Taue Jizo

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Taue Jizoo, Ta-ue Jizoo 田植え地蔵 Jizo planting rice

. WKD : taue 田植 planting rice in the paddies .
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There are some legends about Jizo like this in Japan.

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from Izumo no Kuni 出雲の国 Tottori

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田植え地蔵【The Ta Ue Jizo】
In the old days,
it was the custom to share labor, and to perform labor as a form of tax. This was not voluntary, but compulsory. The story is this:
Once upon a time, near the Grand Shrine of Izumo Taisha, an old couple lived who worshipped a wooden statue of Jizo. Sadly, the wife died. Thereafter, the old man lived alone and he also became ill.

At that same time, the village chief told everyone to come and help plant rice in his fields. The old man, too sick to go, worried about his punishment, and prayed to his family Jizo for mercy. On the day for planting the rice, the village chief called the name of each householder. When the old man’s name was called, a 17-year-old youth stepped forward.

He was accepted in place of the old man and worked so hard and well that the chief gave him a sake cup as a reward when the work was done. The boy put the cup on his head and went home. The next day, the chief came to tell the old man of the boy’s good work. The old man was quite surprised at this, because he knew nothing about such a boy. He felt that the boy had come because of the Jizo, and he went to him to pray. When he confronted his statue and started to pray, he noticed with amazement that there was a cup on the Jizo’s head, and that its feet were covered with mud!

Then he realized that his little god had done the work himself. All over Japan, there are many stories of the Ta Ue Jizo. The two that I have told you concern our own Izumo no Kuni, and I thought you might be interested in them.
It is such customs and stories that have continued to hold my interest in the Izumo no Kuni of legend.
- source : japanese-culture.info


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Many farmers venerate a Jizo by the roadside on their daily way to the fields.
So sometimes during the busy season of planting and harvesting, the Jizo comes to help them, taking the figure of a young man working very fast and always cheerful.
Once all the work is done, the stone Jizo is back on his wayside podestal, usually with a lot of mud stains on his body and robe.
Now the farmer can say his "Thank You" prayer.



Stories of a Jizo paying back in gratitude for regular daily prayers are also told in the

Jizo Bosatsu Reigenki 地蔵菩薩霊験記

Spiritual Tales of Ti-Tsang Bodhisattva
This Chinese text appeared near the end of China’s Sung dynasty (+ 960-1279 AD) and was compiled by Chang Chin-chi (常謹集). It contained miraculous stories about Jizō that incorporated many earlier Jizō traditions. Included are tales about people who escape from hell thanks to Jizō, tales of people who are reborn in Miroku’s Tusita heaven or other Buddhist heavens, of deceased parents suffering in hell who are delivered from its torments, and stories where Jizō takes the place of certain hell dwellers to save them from danger. Such miracles were made possible by the pious offerings of living relatives who made pictures and statues of Jizō.

SŪTRAS & TEXTS ABOUT JIZŌ
- source : Mark Schumacher

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This is a story told by the priest of the temple 伊馥寺 Ifuku-Ji
253 Izawacho, Matsusaka, Mie.

The photo does not show the rice-planting Jizo.
The Taue-Jizo is in a small hall in the back of the compound. It is made of metal, maybe during the Edo period. The head priest at that time had a visitor from Kawasaki and was handed this statue with the name of Taue Jizo.

At the temple are other statues of Jizo with special names.
清水地蔵 Kiyomizu Jizo is one of them.
- source : minsominwa.tsutaetai.jp


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Tajimi Jizo

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Tajimi Jizo 多治見地蔵
Tajimi town, Gifu 岐阜県多治見市

Chichi Jizo 乳地蔵
Kubikiri Jizo 首切り地蔵
Watanabe Jizo 渡辺地蔵
Yamashita Jizo 山下地蔵

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Chichi Jizo 乳地蔵 Nipple Jizo
He is a specialist in curing the nipple problems of nursing mothers.



Other Nipple Jizo of Japan
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Kubikiri Jizo 首切り地蔵


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Statue near 普賢寺 Fugen-Ji in Ohara 大原町




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Watanabe Jizo 渡辺地蔵
岐阜県多治見市山下町



At 245 cm in height, the "Watanabe Jizo" is Tajimi's largest.
Adorned in purple attire, it was erected at what used to be known as the village of Watanabe-cho (from the Edo period until 1944) and is now 4 chome, Hokoji), in the town of Yamashita-cho.
One upon a time, the store-keeper of a rice shop called Komegin went to Tsumagi to get rice stalks. He saw that a statue of Jizo-sama was as a bridge across a small river, which seemed a shame and is probably why they dedicated the new statue in the Watanabe region.

- source : Hayato Tokugawa - facebook

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Yamashita Jizo 山下地蔵　

On the children's park of Yamashita-cho in Tajimi (Gifu Prefecture) stands a statue of "Yamashita Jizo," a deity who often grants wishes.



Long ago, people whose wish had been granted gave thanks by making a new Jizo. That is why 30 Jizo statues are lined up side by side. At first, they were in Doba-bora Cave (under Yosei Elementary School) but because few people visited there, they were moved to the base of a nearby chestnut tree, where they were also collectively called the "Chestnut Tree Jizo."



After that, a road was opened there, so the Jizo were again relocated, this time to its present site. Every August 24, the place becomes crowded with the Jizo Bon (the Jizo Festival of the Dead).
When wishes are granted these days, the Jizo may be lightly embraced.
- source : Hayato Tokugawa - facebook


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Fudo Waterfalls

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Fudo no Taki 不動の滝 Waterfalls named FUDO

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Tassawa / Tatsuzawa Fudo on Taki　達沢不動滝　
Inawashiro, Fukushima　福島県耶麻郡猪苗代町



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ubazakura Taiho-Ji

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Ubazakura　うば桜 / 姥桜 Cherry-tree of the Milk-Nurse

KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

. Lafcadio Hearn, Koizumi Yakumo 小泉八雲 .
(1850-1904) (Koizumi Yagumo)
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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .




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UBAZAKURA
Three hundred years ago, in the village called Asamimura, in the district called Onsengori, in the province of Iyô, there lived a good man named Tokubei. This Tokubei was the richest person in the district, and the muraosa, or headman, of the village. In most matters he was fortunate; but he reached the age of forty without knowing the happiness of becoming a father. Therefore he and his wife, in the affliction of their childlessness, addressed many prayers to the divinity Fudô Myô Ô, who had a famous temple, called Saihôji, in Asamimura.

At last their prayers were heard: the wife of Tokubei gave birth to a daughter. The child was very pretty; and she received the name of Tsuyu 露. As the mother's milk was deficient, a milk-nurse, called O-Sodé お袖, was hired for the little one.

O-Tsuyu grew up to be a very beautiful girl; but at the age of fifteen she fell sick, and the doctors thought that she was going to die. In that time the nurse O-Sodé , who loved O-Tsuyu with a real mother's love, went to the temple Saihôji, and fervently prayed to Fudô-Sama on behalf of the girl. Every day, for twenty-one days, she went to the temple and prayed; and at the end of that time, O-Tsuyu suddenly and completely recovered.

Then there was great rejoicing in the house of Tokubei; and he gave a feast to all his friends in celebration of the happy event. But on the night of the feast the nurse O-Sodé was suddenly taken ill; and on the following morning, the doctor, who had been summoned to attend her, announced that she was dying.

Then the family, in great sorrow, gathered about her bed, to bid her farewell. But she said to them:

"It is time that I should tell you something which you do not know. My prayer has been heard.
I besought Fudô-Sama that I might be permitted to die in the place of O-Tsuyu;
and this great favor has been granted me. Therefore you must not grieve about my death.... But I have one request to make. I promised Fudô-Sama that I would have a cherry-tree planted in the garden of Saihôji, for a thank-offering and a commemoration. Now I shall not be able myself to plant the tree there: so I must beg that you will fulfill that vow for me .... Good-bye, dear friends; and remember that I was happy to die for O-Tsuyu's sake."


source :　www.cosmoclear.jp

After the funeral of O-Sodé, a young cherry-tree,-- the finest that could be found,-- was planted in the garden of Saihôji by the parents of O-Tsuyu. The tree grew and flourished; and on the sixteenth day of the second month of the following year,-- the anniversary of O-Sodé's death,-- it blossomed in a wonderful way.
So it continued to blossom for two hundred and fifty-four years,--always upon the sixteenth day of the second month;--and its flowers, pink and white, were like the nipples of a woman's breasts, bedewed with milk.
And the people called it Ubazakura, the Cherry-tree of the Milk-Nurse.
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This Japanese version tells of a prayer to Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 Buddha of Medicine, at the temple Taiho-Ji in Matsuyama.

角木長者伝説とも呼ばれる。
その昔、この地に角木長者と呼ばれる豪族がいた。彼は子宝に恵まれなかった。薬師如来に祈りを捧げたところ娘が生まれた。娘の名を「露」と名付けた。露には「お袖」という名の乳母を雇い大切に育てた。お袖の乳の出が悪くなり、再び薬師如来に祈ると乳が出るようになった。そこで、お礼にお堂を建立した。これが大宝寺の始まりという。

露は15歳になった時に重病にかかった。お袖は自分の命と引き替えに露を助けて欲しいと薬師如来に祈った。すると露の病気は平癒した。その祝いの席でお袖は病に倒れた。お薬師様との約束と言って、お袖は薬も飲まず治療を拒み、とうとう亡くなった。亡くなる直前に「お薬師様へのお礼に桜の木を植えて下さい。」と言い残した。長者は約束どおりお堂の前に桜の木を植えた。その桜は枝が伸びないうちから幹に2～3輪の花が咲いた。その花はお袖の乳房のような形で、母乳のような色であったという。その後、母乳の出が悪い女性が参拝に訪れるようになった。

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Taihooji 大宝寺 Taiho-Ji


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愛媛県松山市南江戸5-10-1 / 5 Chome-10-1 Minamiedo, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime



source :　sji.mints.ne.jp

The main statue is Amida Nyorai 木造阿弥陀如来坐像.

The temple has been founded in 701 by a noble family, 小千（越智）伊予守玉興.



- Homepage of the temple
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At the time of Basho, ubazakura was a kind of yaezakura 八重桜 or 避寒桜 / higanzakura 川岸桜. It blooms early when the tree has no leaves yet 葉無し (ha nashi), a pun with 歯なし, no teeth, like an old woman.


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姥桜咲くや老後の思い出
ubazakura saku ya roogo no omoi-ide

the old-lady cherry
in bloom: a remembrance
of her old age
Tr. Barnhill

Basho age 21.
. Matsuo Basho Archives 松尾芭蕉 .

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うしろから支へ柱や姥桜
ushiro kara sasaebashira ya ubazakura

the pillar supporting it
from behind -
this Ubazakura tree
Tr. Gabi Greve

十三の年より咲て姥桜

我知らじ老いたるをこそ姥桜

花守は妻こそなけれ姥桜


From his haiku collection called 姥桜.
. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 in Matsuyama 松山 .

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このわたや遠方に散る姥桜
増田まさみ

万木皆姥桜なり帰り花
板東太郎

花散りぬこれを名づけて姥桜
尚白母

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. Saihoo-Ji 西方寺 Saiho-Ji in Nagano .
"Temple in the Western Direction"


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Tatsue-Ji Shikoku 19

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Nr. 19 - 橋池山 Kyochizan　摩尼院 Mani-In　立江寺 Tatsue-Ji
徳島県小松島市立江町若松13 / Wakamatsu-13 Tatsuechō, Komatsushima-shi, Tokushima

- Chant of the temple
いつかさて西のすまいのわが立江 　
弘誓の舟に乗りていたらむ

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Gyōgi built the temple on the order of Emperor Shōmu. While the temple was being built, a white heron (shirasagi) landed on what is now called Shirasagi Bridge and this was considered to be a very auspicious sign.

The honzon, slightly smaller than two inches, was carved on 'jambuna' gold (enbudagon) by Gyōgi and installed here to pray for an easy delivery for Empress Kōmyō, Emperor Shōmu's wife. Kōbō Daishi carved a six-foot statue of Jizō that now enshrines the tiny statue carved by Gyōgi.

Legend states that, in the 19th century, a woman named Okyō came to Shikoku with her lover to escape the authorities. They had killed the man she had been a mistress to before she had met the man she was now with. To escape the authorities, they disguised themselves as henro and were following the other henro around the pilgrimage. When they reached the hondō of Temple 19, as she tried to ring the bell to start her prayers, Okyō's hair suddenly stood on end and got entangled in the bell's rope. After struggling, she got herself free but all of her hair, and part of her scalp, remained entangled in the rope, leaving her with the monastic tonsure. Taking this as a sign from Kobō Daishi, the couple both became devout Buddhists, she becoming a nun and he a monk. She lived the rest of her life in a small chapel owned by the temple and devoted her life to prayers while he became a temple laborer. Okyō's hair and scalp can still be seen at the temple in a little glass-encased shrine just off the walkway.

Like so many of the other temples, this one was destroyed by Chōsokabe and then later restored. The temple burned down again and was rebuilt in 1977.

In the compound is a small statue with a very shiny red face. It is a statue of Binzuru, one of the first sixteen disciples of the Buddha. He was a physician and came from a family of distinguished physicians. But, he loved to drink and this often caused problems. One day, a rich man came to the Buddha and asked him to overcome an evil spirit that had been afflicting his house. The Buddha couldn't go, so he sent Binzuru in his place, but admonished him to be careful and not to drink. Binzuru went and did, in fact find an evil spirit. He confronted it and, by proclaiming the Buddha's teachings, overcame it.

In thanks, the rich man threw a banquet and Binzuru, after holding out for a long time, broke down and had a drink in celebration. Not being able to stop after just one, though, he got drunk and lost his power over the evil spirit. The spirit returned and soon the house was suffering again. The Buddha became mad and kicked Binzuru out of his community but said nothing when he saw that Binzuru was still following him around and listening from outside.

When the Buddha died, he called Binzuru to his side and told him that he forgave him, but that Binzuru would never be allowed to enter Nirvana himself. He would always have to remain in this world to minister to the people. That is why you see his red-faced statue at many temples. People rub the statue and then place the hand they used over the part of their body that hurts.

As this was once the barrier temple for Awa Province, while here, henro should make a spiritual self-evaluation. Has your pilgrimage been worthy so far? Have you been living up to the obligations placed on you as a henro? Have you maintained your vows? If not, you should return to Temple 1 and start over again. Some stories say that those who are unworthy have actually been unable to enter the temple grounds.

- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com



. Binzuru 賓頭盧 Pinzuru .
and his statue as a nadebotoke 撫で仏　statue to rub

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Fudo is holding a chain rather than a rope.

source :　ojisanjake.blogspot.jp

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .


. . Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　 .

The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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- Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005


. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai )

Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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Taisan-Ji Shikoku 56

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Taisanji 泰山寺 Taisan-Ji

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Nr. 56 - 金輪山 Kinrinzan　勅王院 Chokuo-In 　泰山寺 Taisan-Ji
(きんりんざん　ちょくおういん　たいさんじ)
愛媛県今治市小泉1-9-18 / 1 Chome-9-18 Koizumi, Imabari-shi, Ehime

- Chant of the temple
みな人の詣りてやがて泰山寺　
来世の引導たのみおきつつ


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. 太山寺 Taisan-Ji - Nr. 52 .


. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .


. . Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　 .

The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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- Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005 -


. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai )

Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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Tsugaru Seven Gods

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Tsugaru Shichifukujin　津軽七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck in Tsugaru




. Seven Gods of Good Luck and Fortune 七福神 Shichifukujin　 .
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-Map of the Pilgrimage -
- source : longseller.org



Pilgrim's Stamp Book　御朱印





source :　kongoji.net

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福禄寿　Fukurokuju



. Koobooji 弘法寺 Kobo-Ji .

つがる市木造町吹原屏風山1-244
Byōbuzan-1-244 Kizukuri Fukihara, Tsugaru town

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寿老人 Jurojin



. Kakuooin 覚應院 / 覚応院 Kakuo-In .

弘前市湯口字一の安田９５－１ / Ichinoyasuta-95-1 Yuguchi, Hirosaki-shi

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布袋尊 Hotei



. Kongooji 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji - 赤倉山 Akakurasan .

南津軽郡尾上町八幡崎宮本141 / Miyamoto-141 Yawatasaki, Hirakawa-shi

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毘沙門天 Bishamonten



. Fudo--Ji 鷹揚山 加福不動寺 Oyozan Kafuku Fudo-Ji .

弘前市茂森新町4-3-11 / 4 Chome-3-11 Shigemorishinchō, Hirosaki-shi,

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弁財天 Benzaiten / 弁天 Benten



. Renshooin 蓮正院 Rensho-In .

北津軽郡板柳町石野宮本75 / Miyamoto-75 Ishino, Itayanagi-machi, Kitatsugaru-gun

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大黒天 Daikokuten



. Gumonji 求聞寺 Gumon-Ji Iwakisan 百沢寺 Hyakutaku-Ji .

中津軽郡岩木町百沢寺沢29 / Hyakuzawa 29, Iwaki cho, Naka Tsugaru

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恵比寿 Ebisu



. Jizoo-In 地蔵院 Jizo-In .

黒石市山形町81 / 81 Yamagatamachi, Kuroishi-shi, Aomori


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- Main Reference -
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. 津軽弘法大師霊場 - Tsugaru Kobo Daishi Reijo
Pilgrimage to 23 Kobo Daishi temples in Tsugaru . 　

. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. 東北三十六不動尊霊場　- 36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　


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. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .

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. Japan - after the BIG earthquake .
March 11, 2011, 14:46

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Taiko-Ji Hiroshima

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Taikooji 太光寺 Taiko-Ji



It is located on the top of a mountain with a splendid view over the town below.

The founder Jigen Zenji 慈眼禅師 of the Tendai sect came here about 600 years ago to Rikisenyama 力箭山. One of the statues venerated here is En no Gyoja 役行者 in the 行者堂 Gyoja Hall.

JIGEN, Tenkai, 天海（てんかい)
(1536-1643) 1536年（天文5年）? - 1643年11月13日（寛永20年10月2日）
High Priest of the Tendai Sect. He was close to Tokugawa Ieyasu.


- Homepage of the temple 行者山太光寺
- source : taikouji.jp

広島市西区田方1丁目551-1
1 Chome-551-1 Takata, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City




元亀法難阿弥陀如来御尊像 Genki Honan Amida Nyorai statue
In the year Genki 2 元亀 (1572) the temple was burned down on orders of Oda Nobunaga 織田信長.

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Many seasonal festivals are celebrated, expecially August 5
平和の鐘の集い The Bell of Peace

・修正会（しゅしょうえ）・・・1月1日
・節分会（せつぶんえ）・・・2月3日前後
・涅槃会（ねはんえ）・・・2月15日前後
・春彼岸会（はるひがんえ）・・・3月20日前後
・灌仏会（かんぶつえ）・・・4月8日前後
・山家会（さんげえ）・・・6月14日
・海難供養（かいなんくよう）・・・7月19日前後
・盂蘭盆会（うらぼんえ）・・・8月16日前後
・秋彼岸会（あきひがんえ）・・・9月23日前後
・成道会（じょうどうえ）・・・12月8日前後
・除夜の鐘・初護摩供・・・12月31日

- source : taikouji.jp/event


. En-no-Gyôja - The Founder of Shugendo .


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source :　facebook

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .


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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims - INTRODUCTION .


. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .


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Tono shrines temples

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Tono Jisha Meguri　遠野寺社巡り　 temples and shrines in Tono




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Tōno is located in central Iwate Prefecture, in the floodplain of the Sarugaishi River 猿ヶ石川, surrounded by a ring of mountains. Mt. Hayachine sits at the northernmost point of the city where Hanamaki, Kawai and Tōno meet. At 1,914 meters it is also the city's highest point. Mt. Rokkoushi, (1,294 meters) dominates the landscape to the east and Mt. Ishigami (1,038 meters) is the highest mountain in the west. Together these peaks form Tōno's "big three" mountains. The highest points in southern Tōno are Mt. Sadato (884 meters) on the border of Sumida and Mt. Tane (871 meters) on the borders of Sumita and Ōshū.

There is an ancient legend that in the past the hills in Miyamori blocked the Sarugaishi River creating a large lake in the Tōno area. Miyamori itself is characterized by a series of valleys to the west of Mt. Ishigami that flow west into the Sarugaishi River just below the Tase Dam.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !


Tono (Toono, Tōno) 遠野 is an area in Iwate, Tohoku, where old legends abound.
. Tōno monogatari 遠野物語 Legends of Tono - Introduction .


Mount Hayachine 早池峰 is closely related to the belief in Fudo Myo-O and the activities of Shugendo practitioners.
- Mount Hayachine, see below for details -


- google map of the Tono region -

Introducing Tono, with a useful map in English.
- source : www.jnto.go.jp/engpre2
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. Tono Fudo Monogatari 遠野不動明王物語 Fudo Myo-O in Tono .


. Tono Shichi Kannon 遠野 七観音 The Seven Kannon Temples of Tono .

第四百六十一話「中妻観音」 chuudoku Kannon
第六十八話「早瀬観音（沓掛観音）」Mizukake Kannon

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第五百九十六話「愛宕神社」- Atago Jinja
第四百九十八話「川原の愛宕神社」
第二百八十七話「和野の愛宕神社」
第百五十六話「愛宕神社」
第百四十七話「愛宕神社（綾織山口）

. Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 Atago shrines .
main Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto.

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. Bishamonten Jin Jinja 毘沙門天神神社 Bishamon Tenjin Jinja .
and
Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondo 達谷窟毘沙門堂, Hiraizumi
成島毘沙門天 Narushima Bishamonten, Hanamaki

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第七百九十九話「八幡神社（海上）」- Hachiman Jinja
第七百五十九話「元八幡宮」
第六百二十四話「西門舘の八幡宮」
第四百八十四話「熊ノ林八幡神社」
第三百三十八話「深山八幡神社」
第百四十五話「下関の八幡神社」

. Usa Hachimangū 宇佐八幡宮 Usa Hachimangu .
and Hachiman Jinja 八幡神社 Hachiman shrines

遠野郷八幡宮 - Neko Jinja 猫神社 Shrine with cats





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第四十二話「早池峰神社」Hayachine Jinja - see below -
第二百四十話「六角牛神社」
第二百三十九話「六神石神社」
第百三十話「石上神社」
第四十四話「遠野の街中にある早池峯神社」 Hayachine Jinja in Tono
第四十三話「神遺神社」
第六百二十話「早池峰神社仁王像？」Hayachine Jinja
第百六十八話「伊豆神社」
第四百四十一話「小友の伊豆権現」
第七百七十五話「伊豆権現神社(松崎)」- Izu Gongen

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第七百九十五話「三照稲荷大明神(小林)」- Inari Jinja
第七百四十五話「狐穴神社」
第七百四十話「夜泣稲荷)」
第七百五話「高室稲荷神社」
第七百三話「大将稲荷」
第六百九十五話「踊鹿稲荷神社」
第四百七十八話「欠上稲荷」
第四百五十七話「三毛の稲荷（妖怪キャシャ）」
第三百九十話「爪喰稲荷神社」
第三百七十三話「小倉稲荷神社」

. Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社 . - kyoto

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. Kokuuzoo Jinja 虚空蔵神社 Kokuzo Jinja .

虚空蔵菩薩 Kokūzō Bosatsu, Akashagarbha Bodhisattva

At the back of this shrine is mount Dogusoku Yama 胴具足山 (615 m).
Legends of the Abe clan 安倍一族 are many in this region.

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第七百九十四話「駒形神社(柿ノ沢)」- Komagata Jinja
第二百二十七話「駒形神社(綾織)」
第二百五話「駒木の駒形神社」
第七十九話「荒川駒形神社」

. Komagata Jinja　駒形神社 .
岩手県奥州市

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第七百三十一話「大洞の熊野神社」 Kumano Jinja
第六百二十三話「山口の熊野堂」
第四百九十九話「佐比内の熊野神社」
第三百五十四話「板沢の熊野神社」
第三百五十三話「平野原の熊野神社」
第三百四十九話「恩徳の熊野神社」
第三百四十七話「中下の熊野神社(菊池の発祥？)」
第三百二十六話「綾織の熊野神社」
第二百二十三話「附馬牛の熊野神社」

. Kumano Hongu Taisha 熊野本宮大社 Kumano shrines. - Wakayama


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第七百九十六話「龍神神社」- Ryuu - Dragon God hrines
第七百四十九話「白龍神社(塚沢)」
第七百十六話「白龍神社」
第五百七十九話「白龍権現堂」


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第七百四話「多賀神社の御神体」Taga Jinja

. Taga Taisha 多賀大社 Great Taga Shrine . - Shiga
and
Tagajo 多賀城 Taga Castle, the capital of Mutsu Province

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第七百七十七話「天満宮」- Tenman Gu

. Tenman-Gu in Dazaifu 大宰府の天満宮 .
Sugawara Michizane　菅原道真

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第三百八話「水内の山神神社」- Yama no Kami
第二百九十六話「土淵飯豊の山神神社」
第二百八話「松崎の山神堂」

. Yama no Kami 山神 God of the Mountains.
Ta no Kami, God of the Rice Fields　田の神さま


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- - - more deities to be explored
... http://dostoev.exblog.jp/i23/

Hayarigami 流行り神 - popular deities
第八百十四話「松崎のハヤリ神」 Hayarigami
第六百九十四話「飯豊のハヤリ神」
第六百七十四話「チタノカクチ」
第三百十八話「逆さ水」
第三百十三話「土淵のハヤリ神」
第二百八十三話「黒蛇の霊験あるハヤリ神様」
第百八十話「黄金のしずく」
第二十六話「開慶水」
第十三話「山神神社（鍋割りの聖水）」


第七百三十話「和野の経塚」Kyozuka
第五百九十五話「隠れキリシタンの仏像」Christian deities
第二百四十七話「綾織の疱瘡神」Hosogami - smallpox


第八百二十話「天照皇太神宮」- Amaterasu
第八百十六話「神楽堂」- Kagura Hall
第八百十五話「神倉神社」
第八百八話「三峰様」Mitsumine
第七百八十八話「日月堂(大萩)」


- - - deity for the breast 乳神様
「土淵の白い鳥居の乳神様」
「乳母石」
「乳神の石」
「松崎の妻の神　乳神様(栄養不足の母親達の供養碑)
「乳神様」

- - - Persons related to the history of Tohoku -


source :　www.fukushima-museum.jp

安倍貞任 Abe no Sadato and 安倍宗任 Abe no Muneto

遠野の安部貞任伝説 - Abe no Sadato, Heian-period general
安倍一族の魂の墓所
安倍一族の遠野牧野
遠野の安倍貞任伝説
第六百六十八話「貞任森」
第六百七話「安倍の負石」

Abe no Sadato 安倍貞任 (1019 – October 22, 1062)
was a samurai of the Abe clan during the Heian period of Japan
Sadato was the son of Abe no Yoritoki, the chinjufu shogun (general in charge of overseeing the Ainu and the defense of the North).
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !


. Aichi - 犬山土人形 clay dolls from Inuyama .

宮城県 Miyagi 伊具郡 Igu district 丸森町 Marumori

The boulders of Sanno Gongen, Sanno Iwaya 山王岩屋 are at the very narrow part of the Abukumagawa gorge, where a huge boulder hang on each side.
The messenger of Sanno Gongen, a saru 猿 monkey comes here often and his footprints are in the rock.
The warlord Abe no Sadato 安倍貞任 used this place for the defense of his territory.
. Abukuma kyoo 阿武隈峡 Abukuma gorge - Fukushima .


Hidaka Jinja 日高神社 Hidaka Shrine
岩手県奥州市水沢区日高小路13 / Hitakakōji-13 Mizusawaku, Ōshū-shi, Iwate
The memorial stone for 八幡太郎義家 Hashimantaro Yoshiie (1039－1106) is in the compound to memorize the well where he washed his sword after killing 安倍貞任 Abe no Sadato (1019 – 1062).
. Hidaka Jinja 日高神社 Hidaka Shrine .


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遠野の坂上田村麻呂伝説 - Sakanoue Tamuramaro
第六百十六話「鬼の碑」Oni no hi
遠野の坂上田村麻呂伝説
第二百四十一話「大蛇を祀った熊野神社」
第六十八話「早瀬観音（沓掛観音）」
第三十話「川の根源の石」
第五百九十九話「貞任砦跡）」
第五百五十七話「安倍窟（貞任の隠れ岩）
第五百十八話「安倍貞任の隠れ岩」Abe no Sadato no kakure-iwa
第五百五十六話「安倍ヶ城」

. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 .
(758 - 811)

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遠野の義経 - 弁慶伝説 - Yoshitsune and Benkei in Tono
「源義経の愛宕神社」
「弁慶の水飲み場」
「弁慶の太刀割石（綾織）」
「義経の休み石と鞍掛石」
「黒地の伝承」
「中村の判官堂」
「上郷駒形神社（義経伝説）」
「義経の愛馬「小黒」の墓」Grave of Yoshitsune's beloved horse, "Little Black"
「判官神社（まだ何か隠されてある…。）」


. Minamoto Yoshitsune 源の義経 and Benkei 弁慶 .

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Hayachine san 早池峰山 Mount Hayachine
at 1,917 m (6,289 ft), is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range and the second highest in Iwate Prefecture after Mount Iwate.


Mt. Hayachine is unusual in that it lies farther east than other large mountains on Honshu and the land in this area is the oldest in Japan. As such there are flower species that are unique to this mountain.
- - - the WIKIPEDIA !

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Mt. Hayachine – mountain of the gods
The second highest mountain in Iwate
The Mt. Hayachine area consists of several peaks, notably its 1917m-high summit, Kengamine to the east and Nakadake and Keitosan to the west, extending over more than 10 kilometers. Mt. Hayachine is the highest peak in the Kitakami mountain range, and is counted in the book, “One Hundred Mountains in Japan”, by Fukada Kyuya (1903-1971).
The neighbors of the mountain, as well as the lord of the Morioka domain, felt deep reverence for it as a site of ancient mountain worship.
The appeal of this mountain lies in its various kinds of alpine flora, starting with Hayachine Usu Yuki So. Hikers have always been fascinated by this beautiful flora growing and blooming in such a harsh natural environment.
The area of this precious mountain and Mt. Yakushidake, a mountain south of Hayachine, is designated as a special natural treasure and a quasi-national park, and great care is taken to conserve its environment.




The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent: a field of alpine flowers, a dense forest below, and the ridge lines of Mt. Yakushidake to the south. Around the summit, there are many oddly-shaped rocks which have become objects of religious faith. “Buchi Ishi,” located in the middle of the Kawara no Bo trail (see the picture above), has a folk story about a tengu (long-nosed goblin) that hit his head on this rock.

The second Sunday in June is the opening day of the hiking season at Mt. Hayachine. Many hikers from Iwate and other prefectures gather at the top of the mountain, which holds the innermost sanctuary of Hayachine Shrine. Surrounded by hikers, Shinto priests pray for safe hiking and the sacred local dance, Hayachine Take Kagura, is performed in dedication to the god of the shrine.

Hayachine Mountain Museum
Take Guest Houses
- source : mt_hayachine

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Hayachine Jinja 早池峰神社 Hayachine Shrine
Ooha sama 大迫様 - Ohasama is venerated in Hanamaki, Iwate.
located in the Take region of Iwate

- - - Deity in residence
Seoritsu Hime no Mikoto 瀬織津姫命 / 瀬織津比売 / 瀬織津媛



- source : www.genbu.net

. Hayachine region of Iwate 早池峰 Kagura and art .


Three young female deities of Hayachine 若き三人の女神
遠野三山の神々と「母の神」の社

早池峯神社 - - 瀬織津姫命 - Hayachine Jinja - Seoritsu Hime (Seori-Tsu Hime)
六神石神社 - - 大己貴命、誉田別命 - Rokkoishi Jinja - Oanamuji no mikoto
石上神社　- - 経津主命、伊邪那美命、稲蒼魂命 Ishigami Jinja - Izanami

伊豆神社　- - 瀬織津姫命 - Izu Jinja - Seoritsu Hime


source and details :　furindo/seoritu_toono


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Haraedo　祓戸
The tutelary kami of a place (do) for the performance of purification (harae).
... The haraedo no kami 　祓所神 　refers to the four kami mentioned by name in the Ōharae no norito for the Great Purification observed on the last day of the sixth month, namely
Seoritsuhime, Hayaakitsuhime (Haya-Akitsu-Hime), Ibukidonushi, and Hayasasurahime.
These four kami purify the Central Land from its imperfections (tsumi) and pollution (kegare), but since the four names are not found in the Kojiki and Nihongi, it is unclear what deities they might refer to in those two works.
Most theories suggest the four are the same kami produced by Izanagi during his purification at Awagihara. Motoori Norinaga, for example, identified Seoritsuhime with Yasomagatsuhi no kami (Yaso-Magatsuhi)　ヤソマガツヒ / 八十禍津日神,
Hayaakitsuhime with Izunome no kami, and Ibukidonushi with Kamunaobi no kami.
Some theories further associate Hayasasurahime with Kazaketsuwakenooshio no kami, while still others suggest that the three kami of Sumiyoshi (Uwazutsunoo, Nakazutsunoo, Sokozutsunoo ) should be included with the haraedo no kami.
- source : Matsubara Seiji, Kokugakuin 2005




For Enku, this is an incarnation of 十一面観音 the Eleven-headed Kannon.

. 円空と瀬織津姫 Enku and Princess Seoritsu Hime . 　
by 菊池展明 Kikuchi Nobuaki


. Hayachine Kagura 早池峰神楽 Sacred Kagura Dance .


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Tono Fudo Monogatari 遠野不動明王物語
Tōno Fudō Monogatari


Yanagida Kunio　柳田國男

Tono (Toono) 遠野 is an area in Iwate, Tohoku, where old legends abound.
. Tōno monogatari 遠野物語 Legends of Tono - Introduction .

. Tono Jisha Meguri　遠野寺社巡り　 temples and shrines in Tono .

. Tono Shichi Kannon 遠野 七観音 The Seven Kannon Temples of Tono .
. . . . . another pilgrimage in Tono! - see 笹谷観音 Tozen-Ji, Sasaya Kannon


. Toono Matsuri　遠野祭り Tono Festival . - Tonogo Hachimangu Shrine



. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .


The following collection of Fudo Myo-O statues from the Tono area are inspired by this page
- source : dostoev.exblog.jp
All photos below, unless stated otherwise, are by dostoev.
His is a wonderful long BLOG about Tono and its many wonders
不思議空間　遠野

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Tōno is located in central Iwate Prefecture, in the floodplain of the Sarugaishi River 猿ヶ石川, surrounded by a ring of mountains. Mt. Hayachine sits at the northernmost point of the city where Hanamaki, Kawai and Tōno meet. At 1,914 meters it is also the city's highest point. Mt. Rokkoushi, (1,294 meters) dominates the landscape to the east and Mt. Ishigami (1,038 meters) is the highest mountain in the west. Together these peaks form Tōno's "big three" mountains. The highest points in southern Tōno are Mt. Sadato (884 meters) on the border of Sumida and Mt. Tane (871 meters) on the borders of Sumita and Ōshū.

There is an ancient legend that in the past the hills in Miyamori blocked the Sarugaishi River creating a large lake in the Tōno area. Miyamori itself is characterized by a series of valleys to the west of Mt. Ishigami that flow west into the Sarugaishi River just below the Tase Dam.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !


Mount Hayachine 早池峰 is closely related to the belief in Fudo Myo-O.

. Hayachine san 早池峰山 Mount Hayachine - Introduction .


- google map of the Tono region -

Introdcing Tono, with a useful map in English.
- source : www.jnto.go.jp/engpre2


ABC list of the places.
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Arakawa Fudo 荒川 不動尊
near Tsukimooshi 附馬牛町 Tsukimoshi village
遠野市附馬牛町荒川　

In honor of the waterfall 荒川の滝 Arakawa no Taki.

The small sanctuary was constructed by the Yamabushi.
The meaning of ARA 荒(アラ) seems to indicate that there was iron and other metals nearby. So this Fudo is also protecting the road where metal was transported.





With another stone memorial containing the name of the
Suijin 水神 "God of the Water"
and the area called よろずばた Yorozubata (Yorozuhata)

This might be a connection to the ancient deity already mentioned in the Kojiki
萬幡豊秋津師比売命 Yorozuhata Toyoakitsushihime no Mikoto
another name for 栲幡千千姫命 Takuhata Chijihime no Mikoto

Since 1954 Tsukimoshi village is now a small community comprizing
附馬牛町上附馬牛・附馬牛町下附馬牛・附馬牛町安居台・附馬牛町東禅寺 (Tozen-Ji).


. Yamabushi 山伏 mountain ascets and Shugendo 修験道 .


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Yorozuhatahime
Yorozuhata toyo akitsushi hime no mikoto (Kojiki)(Nihongi)

Other names:
Ame yorozu Takuhatachihatahime, Takuhatachijihime yorozuhatahime no mikoto, Honotohatahimekochijihime no mikoto (Nihongi).

The daughter of Takamimusuhi, and according to an "alternate writing" transmitted by Nihongi, the younger sister of Omoikane. She wed Amenooshihomimi no mikoto, who had been ordered to descend to the Central Land of Reed Plains, but while waiting for the pacification of the Central Land, she gave birth to Ninigi, and he later descended in Oshihomimi's place.

Kojiki and an "alternate writing" in Nihongi also relate the birth of Hoakari no mikoto, elder brother of Ninigi and ancestor of the clan Owari no Muraji. The Nihongi version also states that Amaterasu made Toyoakitsushihime the consort to Oshihomimi. An alternate version of the episode says she was the consort to Amenooshihone no mikoto, while yet another tradition states that Tamayorihime, child of Yorozuhatahime, became consort to Amenooshihone no mikoto and gave birth to Amenokihohookise no mikoto (Ninigi).

The various versions are also inconsistent regarding the title of Ninigi's mother, but they agree in including elements relating to weaving, cloth, and bountiful harvests, and in their depictions of Toyoakitsushihime as a link between the two kami Amaterasu and Takamimusuhi, and the imperial line.
- source : Mori Mizue - Kokugakuin 2005


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Ashizawa Fudo / 鷲沢 / 足沢 / あしざわ不動堂 Ashizawa Fudo Hall
綾織町小峠 Ayaori Cho,



Ashizawa 足沢 is in the back of temple 福泉寺 Fukuzen-Ji, a small rivulet.
This little hall is in quite a desolate condition nowadays. It seems there is also a Fox Deity - Inari - お稲荷さん venerated now.

- source : blog.goo.ne.jp/jengo2

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Bodaiji 菩提寺 Bodai-Ji

Together with 福泉寺 Fukusen-Ji a place for cherry blossom viewing in Tono.





「じぇんごたれ」遠野徒然草
- source : blog.goo.ne.jp/jengo2/e

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. Fukusenji 福泉寺 Fukusen-Ji .

Temple Fukusen-Ji is Nr. 21 on the Fudo Pilgrimage in Tohoku.

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O in Tohoku
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .


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Hassen Jinja 八泉神社 shrine Hassen Jinja
Located in Kamigo 上郷町, just a small shrine.
The center of worship here is Fudo Myo-O. Other deities are
弥都波能売神 Mizuha no me no kami
and
大荒神 Dai Kōjin - Kojin

Modern 上郷村 Kamigo mura has various parts
上郷町板沢・上郷町佐比内・上郷町平倉・上郷町平野原・上郷町細越・上郷町来内






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Inubuchi Fudo 犬淵 不動尊

Inubuchi Tsukimoushichō Shimotsukimoushi, Tōno-shi

Close to Inubuchi no Taki 犬淵の滝 Waterfall, also called Shirataki, with a shrine called 白滝神社 "White Waterfall shrine".
The main festival for Fudo at the small hall is on the 28th day of the sixth lunar month.






source and photos :　jinsan/tak51inubuchi
犬淵の白滝 Shirataki Waterfall at Inubuchi

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Kogarasegawa Fudo 小烏瀬川 不動尊

A small waterfall is the object of veneration 御神体.
The Fudo Hall for the stone statue is nearby.





In the cliff at the back are three small hokora shrines:
Suitengu Sha 水天宮社
Inari Hokora 稲荷社
Yakushi Daijin Sha 薬師大神社




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Sarugaishi River 猿ヶ石川
The Sarugaishi River rises in the just south of Mt. Yakushi in Tōno and empties into the Kitakami River in Hanamaki.
The Kogarasegawa is a large tributary that forms near Tachimaru Toge Pass and joins the Sarugaishi in Matsuzaki.
National Route 340 follows along this scenic river for most of its length.
- source : www.shaba.co/wa?s=Sarugaishi_River


Yakushi Nyorai　薬師如来 is the Buddha of Healing.
There are many temples in his honor in the Tohoku region.
There are some shrines in his name too, Yakushi Jinja 薬師神社.

. Yakushi Jinja 薬師神社 shrines in Iwate .


. Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Medicine 薬師如来 .

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Komedoori no Fudo 米通の不動尊 Komedori Fudo

Komedōri Tsuchibuchichō Tochinai, Tōno-shi / 岩手県遠野市土淵町栃内米通



This statue stands on a huge boulder, almost like on a huge tortoise.
It is located near a river, which will eventually flow and bring the soul of a diseased person to the Paradise in the West 極楽浄土.




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Kotohata no Fudo son 琴畑の不動尊 Kotohata Fudo

Kotohata Tsuchibuchichō Tochinai, Tōno-shi / 岩手県遠野市土淵町栃内琴畑

The statue had been placed in the shrine
Hayachine Jinja 早池峰神社
But in the Meiji period, it had been placed in its own Fudo Hall 不動堂 to mark a distinction between Shinto and Buddhism.

Now the place is called
Shirataki Jinja 白滝神社 "Shrine of the White Waterfall".







Kotohatagawa 琴畑川 is the name of a river flowing in Tono.


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Kujuuzawa 九重沢不動尊 Kujuzawa



A sanctuary for the yamabushi on their way to the mountain top.
They used the rivers around Tono for their access to the mountains.

The mountain in the background is Monomiyama 物見山 Monomi-Yama.
Mount Rokko-Ushi 六角牛山 (1294 m) Rokkoushi-san is also nearby.



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Kujuuzawa Okumiya 九重沢　奥宮 Inner Shrine at Kujuzawa

Now the amount of water in this river is very small, compared to the olden times, when people came here to pray for water.




A stone monument for Mount Rokko-Ushi 六角牛山 (middle)
Fudo Myo-O and the Deity of Water are revered.

There used to be a Fudo Waterfall 不動の瀧 at Rokko-Ushi-San and a shrine called
Ootaki Jinja 大瀧神社 Otaki Jinja "Waterfall Shrine".
Yamabushi started their access to the mountain top from here.



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Kurikara Fudo 倶利伽羅不動
Oozawa Fudoo Doo 大沢不動堂 Ozawa Fudo Hall
岩手県遠野市綾織町上綾織大沢　
Ōsawa Ayaorichō Kamiayaori, Tōno-shi





The inscription is by the first priest of Fukuzen-Ji 福泉寺初代、Sasaki Yuutaka 佐々木宥尊師 Sasaki Yutaka.
- source : blog.goo.ne.jp/jengo2


. Kurikara 倶利伽羅 the Sword of Fudo Myo-o .


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Mataichi no taki 又一の滝 不動尊 Mataichi Waterfall
With a stone statue of Fudo Myo-O 不動の滝 Fudo Waterfall

related to Mount Hayachine
The waterfall is located at Mount Yakushidake 薬師岳 (2038 m), East of Iwate volcano. It is about 20 meters long and 5 meters wide, .







不動の滝 Fudo Waterfall
A little walk left of the Yakushi Hall 薬師堂.


source :　www.iwatetabi.jp


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Iwate Volcano　－ Iwate Kazan 岩手火山
1: Introduction
Iwate Volcano is an active volcano situated about 18 km north of Iwate City with three known records of eruptions even for the limited time span since Edo period. From March 1998 seismic activity became vigorous with crustal deformations suggesting underground movement of magma. It didn't lead to eruption, however.
... Higashi-Iwate Volcano repeated mountain-building activity cycles three times, each of which consisted of 10,000 to 20,000 years' eruptions followed by dormant periods. These are named Higashi - Iwate - Onimata stage, Higashi - Iwate - Hirakasafudo stage, and Higashi - Iwate - Yakushidake stage, respectively, in ascending order.

4.5 Higashi-Iwate - Hirakasa Fudo stage
About 30,000 yBP, NE part of Nishi-Iwate Volcano collapsed forming Yamakozawa debris avalanche. After this, Hirakasa Fudo Volcano was formed by 20,000 yBP with its center around the place where current Yakushidake stands. Hirakasa Fudo Volcano is a basaltic stratovolcano overlying Nishi - Iwate Volcano in the north and Onimata Volcano in the south.

4.7 Higashi-Iwate - Yakushidake stage
About 7,000 yBP, Hirakasa Fudo Volcano collapsed towards NE resulted in Hirakasa debris avalanche . . . Third Yakushidake lavas were erupted after the eruption of Oide scoria and distributed in NE rim of Yakushi crater, Fudodaira　/ Fudotaira　不動平, and north and east foot areas.　owards the end of these activities, a little amount of silicic glassy ash ( Yakushidake - Fudotaira ash ) was ejected.
- source : gbank.gsj.jp/volcano-AV


東岩手－ 平笠不動 ステージ Hirakasa Fudo stage
平笠不動火山が2万年前までに形成された.
御不動平坂峰　Fudo Hirasaka


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Metaki Fudo 女滝 不動尊 "Fudo at the Female Waterfall"

There is also a "Male Waterfall" (Otaki 男滝) nearby.

There used to be a waterfall, but thanks to earthquakes and mudslides, it is no longer existant and its remains are dry.
A Fudo statue reminds us of its presence.

The statue has been lost (stolen) in the Showa period (1926 - 1989) but been re-established later. It is a rather mysterious area.



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Toozenji 東禅寺 Tozen-Ji
遠野市附馬牛町東禅寺１３地割 - 13 Chiwari Tsukimoushichō Tōzenji





I introduced the temple here in the Tono Kannon Pilgrimage
. 笹谷観音 Sasaya Kannon .
The original temple 附馬牛山長洞寺 was built in 807.


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Yobiishi, Yobi-Ishi Fudo 呼石 不動尊  Yobi-Ishi Fudo
(maybe "stone to call the deity")



This little shrine was originally built by 神田阿部マキ Kanta Abe Maki. Nearby is a small rivulet.
The deity venerated here is Fudo Myo-O, who's name is carved in the stone.
The name of the area is also 神田(カンタ) Kanta. Nearby villagers now take turns each year to care for the place.


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呼石大明神 Yobi-Ishi Daimyojin



A huge stone in Hanamaki, Iwate
岩手県花巻市北小山呼石呼石大明神
- source : home.s01.itscom.net/sahara


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. Tono Jisha Meguri　遠野寺社巡り　 temples and shrines in Tono - Introduction .

. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims - INTRODUCTION .


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