2019-03-22

Kozo young acolyte legends

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kozoo 小僧と伝説 Legends about temple acolytes and youngsters


. Toofu Kozoo, Tōfu kozō 豆腐小僧 Tofu Kozo, The Tofu Boy .


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......................................................................................... Aichi 愛知県

noshi のし / warabi 蕨 bracken

source : 門前の小僧
Once a woman was cutting weeds at the river pool were they often pick bracken
She saw 小僧 a young temple acolyte with a sedge hat coming from the river.
This must be the spirit of the bracken, she thought and swung the hatched in a circle. The young acolyte jumped in astonishment, turned into a pebble and fell back into the river.

. warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern .




......................................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県

. munewari Amida 胸割り阿弥陀 Amida with a cut breast .





......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県

. Hitotsume Kozoo 一ツ目小僧 (一つ目小僧) Hitotsume Kozo - Young Monk with One Eye .




......................................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県

namikozoo 波小僧 Namikozo, Nami Kozo, Monk of the Waves
If a fisherman helps the Umibozu or Namikozo, he will be able to predict the weather according to the sound of the waves.


Namikozo Statue at Maisaka




......................................................................................... Yamagata 山形県

. sankichi sama 三吉様 / 三吉神 Sankichi Deity .
from 太平山 Mount Ohirasan (Mount Taiheizan 太平山 (1,170 m).


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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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1 comment:

  1. Legend from Fukushima, 須賀川市 Sukagawa city
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    . daija, orochi 大蛇 a huge serpent, great snake .
    Since there lived daija 大蛇 a huge serpent on 雲水峯 Mount Unsuimine, nobody was allowed to climb up there before the official opening of the mountain on July 15. The mountain is on the border of 郡山市田村町 Tamura town in Fukushima and 須賀川市塩田 Oda in Sukagawa city.
    It is 677 m high.
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    https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2022/01/unsui-monk-legends.html
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