Shoreiji Ichihara Takane

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Shooreiji 称礼寺 Shorei-Ji, Takane
安養山 Anyozan 称礼寺 // 稱禮寺 Shoreiji

市原市上高根643 / Ichihara city, Kami-Takane

Not much information is found online.

In the compound is also a 薬師堂 Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

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Shogonji Yakushi Shobara

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Shoogonji 荘厳寺 Shogon-Ji, Shobara
不老山 Furozan 荘厳寺 Shogonji / 荘原薬師 Shobara Yakushi

島根県出雲市斐川町上庄原659 / Shimane, Izumo city, Hikawa town, Kami-Shobara

The main statue is a seated statue of 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.
It was made on request of 備前守綱寛公 Tsunahiro, the Lord of Takase Castle.
It was carved by priest 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu.
It is one of the seven Yakushi statues carved by Gyoki in this region.

- Chant of the temple
薬師(やくし)への 道(みち)ありかたし湖(うみ)のなみ
原(はら)のそよぎもみ名(な)をたたへり

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This temple is Nr. 03 of the pilgrimage
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Shorenji Mie Nabari

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Shoorenji 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji, Nabari
地蔵院 Jizo-In 青蓮寺 Shorenji

名張市青蓮寺 / Nabari city, Jorenji

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The name of the temple is the origin of the name of the village.
In the Heian Period (794 - 1185) 空海（弘法大師）Kobo Daishi Kukai came here
and built a small thatched hut to live in.
He also planted some lotus flowers which he had brought from China in the nearby pond.
And Oh Wonder, some blue lotus blossoms showed.
The villagers were quite surprized and called the area Shorenji mura
青蓮寺村 "Village of the Temple with the Blue Lotus blossoms".
. reference : 地蔵院 青蓮寺 .

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This temple is Bangai, an extra Temple of the pilgrimage

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 .

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青蓮寺沼の寒九の鯰かな
Shoorenji numa no kanku no namazu kana

Temple Shoren-Ji
the catfish in the swamp
in the cold season

後藤綾子 Goto Ayako
Tr. Gabi Greve

kanku 寒九 the 9th day of the cold season
. WKD : winter kigo .

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球磨郡 Kuma district 多良木町 Taragi town

gawappa ガワッパ Kappa，水神様 　
At the temple Shoren-Ji, people come to pray on first day of the second
and 12th month (according to the old lunar calendar)
to pray to suijin 水神 the Water Deity to protect them from damage of water,
then 餅を作り they prepare mochi rice cakes.
They collect stones from the river side and write
the prayer to Kobo Daishi on the stones
Namu Daishi Hensho Kongo 南無大師遍照金剛.
Finally they throw the rice cakes and the stones into the river.
On these two days, the local Kappa is also showing up.

. Garappa Don ガラッパドン the Kappa of Kyushu .

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Shozenji Ichihara Komukai

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Shoozenji 正善寺 Shozen-Ji, Komukai
正善寺 Shozenji ( 正善院 Shozen-In, Shozenin)

市原市浅井小向116 / Ichihara city, Asai, Komukai

Stone statues at the access road.

Not much information is found online.

In the compound is a stone statue.

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Shimofusa four areas Henro Info

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Shimofusa four areas Henro 下総四郡八十八所霊場
下総四郡大師 札所

Started in 1807.
In this pilgrimage, the 大師堂 Hall for Kobo Daishi is visited in four areras in Shimofusa (Chiba):
西部 Western District - 葛飾郡 Katsushika district, 相馬郡 Soma district, and 印旛郡 Inba district.
It was revitalized in 1909 by 梶原石五郎 Kajiwara Ishigoro.

Chiba - Shimofusa

01 吉祥院大師堂 Kissho-In Daishi-Do
02 熊野山安養院 Anyo-In
03 龍蔵院 Ryuzo-In
04 大穴北湯殿神社 Oana Kita - Yudono Jinja
05 地蔵山円光院 Enko-In
06 威光院 Iko-In
07 観音山西光院 Saiko-In
08 蓮蔵院 Renzo-In
09 瑠璃光山東光寺 Toko-Ji

10 高津山観音寺 Kannon-Ji
11 藤崎山正福寺 Shofuku-Ji
12 飯出山能満寺 Noman-Ji
13 醫王山神宮寺 Jingu-Ji
14 補陀洛山光明寺 Komyo-Ji
15 龍華山観行院 Kangyo-In
16 妙見山来福院 Raifuku-In
17 熊野山西光寺 Saiko-Ji
18 醫王山東福寺 Tofuku-Ji
19 護国山正法寺 Shobo-Ji

20 愛宕山貞福寺 Teifuku-Ji
21 萱田山長福寺 Chofuku-Ji
22 醫眼山東福院 Tofuku-In
23 夏應山薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji
24 蓬莱山慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji
25 龍宝山東漸寺 Tozen-Ji
26 無量山西光寺 Saiko-Ji
27 慈明山東光寺 Toko-Ji
28 海應山不動院 Fudo-In
29 石動山明王院 Myo-O-In

30 旧萬善寺 former Manzen-Ji
31 船橋山西福寺 Saifuku-Ji
32 旧大日山正覚寺（山野山正延寺）Shokaku-Ji
33 勝軍山地蔵院 Jizo-In
34 旧深堀山延命院（山野山正延寺）Enmei-In
35 山王山不動院 Fudo-In
36 龍王山大覚院 Daigaku-In
37 鬼越山神明寺 Jimyo-Ji
38 海岸山安養寺 Anyo-Ji
39 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji

40 天宮山観音寺 Kannon-Ji
41 高憧庵 Koso-An
42 根本寺（吉祥寺） Konpon-Ji (Kichijo-Ji)
43 光明山花蔵院 Kezo-In
44 西蓮寺 Sairen-Ji
45 慈眼山福昌寺 Fukusho-Ji
46 玉王山宝珠院 Hoju-In
47 日暮山徳蔵院 Tokuzo-In
48 土高山圓能寺 Enno-Ji
49 廣大山松龍寺 Shoryu-Ji

50 護国山龍珠院 Ryuji-In
51 法王山萬満寺 Manman-Ji
52 松戸山善照寺 Zensho-Ji
53 花嶋山栄松寺 Eisho-Ji
54 梅牛山宝光院 Hoko-In
55 醫王山慈眼寺 Jigan-Ji
56 伊久山中根寺 Chukon-Ji
57 仏法山東漸寺 Tozen-Ji
58 旧金蔵寺 former Kinzo-Ji
59 金光明寺 Konkomyo-Ji

60 覺王山圓慶寺 Enkei-Ji
61 光音寺 Koon-Ji
62 光明山宝蔵院 Hozo-In
63 根本山吉祥寺 Kichijo-Ji
64 南方山増長院 Zocho-In
65 眞隆山広照寺 Kosho-Ji
66 東光院 Toko-In
67 医王山萬福寺 Manpuku-Ji
68 増尾山少林寺 Shorin-Ji
69 安楽山観音寺 Kannon-Ji

70 吉祥院 Kissho-In
71 光月山善龍寺 Senryu-Ji
72 禅林山南蔵院 Nanzo-In
73 岩井山龍光院 Ryuko-In
74 普門山泉蔵寺 Senzo-Ji
75 龍猛山興福院 Kofuku-In
76 無量山寿量院 Juryo-In
77 明王院 Myoo-In
78 安養山宗壽寺 Soju-Ji
79 多宝山宝寿院 Hoju-In

80 瑞雲山法林寺 Horin-Ji
81 東福山如意寺 Nyoi-Ji
82 宝光山福寿院 Fukuju-In
83 蓬莱山弘誓院 Kozei-In
84 延命寺 Enmei-Ji
85 旧千手院 former Senju-In
86 旧西光院 former Saiko-In
87 旧長覚院 former Chokaku-In
88 東光山醫王寺 / 医王寺 Tokozan Io-Ji

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Saikoin Yakushi Hiyoshi

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Saikooin 西光院 Saiko-In, Hiyoshi
天文山 Tenmonzan　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji　西光院 Saikoin

横浜市港北区日吉本町5丁目9-24 / Yokohama city, Kohoku ward, Hiyoshi-Honmachi

The main statue is a small, seated 薬師 Yakushi Nyorai.

The date of the founding is not clear.
It is a sub-temple of 金蔵寺 the Temple Konzo-Ji.

Not much information about this temple is found online.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Tama 7 Yakushi 多摩七薬師霊 . - Nr. 4

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This temple is Nr. 04 of the pilgrimage
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Enkokuji Inage Takada

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Enkokuji 塩谷寺 Enkoku-Ji, Takada
薬王山 Yakuozan 塩谷寺 Enkokuji

神奈川県横浜市港北区高田西4-34-35 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Kita ward, Takada Nishi

The main statue is 馬頭観世音菩薩 Bato Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple was founded in 851 by 慈覚大師円仁 Jikaku Daishi Ennin.
. Jikaku Daishi Ennin 慈覚大師仁円 (794 - 864) . .

The wife of 文徳天皇 Emperor Montoku (regent from 826 - 858) could not have children for a long time.
Jikaku Daishi went to Takada in Yokohama, where a special well was found.
The Empress became well soon after drinking the water.
She then had three children. After each birth, she sprinkled some of the water on the head of the baby.
When the third boy was born, she sprinkled water again and the water begun to shine on his head.
The third child later became 清和天皇 Emperor Seiwa Tenno (858 - 876).
Emperor Montoku ordered to have a temple build near the well.
This temple became known as 塩谷寺 Enkoku-Ji.
The temple later became desolate.
Around 1649, it was revived and the farmers came here to pray.
Since the farmers kept many horses, they had a statue of Bato Kannon with a Horse Head made to pray to.
At the place of the former Main Hall there is now 薬師堂 a Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.
In 1964, a kindergarden was opened in the compound, 光明幼稚園 Komyo Yochi-En.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

新年初護摩供
御札お焚きあげ
初午
花祭り（降誕会・灌仏会）
山家会 (さんげえ) Sange-E
大施餓鬼会
観音会
七五三まいり
霜月会 (Shimotsuki-E)
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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. 准秩父三十四観音霊場28番・29番 Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage, Nr. 28 and 29 .

. 多摩七薬師霊場１番 Tama Seven Yakushi Pilgrimage, Nr. 1. .

. Kannon Bosatsu Introduction .

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This temple is Nr. 01 of the pilgrimage
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Shofukuji Mie Takakura

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Shoofukuji 正福寺 Shofuku, Takakura
雨華山 Yuhazan 観音院 Kannon-In　正福寺 Shofuku-Ji

三重県 伊賀市東高倉1148 / Mie, Iga city, Higashi-Takakura

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん　あみりた　ていぜい　からうん

The temple was founded in the Kamakura period around 1320,
Around 1580 it burned down.
During an earthquake in 1853, many buildings were distroyed.
The main statue was kept in a store house until about 1930.
In 1979, the parishioners and villagers had the main hall built again,
to house the statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai with 舟底型光背 a boat-shaped halo.
At his side are statues of 勢至菩薩 Seishi Bosatsu and 観世音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu.
In the compound is 大師堂 a hall for Kobo Daishi.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月８日　　　初祈祷　護摩祈祷供
２月節分の日　節分会　厄除祈祷　星まつり
７月８日　　　厄除きゅうり封じ
毎月２１日　　弘法大師御影供 Memorial ritual for Kobo Daishi - every month on the 21st
春秋彼岸供養　無縁仏供養

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 13

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This temple is Nr. 35 of the pilgrimage

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 .

. 星宿山 Seishukuzan 千手院 Senju-In 正福寺 Shofukuji - Kanagawa, Yokohama .

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....................................................................... Mie 三重県　
鳥羽市 Toba city 松尾町 Matsuo town

. kujira 鯨 whale, Walfisch .
The history of the Shima region is recorded in 志州天朗峰福寺縁起,
kept at Aominezan 青峯山 正福寺 the Temple Shofuku-Ji.
Once a statue of 十一面観音像 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 faces came riding on kujira 鯨魚 a whale.
She became the shugoshin 守護神 protector deity of fishermen and sailors.




....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県　
鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city 下川 Shimokawa

. 航海神 Kokaishin Deities of Seafarers .
The Temple 善宝寺 Zenpo-Ji in Tsuruoka is famous from Tohoku to Kanto as a place to pray for a good catch.
In Mie it is the Temple 青峯山正福寺 Aonominezan Shofuku-Ji.
Once a statue of 十一面観音像 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 faces came riding on kujira 鯨魚 a whale.
She became the portector deity of fishermen and sailors at Shofuku-Ji.
Kujira Shusse Kannon 鯨山出現観音




....................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県　
韮崎市 Nirasaki city 大草町 Okusa town

. kadomatsu 門松と伝説 Legends about pine decorations .
The Zen temple 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji has a Yakushi Do Hall.
On the New Year's night, the Yakushi deity in this hall had to go out to take a pee.
He stumbled in the dark and hit his eye on a branch of the pine decoration, thus becoming blind.
Now there is never a pine decoration for the New Year at this temple.

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Saizenji Yakushi Sanmon

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Saizenji 西善寺 Saizen-Ji, Sanmon
光明山 Komyozan 西善寺 Saizenji

千葉県いすみ市岬町三門１１３２ / Chiba, Isumi city, Misaki town, Sanmon (Mikado)

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.
It is a secret statue and only shown on January 1, 2 and 3.

The temple was founded by 法印慈光 High Priest Jiko in 1534.
In the Sengoku period of the warring states it belonged to the fief of 臼井定澄 Usui Sadazumi.
It was attacked by 里見の軍勢 the army of the Satomi clan and the castle was lost.
In 1809, it was re-built.

Yakushi Do 薬師堂 The Hall for Yakushi Nyorai

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火渡り行 Ritual of walking through fire.

. - reference : saizenji.jp/event .

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

外房七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck in Sotobo - 福禄寿 Fukurokuju
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- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
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This temple is Nr. 30 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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Senzoin Ichihara Yamakura

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Senzooin 仙蔵院 Senzo-In, Yamakura
若宮山 Wakamiyazan 仙蔵院 Senzoin / 仙蔵寺 Senzo-Ji

市原市山倉１０６８ / Chiba, Ichihara city, Yamakura

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

Not much information is found online.

The main gate :

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This Temple is Nr. 12 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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....................................................................... Niigata 　
西蒲原郡 Nishi-Kanbara district 巻町 Maki town

The villagers come together at 仙蔵院 the Temple Senzo-In to make a large rope serpent of straw and sand bales.
This rope is hung at the main hall and the head priest performs a rain ritual.
Then they carry the rope around, blowing a conch and beating drums
until they reach 上堰潟 the Uwaseki lagoon.
They throw the rope in the water and go home.
Now the large serpent seems to call the rain clouds and soon it begins to rain.

....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県　
西置賜郡 Nishi-Okitama district 白鷹町 Shirataka town

kitsune きつね a fox
The priest of the temple 仙蔵院 Senzo-In had been bewitched by a fox.
On his way in the evening he saw a funeral group coming and going, the dead getting up and running away.
When he came to his senses, it was already day time.

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Shokakuji Yakushi Matsugaya

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Shookakuji 勝覚寺 Shokaku-Ji, Matsugaya
萬徳山 Mantokuzan 勝覚寺 Shokakuji

山武市松ヶ谷2058 / Sammu city, Matsugaya

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The temple was founded in 947
on request of 村上天皇 Emperor Murakami Tenno (926 - 967).
. More about Murakami in the wikipedia .

The statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is holding a flower.
He has a special smile, nenge mishoo 拈華微笑.
The Shaka Do 釈迦堂 Hall for Shakyamuni is opened of fine days.
There are shitenno 四天王像 statues of the Four Heavenly Kings.
They are 県指定文化財 a prefectural designated cultural property.

Near the temple are large fields of strawberries, where many people come in the season to pick them.

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omamori　お守り amulets

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This temple is Nr. 26 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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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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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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護摩
初薬師
はなまつり
除夜の鐘
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. 新上総国三十三観音 New Kazusa 33 Kannon Pilgrimage . - Nr. 07

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- source : onjuku-kankou.com/spot ...
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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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....................................................................... 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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