Kozenji Inage Takada

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Koozenji 興禅寺 Kozen-Ji, Takada
円瀧山 / 圓瀧山 Enryuzan - 光明院 Komyo-In　興禅寺 Kōzenji, Kozen-Ji

神奈川県横浜市港北区高田町1799 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Kohoku ward, Takada town

The main statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu with 11 Heads.

The temple was founded in 853 by 慈覚大師円仁 Priest Jikaku Daishi Ennin.
He also placed a statue of 勝軍地蔵 Shogun Jizo Bosatsu, which he had carved himself.
. Ennin - Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .

In 1650 the Temple received more land and became very important.

- The Main Gate -
At the entrance at 山門（仁王門） the mountain gate are two large statues of the Nio deities.

In the compound is a 多宝塔 Tahoto Pagoda and
薬王殿 a hall for Yakuo, the Deity of Medicine,
where 薬師如来　Yakushi Nyorai is venerated.

In the compound are 十二干支守り本尊 12 statues of the yearly Zodiac animals.
. 12 Zociac animals 干支 eto, kanshi .

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

武相不動尊 7番、
関東百八地蔵霊場 86番、
准秩父三十四観音霊場 27番、
横浜七福神寿老神、Jurojin
都築橘樹酉年地蔵尊霊場 10番
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- source : inage yakushi .

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This temple is Nr. 06 of the pilgrimage
. Inage 7 Yakushi Temples 稲毛七薬師霊場 .

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

....................................................................... Nagano 長野県　
木曽郡 Kiso district 木曽町 Kiso town

e 絵 an image
at 興禅寺 Temple Kozen-Ji
At the wooden door made of a cedar tree there was an image
of an old woman pulling a mortar, and an old man standing near her.
Sometimes at night the two began to talk and there were strange noises in the room.
There were also images of musical instruments, which seemd to make sound at night.
It was all very strange and scary, so the doors were finally painted all black.

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kitsune 狐 a fox，蛻庵稲荷 Setsuan Inari
A fox shape-shifted into a samurai and called himseld 蛻庵 Setsuan.
He said he was a messenger from Suwa Shrine.
He was soon found out.
He was now taken in at 興禅寺 Temple Kozen-Ji and fed.
When he was on an errand to 安国寺 the Temple Ankoku-Ji he was shot.
Soon there was an epidemy in the area and people said it was the curse of the fox.
People then venerated the fox an the tmeple Kozen-Ji as 蛻庵稲荷 Setsuan Inari.

蛻庵稲荷 セツアンイナリ Setsuan Inari Shrine

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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