (Raijin no Miya).
Once in Spring, a couple went out to their fields to work and placed a cradle with their baby on the side. There came a large wolf with white hair and wanted to eat the baby.
In that instant there was a stroke of lightning and killed the wolf. This was the way of the deity to show its gratitude.
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The place for getting rain water for the fields is sacred.
The 6th day of the 5th lunar month is called
Raijin Sama no Hi 雷神様の日 day of the venerable Thunder god.
On this day farmers are not allowed to go work in the fields.




......................................................................................... Gunma 群馬県
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佐波郡 Sawa district

. ritual nawa no goshinji ナワノゴシンジ "Ritual of the rope" .
at 角折神社 Tsunoori Jinja (Tsuno-ori) "Shrine of the Broken Horn" of the Demon




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

. Raijin and Yakushi sama 雷神と薬師様 .




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勝田市 Katsuta city

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals .
In the third lunar month, farmers come to pray to the Thunder Deity at Mito, to get an amulet for rain and a good harvest.
Strong men from the village run to the Shrine, receive bamboo poles filled with water and bring them to the village. The water is spread to the fields and soon it will rain . . . they say.





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花巻市 Hanamaki city

When lightning strikes a home, they go to the small shrine to pray to 雷神様 Raijin Sama.
In いわき地方 the Iwaki region they place four green bamboo poles with ritual paper slips. If they do not do this, 雷様 Rai Sama will not go back to the sky but will stay on and devastate the fields. If they put up bamboo poles, he can use them to go back to the sky.





......................................................................................... Kagawa 香川県
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高松市 Takamatsu city 圓座 Enza district

When it begins to thunder, people shout to the sky*
"Rai San go back to Enza, go back to Enza and take the navel out of people there!"
雷さん圓座へ行け、圓座の婆々の臍をとれ





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船井郡 Funai district

Once a dead body had disappeared when the thunder was howling. Then this happened many more times.
When the priest of the temple 圓通寺／円通寺 Entsu-Ji begun to hold proper funeral rituals for the people,
this stopped.





source : chanto.jp.net...




......................................................................................... Nara 奈良県
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生駒郡 Ikoma district 三郷町 Sango town

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
Once 雷神 Raijin fell down from the sky when he was a small child and a local farmer couple took him in as their child.
From then on their fields always had enough rain, even in a kanbatsu 旱魃 drought all around them.
A while later the child became a dragon and moved into the sky.
Since then the field was called tatsuta 竜田 and Tatsuta became the name of the area too.







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和泉市 Izumi city

Once there was a region troubled by a lot of lightning.
One day a brave young man saw the lightning fall into a well and took a large stone to cover the well.
Now 雷神 Raijin was in confinement.
The young man made Raijin promise never to come to this region again, then he let him go.
Since then there have not been any strikes of lightning in this area.

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泉南郡 Sennan district 岬町 Misaki town

kaminari no manako 雷の眼 The eyes of the Thunder Deity
Once there was a region troubled by a lot of lightning.
One day the deity 住吉明神 Sumiyoshi Myojin picked out the eyes of 雷神 Raijin and then let him go.
Since then there have not been any strikes of lightning in this area.





......................................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県
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伊香郡 Ina district 余呉町 Yogo town

Once a woodcutter helped helped 雷神 Raijin to climb back to the sky.
Then the man remembered that his village was often suffering from water shortage.
So Raijin came back to the village and became a lake.

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Shiga 大津市 Otsu city

In the year 1717, a was rakurai 落雷 a stroke of lightning at the home of a family in Otsu.
It came with a fragrant smell of jakoo 麝香 musk and left a piece of string like a navel. Since the smell was so good, it was used to make raifun medicine 雷糞 "like the poop of the Thunder god".




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小山市 Oyama city

raiden sama 雷電様 honorable Thunder deity
The family of 茂呂定夫 Moro Sadao venerates 雷神様 Raijin Sama, who had come from Itakura.
Once the ancestors had visited the shrine 雷神神社 / 雷電神社 Raiden Jinja in Itakura, Gunma and asked the deity to come to their home once.
When they came back to their home, there was a strong thunder and 雷様 Rai Sama had been rolling bottles from the front door and out of the back door.

Raiden Jinja 雷電神社
群馬県邑楽郡板倉町板倉2334 / Itakura, Ora District, Gunma



Built in 598.

- HP of the Shrine
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......................................................................................... Tokyo 東京都
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浅草 Asakusa



. Kaminarimon 雷門 Kaminari Mon "Thunder Gate" .
浅草寺 Sensoji, Temple Senso-Ji

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"Kaminarimon" is actually not the official name of this gate. Its official, full name is Fujin Raijin mon, meaning "The Gate of the Gods of Wind and Thunder". "Fujin" refers to "The God of Wind", while "Raijin" means
"The God of Thunder". The gate is popularly referred to as "Kaminarimon" because "kaminari" is the Japanese word for "thunder".
... the lantern is 3.9 meters high, 3.3 meters wide, and weighs 700 kilograms.
- The Dragon-Shaped Engraving at the Base of the Lantern
dragons who reside in oceans are said to have power over the clouds and the rain. In the past, Asakusa was a town filled with wooden buildings, flimsy and weak to fire, packed closely together. Being a dragon that lived in water, this dragon was revered as a god that could save Asakusa from fire with its power over water. ...
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......................................................................................... Wakayama 和歌山県
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西牟婁郡 Nishi-Muro district

raijin 雷神
紀州では雷の臍が土中からでた。陶器質で形・大きさは鯔の心臓ほどであった。雷に大事な引き出しを見せてもらうと、一番上には人間の目、その次は鼻、その次は口と臍が入っていた。もう一つ残ったのを見せてくれるよう頼むと臍の下は見せられぬと言われた、という話もある。





......................................................................................... Yamagata 山形県
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raijin no taiko 雷神の太鼓 the big drum of Raijin
ある旅人が山頂の風穴に吸い込まれて天上に着き、雷鳴の太鼓叩きをすることになったが、興じすぎて雲を踏み外し、下界の羽黒山に落ちた。雷が落ちたと集まってきた人々に訳を話すと、雷神の太鼓は雲で作られておりどんな病気も治せると言われる。はたしてその通り、病人の前で叩くと忽ち全快した。


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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
49 雷神 to explore (19)
15 雷電 raiden "thunder and lightning"
55 落雷 rakurai - lightning strike
412 雷 to collect

an essay about Naru-kami, narukami 鳴神餘響


風神雷神 雷の章
柳広司 Yanagi Koji (1967 - )
He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.

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Yabugami Yabukami legends

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Yabugami 藪神　/ ヤブガミ Kami of the thicket,
Kami of the bamboo grove

In Niigata, Uonuma is a train station called
藪神駅（やぶかみえき）Yabukami no eki.
There is also a dam called
薮神ダム Yabukami Dam.






............................................................................　Oita 大分県
川崎村 Kawasaki village

Many homes venerate their very own
. yashikigami　屋敷神 "estate deity" .

Jiguroo sama ジグロー様 Jiguro Sama
In the town of 鎮西町 Chinzeimachi the family 坂口家 Sakaguchi venerates Jiguro Sama.
When they built their house in 1865, they did not know about Jiguro sama and were reprimanded.
So they begun to venerate Jiguro Sama, the local Yabugami, as their "estate deity".

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Koichirogami 小一郎神 Koichiro no Kami
He is a kind of yashikigami 屋敷神 "estate deity" in Northern Kyushu.
Before he was venerated as Yabugami, many people in the village were very ill.
There is also a forest for him, 小一郎森 Koichiro Mori.
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Once the home of an ishiku 石工 stone mason was hit by a fire, but there was no reason for a fire to break out in the first place and no strong wind either. So he had a divination about his fate. He had often taken stones ouf of the Koichiro Moir and the deity was angry. He had promised to have a 神楽 Kagura performance for the Deity but forgotten to keep his promise, so his home burned down
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The 佐藤家f Sato family venerated Koichirogami in their estate forest.
In November they held a festival in his honor and prayed to all the deities in the region.


Koichiro Jinja 小一郎神社 Koichiro Shinto Shrine
a famous place in Sada 佐田の名所

A deity to ward off evil and disaster, also to help with birth.
The person named Koichiro of this shrine seems to be the Samurai 新田小一郎義氏 Niida Koichiro (新田義氏 Niida Yoshiuji) of the castle 馬ヶ岳城 Umagatake Jo (present day 福岡県行橋市津積馬ヶ岳).
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参考：小一郎信仰とは The belief in Koichiro
Most common at 国東半島 Kunisaki peninsula until South to Fukuoka and a few in Kumamoto.
Sometimes venerated as a stone monument with the name. Often in a forest 小一郎森 Koichiro Mori, where people are not allowed to cut trees.
These places are often in a thicked (yabu).
The spelling can be 小一郎、小市郎、今日霊、古市老、魂市郎、濃血霊、千人霊 ...
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............................................................................　Saga 佐賀県
東松浦郡 Higashi-Matsuura district 鎮西町 Chinzei town

A grave where the dead person is not known is called
yabu-baka 藪墓 (yabu no haka) grave in the thicket.
People who get a high fever or hurting legs and lower back pain are maybe cursed by Yabugami.

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Kishidake, Kishitake 岸岳 Mount Kishidake
There was a family which venerated Yabugami, but not as a Shinto deity but a Buddhist protector.
If they cut a tree or bamboo in his sacred forest they were cursed.
Yabugami is a relative of the deity from Mount Kishidake, who was split of from the main line because he behaved badly.
There is also a castle at the mountain, 鬼子岳城 Kishidake Jo.

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Kishidake castle / Kishitake castle (Kishidake-jo / Kishitake-jo)
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... Kishidake castle (岸岳城) is located at Kishidake mountain, one of about 250 meter tall from hillside at the root of Higashi-Matsuura peninsula in the north part of current Saga prefecture. Kishidake mountain places at the merging point of Matsuura-gawa river which flows into Karatsu-bay and its tributary Tokusue-gawa river, and at the middle of narrow flat area at the root of Higashi-Matsuura peninsula separated from Fukuoka plain, Saga plain and Sasebo area by mountains. ...
... Prosperity of the Hata clan ...
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... Kishidake, the birthplace of Karatsu ware, is located in Kitahata ...
Conventional knowledge tells us that Karatsu ware got its start with the invasion of the Korean Peninsula by Toyotomi Hideyoshi from 1592 -1598, after Korean potters returning with the Japanese army started producing ceramics. However, even prior to this it is said that Sen no Rikyu treasured Karatsu ware. ...
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............................................................................　Yamaguchi 山口県
豊北町 Hohoku town

Yabugami 藪神 Kami of the thicket, of the bamboo grove
At 元山 Motoyama near 角島 Tsunoshima they use bow and arrow for Shinto rituals at the local Shrine and call the thicket nearby ヤブガミ Yabugami.
Half way on the mountain of Motoyama there is a kofun 古墳 tumulus in a bamboo grove called Yabugami.
The deity residing there is rather wild and feared by the people.
At 尾山 Oyama they keep a part of the land without cultivating anything and call the thicket Yabugami.
The fields around it are called 神様田 Fields of the Deity.
Water for the fields is provided by 水の神 Mizunokami, seen as Yabugami.

. Mizu no Kami, Mizunokami 水の神 Deity of Water - Legends .

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藪神の脱ぎちらしたる竹の皮
Yabugami no nugi-chirashitaru take no kawa

the deity of
bamboo in the thicket
looses its skin

荒井正隆 Arai Masataka

. take no kawa nugu　竹の皮脱ぐ bamboo looses its skin .
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