Seitaiji Fudo Urawa

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Seitaiji 清泰寺 Seitai-Ji, Urawa
慈了山　Jiryozan 覚源院 Kakugen-In 清泰寺 Seitaiji

さいたま市緑区東浦和5-18-9 / Saitama city, Midori ward, Higashi-Urawa

The temple houses a statue of 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu with 11 heads.

This statue is shown every 12 years in 午年 the year of the horse.
It was probably made in the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333).

The temple was founded by 慈覚大師円仁 Jigaku Daishi Ennin
in the early Heian Period (794 - 1185).
.Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .

In the compound are six Jizo statues:

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. 足立坂東三十三ヶ所霊場 Adachi Bando 33 Kannon Temples - Pilgrimage .

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This Temple is Nr. 19 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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Yamanashi 北巨摩郡 Kita-Koma district 長坂町 Nagasaka town

. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
At 釜無川 the river Kamanashigawa there is a legend of trays and bowls.
At 釜無川 the river Kamanashigawa in the former village of 清春村 Kiyoharu
there was a river bank where people could go to borrow bowls and trays for meetings.
The priest 白雲 in the 25th generation of 清泰寺 the temple Seitai-Ji once did not bring them back.
A few days later, a woman came and asked to have the bowls and trays back.
But the priest cut her outstreched white arms with a sword.
When the woman was about to disappear, a huge serpent with white cut-off arms could be seen.
Since then no more bowls and trays were given at the river bank.
At 清泰寺 the temple Seitai-Ji they keep the bones of a huge serpent.
If the priest pours water over the arm bones, it will rain the next morning.

. Zenwanbuchi 膳椀淵 "river pool for trays and bowls" .

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Shoryuji Yakushi Hinokage

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Shooryuuji 昌竜寺 Shoryu-Ji, Hinokage
雲峰山 Unbozan 昌竜寺 Shoryuji Kenmotsu san no tera けんもつさんのてら temple of Fujie Kenmotsu

宮崎県西臼杵郡日之影町七折舟ノ尾2369-1 / Miyazaki, Nishi-Usuki district, Hinokage town, Nanaori, Funeo

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shakamuni Buddha.

500 years ago, the temple was built in 八戸地区 the Hachinohe district.
100 years later, it was moved to its present place.
The priest of the 10th generation added three Kannon statues.
聖・如意輪・子安の三観音 Sho Kannon, Nyoirin Kannon and Koyasu Kannon.
The temple became a place for amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals near the huge 60 meter long Kannon Waterfall.

People come here to buy amulets for child rearing, luck in business and safety on the road.
The family of 藤江監物 Fujie Kenmotsu built waterways in the village and the temple became his family temple.
There is 監物堂 a hall for Kenmotsu in the compound.

In 延岡城 Nobeoka castle there are famous ceiling paintings.

There is also a stone statue of Fudo Myo-O of about 3 meters.
During repair work about 10 years ago, the ceiling painings were renewed with motives of endangered species, painted by the local children.

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薬師健康にぎり仏 small statues of Yakushi to hold in your hand and pray for health

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Fujie Kenmotsu and the Story of the Iwaguma Dam
Around 270 years ago, when the Makino family was the head of the Nobeoka domain, the land in the Idekita area was higher than the river level. Water could not be pumped to this area, making it impossible to grow rice. The wide expanse of wasteland was called the "Japanese Skylark's Nest." The appeals of farmers in Idekita, asking feudal leaders to do something to bring water to their area, were not heard due to tight clan finances.
Looking upon the situation, Chief Retainer Kenmotsu Fujie felt sorry for the people and persuaded those who were against the idea to build a dam to bring water to Idekita.
Shogunate administrator of the district Kitaemon Ejiri excelled in irrigation and engineering techniques, and was appointed to oversee of dam construction. Construction of the dam first began in the Misu area, but was swept away a number of times during flooding due to the soft ground. They then decided to build the dam at the present location of Iwaguma instead, where the ground was more firm. However, difficulties continued to arise, and Kenmotsu was criticized and told by those against building the dam to stop construction. Other chief retainers did not think highly of him, and accused him of inappropriately using war funds.
Due to these allegations, he and his three sons were sent to the Fune-no-o Prison in Hinokage. His eldest son, who was in delicate health, died after less than six months in prison. Kenmotsu, mourning his son's death, also died after refusing to eat for an extended period of time.
Following Kenmotu's last wishes, Kitaemon Ejiri took over construction of the dam. Iwaguma dam, along with a twelve-kilometer-long waterway for irrigation, were completed three years after Kenmotsu's passing. A large amount of funds were spent on their construction, spanning a total of eleven years.

After the dam's completion, the Nobeoka domain saw an increase in revenue upwards of 300 koku (ancient unit of measurement for products such as rice). Additionally, those who receive the blessings of Iwaguma Dam today honor the graves of Kenmotsu Fujie and his son, which are located in Fune-no-o, Hinokage. A large number of union members from the Iwaguma Soil Enrichment Group worship at their graves on August 17, according to the old lunar calendar.
Today, people still hold memorial services there and express their sincere gratitude to Kenmotsu. In order to not forget their moral indebtedness to Kenmotsu Fujie and Kitaemon Eijiri, the citizens of Idekita built a temple dedicated to Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) to honor the two men. A memorial service is held every year on August 18 of the old lunar calendar.
In 1924, approximately 200 years after the passing of Kenmotsu Fujie and Kitaemon Ejiri, their achievements were publicly recognized and they were awarded the title of "Jyuu-go-i" (similar to the title of "Sir" in Britain).
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This temple is Nr. 19 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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Sanbutsuji Kannon Honmura

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. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
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Sanbutsuji 三佛寺 Sanbutsu-Ji, Honmura
鶴峰山 Kakureizan 即相院 Sosoku-In 三佛寺 Sanbutsuji

神奈川県横浜市旭区本村町76 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Asahi ward, Honmura town

The Kannon statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.
The main statue is 阿弥陀如来像 Amida Nyorai.

The temple was originally called 観音寺 Kannon-Ji.
Beside Kannon, there were halls for of Amida Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai and Jizo Bosatsu.
Since these were three statues, the temple was called Sanbutsu-Ji, "Temple for three Buddhas."
In 1603, it was founded by 誉檀察上人 Saint Tenyo Dansatsu.
The temple was founded on request of 宅間治部少輔親富 Takuma Jibu , who died in 1621.

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sooban nenbutsu 双盤念仏 "Special Drum Nenbutsu"
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This temple is Nr. 28 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi 子年 （ねずみどし） refers to the year of the rat, 鼠 nezumi.

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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

. Mitokusan Sanbutsu-Ji 三徳山三仏寺 Tottori .
with the famous 投入堂 Nageiredo "Temple Hall thrown into the cliffs"

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Sesonin Kannon Hassaku

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Sesonin 世尊院 Seson-In, Hassaku
光明山 Komyozan　世尊院 Sesonin

神奈川県横浜市緑区北八朔町1010 / Kanagawa, Yokohama city, Midori ward, Kita-Hassaku town

The Kannon statue is 聖観音 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.

The date of the founding is not clear.
The temple was added to the Kozukue Pilgrimage in 1732.

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This temple is Nr. 25 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi 子年 （ねずみどし） refers to the year of the rat, 鼠 nezumi.

. 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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Shoheiji Yakushi Yabakei

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Shooheiji 正平寺 Shohei-Ji, Yabakei
檜原山 / 桧原山 Hibaruzan 正平寺 Shoheiji

大分県中津市耶馬溪町中畑 / Oita, Yabakei Oaza Nakahata

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

At his side are 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai and 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichiman Kannon Bosatsu.
The statue of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O is 寺宝及び文化財 a treasure of the Temple.

The temple was founded in 587 by Saint 釈正覚上人.
He named the temple 長福寺 Chofuku-Ji.
In 752, it was named 桧原山 Hibaru San, 正平寺 Shohei-Ji.
In 989 on request of 冷泉天皇 Emperor Reisei Tenno (950 - 1011)
the 大講堂 Big Lecture Hall was constructed.
There were living quarters for 12 main priests.
At its high time, there were 24 living quarters.
In 1878 during a fire most buildings were lost.

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節分鬼会（2月第1日曜日）
ひばるまつ（4月第2日曜日・神仏習合御田植祭）
護摩祈願
地鎮祭、各種御祈願
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This temple is Nr. 11 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

. Kumo Hachimangu 雲八幡宮 .
Yabakei Oaza Miyazono, Nakatsu, Oita / 中津市耶馬溪町

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Yabakei Gorge, Oita Prefecture 耶馬渓

The Yabakei Gorge is an area of outstanding natural scenery and beauty located on Kyushu in the north of Oita Prefecture, south of the town of Nakatsu. Formed over 2.5 million years by the Yamakuni River cutting through volcanic lava and tuff, there are numerous cliffs, caves, and rock formations that are particularly popular in the fall when the leaves turn.
There are more than 60 scenic spots and Yabakei Gorge is part of Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi National Park. There are hiking trails, walking paths, cycle routes, and hot springs in the area as well as cultural and historic sites.
At the northern end, known as Honyabakei, the river is spanned by the Yabakei Bridge, the longest arched stone bridge in Japan. It is 116 meters long, with eight arches, and was constructed in 1923.
Just a little down river is Ao no Domon, a hand carved tunnel through the cliffs. It was made famous in a novel by Kan Kikuchi, and with most legends, distinguishing fact from myth is difficult.
- Rakan-Ji
- Sennen-Ji
- Hitome Hakkei
- Yabakei Aqua Park
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Susa Shrine Izumo

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Susa Jinja 須佐神社 Susa Shrine, Izumo

島根県出雲市佐田町須佐730 / Susa, Sada-cho, Izumo City, Shimane

The Deities in residence are 須佐之男命 Susanoo no Mikoto.
and his wife, 稲田姫 Inada Hime (櫛名田比売 Kushinada Hime).
Also the parents of Inada-hime
Ashimazuchi-no-mikoto and
Temazuchi-no-mikoto

The shrine was founded in 776.
The priests of the shrine are said to be descendants of Ōkuninushi.

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Susa Shrine is located deep in the mountians of Sada in Izumo.
According to the ancient chronicles, after the gods Susano and Kushinada got married at Yaegaki Shrine
and made Suga Shrine their home, they set off on their travels around the country.
When they returned to Izumo they fell in love with the area of Susa.
After giving birth to many gods and creating the country, Susano handed power over to his descendents,
and laid his soul to rest here.
Behind the main shrine hall is a giant cedar tree, which is said to be 1200 years old.
It has long been worshipped as a sacred tree, and it is believed to be the dwelling place of gods and spirits.

It has recently become a popular “healing” spot, as it has been named by a spiritual healer as one of the best energy sources in Japan.
There is a well in the shrine grounds, and it is said that Susano used the water from here to purify the area. Although the well is deep in the mountains, it contains sodium, and the water has recently been found to come from to the Sea of Japan.
The waters of the hot springs in the surrounding area also contain sodium, and are well-known for their high quality.
The area around the shrine offers some spectacular rural landscapes.
The pure water river alongside the shrine runs out into the Hiikawa River.
Mt. Sentsu at the source of the river is said the be the place where Susano descended from the Celestial Plain of heaven,
and it also features in the legend of Yamata-no-orochi, as the home of the eight-headed creature.
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kiriake shinji 切明神事（きりあけしんじ） special Nenbutsu Ritual

A aritual to pray for a good harvest, on August 15.
A kind of 念佛踊り Nenbutsu Dance Ritual.
Six dancers in special robes chant :
naamamidoo ナーマミドー」（南無阿弥陀仏） Namu Amida Butsu
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Commonly known as "Nenbutsu odori" (Buddha prayer dance) and designated as
Shimane Prefecture's intangible cultural treasure.
Decorated with flowers to welcome the Kami, and to pray for good autumn harvests.
Afternoon of 15th August.
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. Namu Amida Butsu, the Amida Prayer .

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This Shrine is Nr. 18 of the
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. kami　神　Shinto deities .
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. Empress Jingu Kogo 神功皇后 / 神宮皇后 . (170 - 269)
When Empress Jingu Kogo was on her way to Korea,
there was a special Korean Dance at 須佐神社 the Shrine Susa Jinja.
The chant was:
はん（拝）なん（南）もう（方）ひい（日）てん（出）のう（邦) hon nan moo hi ten no.
It is a kind of nenbutsu odori 念仏踊 Nenbutsu Dance.
People have to recite this before starting to dance.
If they do not, the weather will turn bad and they have a bad harvest.

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Suga Shrine Izumo

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Suga Jinja 須我神社 Shrine Suga Jinja, Izumo

島根県雲南市大東町須賀260 / 260 Daitocho Suga, Unnan, Shimane

The Deities in residence are Susano-O and Kushinada Hime.

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Suga Shrine [須賀神社]
is a little off the beaten path.
Japan’s First Capital
Ironically, this somewhat remote area is the mythological first capital of Japan, as denoted by this sign:

- Shrine Grounds
So what is about this relatively small shrine out in the middle of almost nowhere?
Why did we both going through all the trouble to get here?
Speaking from the mythological of the Kojiki, Suga Shrine is where Susano-o and Kushinada lived
after the defeat of Yamata no Orochi.
Upon arriving here Susano-o felt rather inspired and recited the first poem in Japanese literature.
This same poem is on a large rock just inside of the shrine. Roughly translated it reads:

In Izumo, where the clouds form,
I see a fence of clouds.
To protect my wife, I too, built a fence.
These clouds are as my fence.

From our perspective it is so cool to be in not only Japan’s first recorded capital (even if it is just a myth), but also the place where a mythical god recited the first poem in Japanese literature.

Ema of Suga Shrine depicting Susano-o and Kushinada

Just behind the haiden is the the hoden, the main shrine building,
where Susano-o, his wife Kushinada, and their child, Yashimajinumi no kami, are enshrined.

Yakumo Yama
Sometimes shrines in Japan have two parts; that main shrine rests at the foot of the mountain, but another part of the shrine that lies near the top of the mountain. The part of the shrine at the top of the mountain is called a okunomiya [奥の宮], and that is what we were hoping to get a glace of. In the case of Suga Shrine, the okunomiya is on top of Yakumoyama.
If you head back to the road with the signs for the shrine, you will see that that road it keeps going. You will need to follow that same road for quite some time before you see another sign on your left that will point you in the direction of Yakumo yama. It is not all that far of a walk, about three kilometers or so to reach the mountain, which albeit isn’t that big.

I encourage anyone going out that way to plan time for walking up Yakumo yama.
The surrounding landscape is really lovely and it is not a hard hike at all.
Take a few things with you for a light lunch and it would be a great outing.
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This Shrine is Nr. 16 of the
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Soenji Yakushi Kanda

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Sooenji 相円寺 / 相圓寺 Soen-Ji, Kanda
内尾山 Uchiozan 宝蔵院 Hozo-In 相円寺 Soenji

福岡県京都郡苅田町馬場268 / Fukuoka, Miyako district, Kanda, Baba

The Yakushi statue is a seated Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来座像.
It was carved by 行基 Gyoki and is 272 cm high.
. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) .
It is now seated in a limestone cave on top of the mountain.

- Chant of the temple
おん　ころころ　せんだり　まとうぎ　そわか

The temple was founded on request of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno (701 - 794) by priest 光林坊 Korin-Bo.
The temple is located on top of a mountain, with more than 250 steps to climb up.
It is the most difficult to visit among the 47 Yakushi temples in Kyushu.

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Emperor Shōmu 聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō, (701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan,
according to the traditional order of succession.
Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period.
Shōmu had four Empresses and six Imperial sons and daughters.
Shōmu, a devout Buddhist, is best remembered for commissioning, in 743,
the sixteen-meter high statue of the Vairocana Buddha (the Daibutsu) in Tōdai-ji of Nara.
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This temple is Nr. 07 of the pilgrimage
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. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
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Jizo and Sake

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Kinshooji 金昌寺 Temple Kinsho-Ji, Chichibu

The main attraction is
sakenomi Jizo 酒飲み地蔵 Jizo having a drink of Sake


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There is another 酒呑地蔵 Sakenomi Jizo in Kurashiki, Kojima. 岡山県倉敷児島

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Once a daughter prayed to this Jizo to help her father getting off his drinking habit.
And indeed, the father stopped drinking Sake.
Now people also come here to pray for passing an examination.

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sakedachi Jizo 酒断ち地蔵 / 酒断地蔵 Jizo to help stop drinking

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Unjuji 雲樹寺 at Temple Unjuji
島根県安来市清井町 Shimane, Yasugi Town, Kiyoi

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Shuinji Yakushi Haji

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Shuinji 種因寺 Shuin-Ji, Haji
東照山 Toshozan 種因寺Shuin-Ji

福岡県嘉穂郡桂川町土師3135 / Haji, Keisen, Kaho District, Fukuoka

The Yakushi statue was carved by Dengyo Daishi.
It is one of his 七仏薬師 Seven Statues of Yakushi.
法海雷音如来 ほうかいらいおんにょらい) Hokai Raion Nyorai
. Dengyo Daishi - 伝教大師 七仏薬師霊場 .
The secret statue is shown every 12 years.
. Painting of the statue of Hokai Raion Nyorai .

The temple was founded in 810 by 伝教大師 Dengyo Daishi.
In 936, the temple burned down, but the statue was safe.
It burned down around 1500.
It was reconstructed in 1339.
The temple compound was rather large with many buildings.

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This temple is Nr. 04 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
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