Saimyoji Yakushi Suka

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Saimyooji 最明寺 Saimyo-Ji, Suka
岩井山 Iwaizan 最明寺 Saimyoji

千葉県夷隅郡御宿町須賀668 / Chiba, Isumi district, Onjuku town, Suka

The main statue is Yakushi Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
御宿(みやど)せし　そのときよりと　ひととはば　
網代(あじろ)の海に　夕影(ゆうかげ)の松 Yukage no Matsu

The temple was founded around 822.

北条時頼 Hojo Tokiyori stayed here over night around 1269.
. read wikipedia : Hōjō Tokiyori .
Tokiyori climbed the mountain and had a wonderful view of a matsu 松 pine tree in the evening sun.
The name 御宿町 Onjuku "town where an honorable person stayed" relates to this event.
Tokiyori wrote a poem about a pine tree in the evening sun:
「御宿(みやど)せし　そのときよりと　ひととはば　網代(あじろ)の海に　夕影(ゆうかげ)の松」

In the compound is a cave, 大日洞 Dainichi Den, dating to the Kamakura period.

In the cave is a statue of Dainichi Nyorai and Naminori Kannon 波乗り観音 Kannon riding the waves.
People come to this Kannon to pray for the good health and good luck
of relatives or friends, but never for themselves.

観音堂 Kannon Hall

開運波乗り観音お守り Kannon riding on the waves

Special places in the temple
時頼公歌碑
旗立て地蔵
谷内六郎碑
お掃除小僧
絵馬
井戸
夫婦銀杏
門柱
岩井山展望台
. source : blue.zero.jp/saimyoji/keidai ,,, .

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shuin　朱印 stamp for Kannon

omamori　お守り amulets
hohoemi Daruma ほほえみダルマ smiling Daruma

This amulet is painted by hand, so each one is a little different.
. source : blue.zero.jp/saimyoji/keidai Daruma ... .

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

護摩
初薬師
はなまつり
除夜の鐘
. - reference : blue.zero.jp/saimyoji/gyoji ... - .

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. 新上総国三十三観音 New Kazusa 33 Kannon Pilgrimage . - Nr. 07

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : blue.zero.jp/saimyoji ...
- source : onjuku-kankou.com/spot ...
- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 24 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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


....................................................................... 香川県 Kagawa 　
高松市 Takamatsu city 塩江町 Shione town

. Kumano Gongen 熊野権現 Legends .
During his travels in Japan, Gyoki Bosatsu stayed at 最明寺 the Temple Saimyo-Ji.
An old man with white hair appeared and told him that in the mountain near the temple was
yakusen 薬泉 a well with healing qualities.
When Gyoki asked the old man about his name, he said
Kumano Gongen 熊野権現 and then disappeared.




....................................................................... 富山県 Toyama 　
富山市 Toyama city

. Anyooji 安養寺 the Temple Anyo-Ji .
Between the eyes of kajika カジカ the local river frogs there is a pattern like fish scales.
In the nearby village of 蜷川村 Hirukawa at 最明寺 the Temple Saimyo-Ji they keep memorials of 北条早雲 Hojo Soun,
who used the fish scale pattern as his family crest.
The memorials were kept at 安養寺 the temple Anyo-Ji before.

. bullhead, kajika 鰍 (かじか) 杜父魚 .
kawa okoze 川おこぜ（かわおこぜ）/ Cottus pollux, sculpins
okoze Goliath Tiger fish 乕魚

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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