Jutoji Fudo Nakaichi

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Juutooji 鷲頭寺 Juto-Ji - Nakaichi
妙見宮 Myokengu 鷲頭寺 Jutoji "Eagle Head"

山口県下松市中市91/ Yamaguchi, Kudamatsu, Nakaichi

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Nr. 18 - Rishabi 利車毘（りしゃび）童子 Rishabi Doji

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The main statue is Rakuju Kannon 楽寿観音.

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The temple was founded in 597 by 琳聖太子 Rinsho Taishi, the Korean ancestor of the Ouchi clan.
This marked the beginning of the belief in 妙見 Myoken.
Myoken Daibosatsu 妙見大菩薩 is the protector deity of the Ouchi clan.
There was a huge matsu no ki 松の木 pine tree in the compound, which give rise to the area name
Kudamatsu 下松 "Beyond the pine tree".

The Shrine 降松神社 Kudamatsu Jinja is said to be the origin of the Myoken belief.
. Myoken Bosatsu 妙見菩薩 .
This deity is a purely Japanese Bosatsu, presumably an amalgamation of the Shinto Deity Myoken Shin 妙見神
and the deity of the Northern Polar Star (Dipper).

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Ouchi Clan (大内氏) - Origin
In many cases, samurai families in Japan call themselves a descendant of so-called 'genpei tokitsu' (shortened expression of four major families) or other central nobles, however, the Ouchi clan calls itself a descendant of Rinsho taishi, the third prince of Seongmyeong-wang of Paekche.
Since Rinsho taishi emigrated to Japan and docked at Tatarahama in Suo Province, he called himself 'Tatara,' and thereafter he moved to Ouchi Village, so he is said to have used a family name of Ouchi.
However, because there is no record for Rinsho taishi in ancient times, and because it is said that the Ouchi clan came to call itself a descendant of Rinsho taishi from and after the 14th century, this legend lacks credibility.
Nothing has been made clear, except for the fact that it came from Zaichokanjin (the local officials in Heian and Kamakura periods) who had been appointed to Suo no Gonnosuke (supernumerary vice governor of Suo Province) by heredity for generations in Suo Province.
- More on this link :
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grave of Rinsho Taishi
source : yamaguchi-ygc.ed.jp/ouchi ...

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shuin 朱印 stamp : Osame Fudo

shuin 朱印 stamp : Myoken Daibosatsu


- Reference of the temple
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- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree .. -

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

中国３３観音礼場　Chugoku Juraku 33 Kannon - Nr. 15
Tottori, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi
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This temple is Nr. 18 of the
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Hasedera Temple Legends

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Hasedera 長谷寺 Temple Legends

. Temple Hasedera 長谷寺 - Introduction .
The famous Hase-dera is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. It located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture.

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................................................................................. Iwate 岩手県 　
大船渡市 Ofunato city 猪川町 Ikawa town

At 龍福山長谷寺 the Temple Ryufukuzan Hasedera there lived an old priest named
Akobo Chosui Hoin 阿光坊澄水法印.
In the year 1593 on September 21, he went out in the garden with a pot of water.
He sprinkled the water into the sky.
When people asked him what he was doing, he said:
"There is a fire at the temple in 高野山 Koyasan and I want to stop it."
Later they learned that there was indeed a fire at Koyasan.
岩手県大船渡市猪川町字長谷堂127

- BTW
In Aomori there is a group of Kofun mounds named
Akōbō Kofun group 阿光坊古墳群
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !




................................................................................. Miyagi 宮城県　
亘理町 Watari town

. kataba no ashi, kataha no ashi 片葉の葦 One-sided Reed .
and Kamakura Kagemasa 鎌倉景正.




................................................................................. Nara 奈良県　
桜井市 Sakurai city

. Tengu, sugi 天狗と杉と伝説 Legends about Tengu and Cedar trees .
and the Head Priest Eigaku 英岳大僧正

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Nara 桜井市 Sakurai city 初瀬町 Hase town

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 Faces .
and a legend from Hasedera

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raijin 雷神 the Kami of lightning
At 長谷寺 the Temple Hasedera near 瀧蔵権現 Ryuzo Gongen there is a statue of
毘沙門天 Bishamonten made by a celestial being.
When raijin 雷神 the Kami of lightning came down to destroy it,
the pagoda fell into the river and floated all the way to the rapids of 袖川 Sodekawa.
That is why the area is now named Hatsuse 泊瀬 Hase.
. kaminari 雷と伝説 Legends about Thunder and Lightning .

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. reiboku 霊木 divine tree, "tree with a divine soul" .
A divine tree from Shiga was swept away, lighting the sea and fishermen could not catch anything.
徳道上人 Saint Tokudo pulled it out of the river and up to 初瀬山 Mount Hase.
A father and son carved a statue of Kannon Bosatsu and placed it at 長谷寺 the Temple Hasedera.
. Saint Tokudo 徳道上人 .




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港区 Minato ward

iseki 異石 an exotic stone
麻布に異石が５種類ある。寒山拾得石像に切られた痕が残っている。夜久神の石像は願をかけると験が多く、長谷寺の僧の霊夢によって長谷寺に置かれるようになった。陰陽石が縁結びの願を成就する。道路に埋った石が願を成就する。烏帽子形の石に日月の像が現れた。

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yashagami 夜叉神 / 渋谷金王麿 Shibuya Konno Maru
麻布笄町の長谷寺に夜叉明王堂というのがある。源義朝の臣、渋谷金王麿が長者丸というところに築城のとき、城の北隅に鎮地の神として石像を埋め置いた。江戸時代に阿部豊後守の臣安川繁成がその地に住んで井戸を掘りその石像を発見した。これを身近に置いて愛玩していると金王麿の霊がたびたび奇瑞を現すので、ついに奉安したものという。その後石像にかたどった鬼の面を奉納し、祈願すると霊験あらたかといわれ今なお多くの信仰を得ている。
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渋谷区 Shibuya ward

ishi no zoo 石の像
江戸渋谷の長谷寺という寺に鬼子のような石像があった。願いがかなうというので、とてももてはやされたが、半年ほどすると詣る人もいなくなった。この像はもともとある人の庭にあったが、その家は滅んでしまって跡形もない。その後も、像のあった家は次々に滅び、それ故に恐れられて長谷寺に納められた。

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豊島区 Toshima ward

. Mejiro Fudo 目白不動 Fudo Myo-O in Mejiro .
The statue of Mejiro Fudo 目白不動明王 Fudo Myo-O with white eyes at the temple 新長谷寺 Shinchokoku-Ji was made by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
When Kobo Daishi stayed at 荷沢河 Katakugawa, 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai appeared to him.
Soon after he changed to Fudo Myo-O. He swung the sword in his left hand and suddenly a lot of smoke came forth.
Kobo Daishi made the statue just as he had seen it.




................................................................................. Tottori 鳥取県　
倉吉市 Kurayoshi city 余戸谷町 Yodoya town

. uma 馬 koma 駒伝説　horse legends .
A horse painted on a votive tablet by 巨勢金岡 Kose no Kanaoka at 長谷寺 the Temple Hasedera
went off in the evening and devastated the nearby fields.
The priest painted some reins en the picture and thus stoped the horse from leaving.
- Kose Kanaoka (巨勢 金岡, Kose no Kanaoka) was a ninth-century Japanese artist, court painter of Heian (Kyoto).
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Shoinji Kannon Terao

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Shooinji 松蔭寺 Shoin-Ji, Terao
仙鶴山Senkakuzan 松蔭寺 Shoinji

横浜市鶴見区東寺尾1-18-1 / Yokohama city, Tsurumi ward, Higashi-Terao

The Kannon statue is 千手観世音菩薩 Senju Kannon with 1000 Arms.
The main statue is Shaka Nyorai　釈迦如来.

The temple was founded in 1334 by 妙環禪師 Zen Priest Myokan.
as a retreat temple for the priest from 鎌倉建長寺 Temple Kencho-Ji in Kamakura.
The name was first written 松音寺.

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shuin　朱印 stamp : 大光普照観音 Daiko Fusho Kannon

Jizo and Kannon in the garden

観音堂 Kannon Hall

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

鶴見七福神 - 布袋尊 Tsurumi Shichifukujin - Hotei
. Tsurumi Shichifukujin 鶴見七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck in Tsurumi .
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- wikipedia -
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 11 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 .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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Seikyoji Fudo Asae

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Seikyooji 清鏡寺 Seikyo-Ji - Asae
高松山　Matsuyamazan 清鏡寺 Seikyoji

山口県光市浅江2-1-14 / Yamaguchi, Hikari town, Asae

Heisei Fudo 平成

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Nr. 17 - Jikenba 持堅婆童子 Jikenba Doji 、

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Seikyoji （Memorial Tower for Muneharu Shimizu and retainers)

The temple was first called 吉祥寺 Kichijo-Ji.
but they renamed themselves to "Seikyoji temple" in 1594.
清水宗治 Shimizu Masaharu is known as the master of Bitchu Kibi domain Takamatsu castle,
who lost against Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the siege of Takamatsu.
The memorial tower for him is located in here.
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Shimizu Muneharu 清水宗治 (1537 – 1582)

also known as Shimizu Chōzaemon (清水 長左衛門),
was a military commander during the Sengoku period. He served the Mōri clan (one of the powerful clans in Bitchu Province) as a retainer to Kobayakawa Takakage and took part in the expedition to unify the Chūgoku region.
He was lord of Shimizu castle at Bitchu Province, and became the lord of the Bitchu Takamatsu Castle after he captured it in 1565.
His father was Shimizu Munenori.
Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, went on an expedition to the Chūgoku region to reunify Japan in 1582. Muneharu resisted Hideyoshi, locking himself in Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. Hideyoshi advised Muneharu to surrender on the condition that Muneharu give him Bitchu Province, but Muneharu refused.
Takamatsu Castle was flooded by Hideyoshi and nearly fell.
In June, during the flooding, Nobunaga died in the Incident at Honnōji in Kyoto.
Having heard about Nobunaga's death, Hideyoshi made peace overtures on the condition that Muneharu commit seppuku (suicide).
Shimizu's grave is at Seikyō-ji, Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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shuin 朱印 Ebisu stamp

Ebisu 恵比寿

- Reference of the temple
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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. 周南七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck in Shunan - 恵比寿 Ebisu .

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This temple is Nr. 17 of the
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Juichimen Kannon Legends

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Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 Faces - Legends

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 伝説 Legends about Kannon .

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. funadama 船玉 / 船霊 / 船魂 guardian deity of a boat .
The Funadama is an incarnation of 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon with 11 Heads.


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関市 Seki city

Takizo Gongen 瀧蔵権現 / タキゾウゴンゲン
昔、貧しい行者が山ごもりの後、下山の途中で最初に会い、妻にした女は瀧蔵権現の化身であった。形見に留めておいた金色の片手は新長谷寺の十一面観音に用いられた。この左手は永く女の手にように暖かく、柔らかであったという。
Takikura Jinja 瀧蔵（たきくら）神社 in Japan.
瀧蔵権現（たきのくらごんげん） Takinokura Gongen

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Gifu 関市 Seki city 板取 Itadori

yatsugashira no ryuu 八頭の龍 a Dragon with eight heads
昔、タイチョウ大師 / Taicho Daishi 泰澄大師 が金剛童子を先に立てて、川下の船場というところから上ってきた。龍山でゴマを焚いて「この奥に神はいるか」と問うと、八頭の龍が現れた。「姿を変えよ」というと、十一面観音になった。これが板取の氏神の神体だという。
. ryuuzu 竜頭と伝説 Legends about the dragon head .
ryuutoo kannon 竜頭観音 Kannon on a Dragon Head




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空也 Saint Kuya
昔京畿内に疫病がおこり、死人が山野に満ちた。空也はこれを悲しみ，長1丈の十一面大悲の像を刻彫して、疫病平癒を祈ったところ、この病はやんだ。その後、諸人の勧めで伽藍を建立し、六波羅密寺としたという。
. Kuuya Shoonin, Kuya Shonin 空也上人 (903 - 972)　 .

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京都市 Kyoto city 東山区 Higashiyama ward

koku un 黒雲 black cloud / haku un 白雲 white cloud
治承四年（１１８０）に、山城国東山にある法観禅寺 - 法観寺 Hokan-Ji の仏舎利塔（八坂塔 Yasaka no to）が雷によって焼かれた。その跡を黒雲が覆い、七日後にようやく散じた。ある威徳な上人が言うには、その昔祇園精舎が燃えた時に、その跡を七日間白雲が覆った事もあったという。その地面を掘ったら十一面観音銅像が出土したが、この時は聖徳太子の親書が入った箱が出土した。




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鳥羽市 Toba city 松尾町 Matsuo town

. The Kannon Statue at 正福寺 Temple Shofuku-Ji .
The statue appeared on the beach, riding on the back of kujira 鯨 a whale.




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石巻市 Ishinomaki city 田代浜 Tashirohama

. yuutoo 龍燈 / 龍灯 / 竜灯 と伝説 Legends about Ryuto, "Dragon Lantern" .
At 石巻市 Ishinomaki there is a small peninsula called 三石崎 Mitsuishi Misaki,
where three huge boulders are located. The wooden statue of Kannon with Eleven Faces
was drifted ashore there at 給分浜 Kyobunhama and for many years a Dragon Lantern was seen there.




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東筑摩郡 Higashi-Chikuma district 生坂村 Ikusaka village
azuki arai アズキアライ
十一面観音様にいる恐ろしい女のお化けがアズキアライだ。小豆を洗うサクサクという音と、ザーと流す音をさせた。
. azukiarai 小豆洗い "washing red beans" - monsterlin .

zuiton bo ずいとん坊
十一面観音様のお堂は、昔は坊さんがいて庫裏もあったが、今は荒れている。そこにはずいとん坊というたぬきかきつね tanuki or kitsune のお化けがいて、尻尾をズーイとこすってトンと扉を叩くのでズイトーンボーというお化けだと子供に語って怖がらせた。こては男の化け物だという。
Zuitonbo as childrens book

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Nagano 岡谷市 Okaya city

Osaka Kannon 小坂観音
魚を捕る人がフナを捕っていると、十一面観音が網に引っかかった。それが今の小坂の観音像である。
. buna densetsu 鮒 伝説　crucian carp legends .




....................................................................... Nara 奈良県 　
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橿原市 Kashihara city

Temple Jimyo-Ji 慈明寺の十一面観音は南を向いている。昔、越智氏配下の大名がこの寺の前を通ったとき、馬が動かなくなった。観音菩薩が路を向いているからだということで、南向きに換えて供養したら、その後そういうことはなくなった。

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Nara 桜井市 Sakurai city
Hasedara 長谷寺 Temple Hasedera
長谷寺 の本尊十一面観音は、数度の火災でも焼ける事がなかった。たとえ体が焼けたとしても、頭だけは山上に飛んでいって焼けなかった。
. Legends about 長谷寺 Temple Hasedera .




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岩船郡 Iwafune district 粟島浦村 Awashimaura village

粟島浦村内浦の観音寺 Temple Kannon-Ji に祀られている十一面観音はヤス突き観音と呼ばれている。その由来は、漁師が沖合の海底に光るものを見つけ、それをヤスで突くと脇腹から血を流した仏像が上がって来たという。それが観音像であり、この地は仏崎 Hotokezaki という地名がついた。仏像が沈んでいた海底は、今も海草が生えないところがあり白い岩が見えるという。




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難波の浦 Naniwa no ura

. akaki, aka ki 閼伽器 a container for holy water .
and Shōmu Tennō 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno.




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長浜市 Nagahama city 西浅井町 Nishi-Asai town

buttoo 仏頭 head of Buddha
和蔵堂 Wazo-Do Hall の十一面観音と阿弥陀仏頭 Amidaを庄から山門に移すとき、運搬が困難だったので首だけ斬りおとしてそれを運んだ。その祟りかそれを預かっていた堂守は死ぬとき、８畳間一杯にふくれあがり死んだ。
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Akasaka 赤坂

. 氷川明神 Hikawa Myojin and 十一面観音Juichimen Kannon .

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Tokyo 港区 Minato ward

天暦年中に近江国甲賀郡の連林 Renrin という僧が、東国修行の為に氷川 river Hikawa へ来た。その日の夢に白髪の老人が現れて、地中に長年埋もれているので掘り出して安置してくれれば、この地の守護神となると告げた。そこで近辺を探してみると、ある場所が金色に輝いており、掘ってみれば十一面観音像があった。そこで社を建てて祀ったという。治暦2年の関八州の日照りでは、この社に雨を祈るとたちまち大雨となった。




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東牟婁郡 Higashi-Muro district 北山村 Kitayama village
tanuki 狸， kitsune 狐
十一面観音の上に丸い石が置いてある。昔、狸や狐がよく人を騙していたので、それを封じるためにおいてあるといわれる。
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .




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鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city 下川 Shimokawa

. kookai shin, kookaishin 航海神 Kokaishin Deities of Seafarers .
at the Temple 善宝寺 Zenpo-Ji
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Zuiryuuin 隨流院 Zuiryu-In, Kawashima
川島山 Kawashimazan 隨流院 Zuiryuin

横浜市保土ケ谷区川島町501 / Kanagawa, Yokohama, Hodogaya ward, Kawashima

The main Kannon statue is 正觀世音菩薩像 Sho Kannon.
Carved by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 . - .. (774 - 835)

The temple was founded in 1441 by Priest Toshian 利庵榮叟和尙.
He called the temple 觀音寺 Kannon-Ji.
In 1684, it was allocated more land.
In 1679, the 8th head priest Eiwa Muneshige 榮岩宗茂和尙 claimed if for 曹洞宗 the Soto Sect of Buddhism
and restored it completely.
Later the main hall was lost in a fire.
In 1724, priest 壺仙天和尙 Tsubosenten rebuilt the Main Hall.

The Bell Tower 随流院鐘楼

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This temple is Nr. 06 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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Shunan Seven Gods

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Shunan Shichifukujin 周南七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck in Shunan

Benten　弁天
Bishamonten　毘沙門天
Daikoku 大黒
Ebisu 恵比寿
Fukurokujuu 福禄寿
Hotei 布袋
Juroojin　寿老人

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寿老神　閼伽井坊　山口県下松市 Akaibo
. ゑびす神 - 恵比寿 　清鏡寺　山口県光市 Seikyo-Ji .
福禄寿　荘宮寺　山口県周南市 Somiya-Ji
毘沙門天　多聞院　山口県下松市 Tamon-In
大黒天　鷲頭寺 / 妙見宮鷲頭寺 　山口県下松市 Myoken-Ji
弁財天　三光寺　山口県周南市 Sanko-Ji
布袋尊　冠念寺　山口県光市 Kannen-Ji
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Shūnan (周南市, Shūnan-shi)

is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 143,959 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 656.13 km2.
The modern city of Shūnan was founded on April 21, 2003, by the merger of the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District).
Its name is derived from the first character (周) of the name of the former Suō Province (周防国), and the character for south (南), reflecting its location, comprising much of the southern part of the old province.
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Tsurumi Seven Gods

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Tsurumi Shichifukujin 鶴見七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck in Tsurumi

Benten　弁天
Bishamonten　毘沙門天
Daikoku 大黒
Ebisu 恵比寿
Fukurokuju 福禄寿
Hotei 布袋
Jurojin　寿老人

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一番:熊野神社(福禄寿) Fukurokuju
鶴見区市場東中町9-21 Ichiba Higashi-Nakacho / 横浜熊野神社

二番:鶴見神社(寿老人) Jurojin
鶴見区鶴見中央1-14-1 Tsurumi Chuo / 鶴見神社

三番:總持寺(大黒天) Daikoku
鶴見区鶴見2-1-1 Tsurumi / 總持寺

四番:東福寺(毘沙門天) Bishamonten
鶴見区鶴見1-3-5 Tsurumi / 東福寺

五番:正泉寺(恵比寿神) Ebisu
鶴見区生麦4-31-4 Namamugi / 正泉寺

六番:安養寺(福壽弁財天) Benzaiten
鶴見区岸谷1-22-12 Kishiya / 安養寺

七番:松陰寺(布袋尊) Hotei
鶴見区東寺尾1-18-1 Terao / 松陰寺

. Shooinji 松蔭寺 Shoin-Ji, Terao - Hotei .


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A fun and popular New Year's activity in Japan is going on a short pilgrimage to honor the seven lucky gods, a traditional symbol of fortune for the new year. New Year's weather is usually fine, lending itself to a little outdoor jaunt and these walks are relatively short -- usually taking only a few hours. The tradition began during the Edo Period (1603-1868) as a way to secure good fortune for the coming year by completing the pilgrimage early in the new year.
There are over 200 such pilgrimage courses across Japan. This year, I recommend one in Tsurumi, a northern ward of Yokohama. Much of the route travels along or near the old Tokkaido road, one of the historic roads linking Kyoto and old Edo (now Tokyo), and takes visitors to small obscure shrines and temples as well as a major religious center. This is an area off the beaten track for foreigners, but easy, accessible, and historic. The walk can be completed in less than three hours, although you may want to devote the entire day to give yourself time to stop and enjoy other sights along the way. I've prepared a map to help.
Most pilgrimages offer pilgrims the opportunity to acquire a memento of their journey. For this pilgrimage, from Jan 4 through Jan 12, 2019 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), you can purchase a printed sheet at your first stop for the modest investment of 100 yen. At each of the seven destinations, there will be a special stamp that you then stamp across the printed name of that shrine or temple, evidence that you have been there (no additional charge). Don't worry that it's in Japanese -- an attendant or your fellow pilgrims will help you stamp over the correct name at each location.
Tsurumi sits between the old Tokaido post towns of Kawasaki and Kanagawa.
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Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage 西国三十三観音霊場

01 Seiganto-ji 青岸渡寺 (Seigantoji, Nachi-san)
02 Kimii-dera (金剛宝寺 Kongoho-ji)
03 Kokawa-dera 粉河寺
04 Makinoo-dera (施福寺 Sefukuji, Sefuku-ji)
04 Fujii-dera 　葛井寺 (Gorinji, Gorin-ji)
06 Tsubosaka-dera (南法華寺 Minamihokke-ji)
07 Oka-dera 岡寺 (Okadera, Ryugaiji, Ryugai-ji)
08 Hase-dera 長谷寺
09 Nan'endo 南円堂 (Nanendo, Nanen-Do)

10 Mimuroto-ji 三室戸寺 (Mimurotoji)
11 Kami Daigo-ji 上醍醐 准胝堂 (Kamidaigoji, Kamidaigo-ji)
12 Iwama-dera (正法寺 Shoho-ji)
13 Ishiyama-dera 石山寺
14 Mii-dera 三井寺 (Miidera, Onjo-ji, Onjoji)
15 Imakumano Kannon-ji 今熊野観音寺 (Kannonji)
16 Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 (Kyoto)
17 Rokuharamitsu-ji 　六波羅蜜寺 (Rokuharamitsuji)
18 Rokkakudo 六角堂 頂法寺 (Shiunzan Chohoji)
19 Kodo 　革堂 行願寺 (Gyoganji)

20 Yoshimine-dera 善峯寺
21 Anao-ji 穴太寺 (Anaoji, Anaoo-ji, Bodai-ji, Bodaiji)
22 Soji-ji 総持寺 (Sojiji)
23 Katsuo-ji 勝尾寺 (Katsuoji)
24 Nakayama-dera 中山寺
25 Kiyomizu-dera 播州清水寺 (Hyogo)
26 Ichijo-ji 一乗寺 (Ichijoji)
27 Engyo-ji 圓教寺 (Engyoji, Enkyo-ji, Enkyoji, Shosha-san)
28 Nariai-ji 成相寺
29 Matsunoo-dera 松尾寺

30 Hogon-ji 宝厳寺 (Hogonji, Chikubushima)
31 Chomei-ji 長命寺 (Chomeiji)
32 Kannonsho-ji 観音正寺 (Kannonshoji)
33 Kegon-ji 華厳寺 (Tanigumi-dera)

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Saichoji Fudo Himi

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Saichooji 西長寺 Saicho-Ji - Himi
三王山 Sannozan 西長寺 Saichoji
Himi no Daibutsu 日見の大仏 The Great Buddha of Himi

山口県大島郡周防大島町日見973 / Yamaguchi, Oshima, Suo, Oshima town, Himi

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来坐像 a seated Amida Nyorai.

The great Buddha of Himi is seated in 阿弥陀堂 the Amida Do Hall.
It is 284 cm high.
It is carved from hinoki ヒノキ材 Japanese cypress.
It was made in the late Heian period (around 1200).
The statue is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays.
The temple was founded in 807 by Kobo Daishi.
In the compound is a small Henro pilgrimage for the 88 Temples of Shikoku
and a hall in memory of Kobo Daishi, 大師堂 the Daishi Do.

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Nr. 16 - Abarati 阿婆羅底童子 Abarati Doji、

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ひみつ　ひみつの三王山　日見津　日美津　日密の寺 Himitsu no Tera
大師伝えし　大日の　真言秘密　光明歓喜　摩尼宝珠の法
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This temple is Nr.16 of the
. 18 Fudo Temples of Yamaguchi 十八不動三十六童子霊場 .

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .

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

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Shokanji Kannon Kawashima

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Shookanji 正観寺 Shokan-Ji, Kawashima
補蛇洛山 Fudarakuzan / 補陀山 Fudazan (Hodazan), 　正観寺 Shokanji

横浜市保土ケ谷区東川島町45-5 / Yokohama, Hodogaya, Higashi-Kawashima

The main statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple has been built in 1636 on request of 中田藤左衞門 Nakada Fujisaemon,
in memory of his father 加賀守菩提 Kaga no Kami, who died in 1594.
The Kannon statue was the personal protector statue of Kaga no Kami.
In 1923 during the Great Kanto Earthquake the temple burned down.

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This temple is Nr. 05 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

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太田市 Ota city 龍舞町 Ryumai town

Watarase ishi 渡良瀬石 Stone at the Watarase valley
If someone touches the special Watarase Ishi Stone in the compound of 正観寺 the Temple Shokan-Ji,
the whole village will begin to tremble.

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A scenic train ride through a deep valley 　わたらせ渓谷　Watarase Keikoku

The Watarase Keikoku Railway runs between Kiryu in Gunma and Nikko in Tochigi.
The 44.1-kilometer-long line follows the lush Watarase Valley
and provides striking riverside views over the 80-minute ride.
The journey is beautiful in all seasons, but the colorful foliage in autumn is particularly impressive.
The variation in altitude throughout the trip means you will see a range of colors throughout the ride.
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