Yakuoji Yakushi Kamifuda

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Yakuooji 薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji, Kamefuda
不老山 Furozan 薬王寺 Yakuoji

千葉県東金市上布田301 / Chiba, Kogane city, Kamifuda

The main statue is 薬王瑠璃光如来 Yakuo Ruriko Nyorai.

The temple was founded in 1616 by 日常上人 Saint Nichijo of the Nichiren Sect.
Nichijo brought the stateu of Yakushi Nyorai.
In 1625 日円上人 Saint Nichien built a temple for the statue.
In 1745, there was a fire and most historic material was lost.
The hall was later rebuilt.
In 1941, it belonged to the 新日蓮宗 New Nichiren Sect.
In 2015 was relocated to to the 笑観橋 Shokan bridge to have an access for wheelchair people.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

omamori　お守り amulets

ema 絵馬 votive tablet

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

毎年4月8日は 灌仏会（かんぶつえ）April 8 - Kanbutsu-E
毎年9月7、8日に行われる施餓鬼祭 September 7,8 - Segaki Ritual
- - - The segaki (施餓鬼, "feeding the hungry ghosts")
is a ritual of Japanese Buddhism, traditionally performed to stop the suffering of the such restless ghosts/monsters as Gaki (餓鬼, lit. "Hungry Ghosts"), Jikininki (食人鬼, lit. "Man-eating Ghost/Oni") and Muenbotoke (無縁仏, lit. "Without Buddha") -- the dead who have no living relatives) -- all ghosts tormented by an insatiable hunger.
. - reference : wikipedia - .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : yakuouji.crayonsite ...
- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 25 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 .


....................................................................... Fukushima 福島県 　
いわき市 Iwaki city, 平長橋町 Hiranagahashi town
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. Inari Myojin no keshin 稲荷明神の化神 incarnation of the Deity Inari Myojin .




....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県 　
豊岡市 Toyooka city, 但東町 Tando town

. Hidarugami ヒダル神 The Hunger Gods .




....................................................................... Tokushima 徳島県 　

Gyoki no toku 行基の徳 the virtue of Gyoki
On the road from 薬王寺 the Temple Yakuo-Ji in 阿波国海部郡比和左村 to 土佐国 Tosa (now 高知県 Kochi)
there is a retreat called
Gyoki An 行基庵 Gyoki Hermitage.
Once a mackarel merchant passed here and Gyoki asked for one fish as an offering.
But the merchant would not give him one.
Now Gyoki sung a song saying the horse of the merchant would fall ill.
And indeed, the horse fell ill.
The merchant was shocked and apologized.
Now Gyoki sung a song saying the horse would get well ...
and indeed, it got well immediately.
The story spread around and many people came to pray here and made a statue of Gyoki.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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