2021/08/06

Tsukudo Kannon Shinjuku

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Tsukudo Hachiman Jinja 筑土八幡神社 / 築土神社 - Tsukudo, Shinjuku

新宿区筑土八幡町2-1 / Tokyo, Shinjuku ward, Tsukudo Hachiman / 2-1 Tsukudohachimanchō
1-14-21 Kudankita, Chiyoda City, Tokyo (another source)


The main statue of a temple in the compound was 正観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon.

Deities in residence
応神天皇 Emperor Ojin
神功皇后 Empress Jingu
仲哀天皇 Emperor Chuai

The date of construction of the Shrine is not quite clear, but it must be more than 1200 years.
An old man living in 武蔵国豊島郡牛込 Ushigome had a dream vision to venerate matsu 松の樹 a pine tree nearby.

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Tsukudo Hachiman Shrine / Chikushi Hachimangu
Vestige of the old residence of Torazo Tamura, a composer
It was called "Chikushihachimagu" in Edo Era and worshiped the Emperor Ojin, the Empress Jingu, and the Emperor Chuai. It is said that it was worshiped as Hachimangu for the first time in Heian Era by an old man who received an oracle.
Later, Jikaku-Daishi invited Amida Nyorai as Honchibutsu (the original figure of the deity),
and Tomooki Uesugi, the owner of Edo castle, built the main building of the shrine.
The name chikushi
originated from the fact that the foundation of the building was made of the soil from Chikushi-Usa Hachimangu. There are "the oldest shrine gateway in Shinjuku", the monument of honor to commemorate the achievements of Torazo Tamura inside the shrine, and his old residence to the west of the shrine.
Torazo Tamura is the composer of such educational songs for school children as "Kintaro", "Urashimataro", and "Issunboshi".
- source : kanko-shinjuku.jp.e ...

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Tsukudo shrine is a institution to worship the spirit of Masakado who is the god of SAMURAI, founded in Tokyo in 940.
Masakado had ambition of gaining the independent power from the court.
Masakado tried to have Kanto (Tokyo and outskirts) gain independence, but was killed by the imperial army in 940.
His head had been displayed in Kyoto (the medieval capital of Japan).
But people in Kanto, had kept inspilated Masakado as "GUNSHIN (the divine figure of SAMURAI)".
They took the head of Masakado from the imperial court and brought to KANTO, and they began to worship Masakado's head as divine figure of SAMURAI in Tsukudo shrine in Tokyo.
Masakado, then has been still loved strongly by many in Kanto area as the devine God of SAMURAI for more than one thousand years.
- source : english.tsukudo.jp/outline... -

. Taira no Masakado 平将門 / 平將門 (? – 940) .


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shuin 朱印 stamp

- reference source : shrine.iki-kiru.com/tsukudo ... -
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : aiai7.net/howto/junpai ... -

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

9月15日 The main festival is on September 15.

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. Ushigome 牛込 Ushigome district, Shinjuku .
東京都 新宿 つくど
津久戸町(つくどちょう) Tsukudo Cho district
No sub-districts.
Established in 1988.
新宿区の北東部に位置する。町域の北は新小川町に、東は揚場町・下宮比町に、南は神楽坂に、
西は白銀町・筑土八幡町にそれぞれ接する(以上の町名はいずれも新宿区)。

筑土八幡町 Tsukudo Hachiman cho district

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This temple is Nr. 3 of the
. 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples in the Yamanote area

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩 .

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. Join the Kannon Bosatsu Gallery on Facebook .

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. 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples in the Yamanote area

. The Yamanote area in Edo / Tokyo .

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