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tora 虎と伝説 Legends about the tiger

. Tora トラ　- 虎　- 寅　the Tiger Toys .
- Introduction -

. Tora Yakushi 寅薬師 "Tiger Yakushi" - Yakushi Nyorai .

. Toranomon 虎ノ門　/ 虎の門 / 虎門 "Tiger Gate" district in Tokyo .

. 2010 - the Year of the Tiger 寅年 toradoshi
the white tiger in the West 白虎

Chopstic rests - white tiger

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Toragaishi, tora ga ishi, 虎御石 / Toragoishi 虎子石 Tiger Stone
Temple 延台寺, Endai-Ji, Oiso, Naka District, Kanagawa

歌川豊重 Utagawa Yoshikazu - active 1850-1870


Once there was a couple wanting to have a child. They went to 弁財天 the Benzaiten Shrine every day to pray. One morning there was a stone beside the pillow of the woman and she could get pregnant. This child was the torame 虎女 "Tiger Woman". As the girl grow up, the stone beside the pillow begun to get bigger too.

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Here is another story, about the woman 虎御前 Tora Gozen.

This stone is also called the 十郎の身代り石 the substitute stone of Juro
It relates to the story of 曽我物語 the Soga revenge, who fought here against 工藤祐経 Kudo Sugetsune. Remains of the imprint of arrow heads are seen on the stone. Also the cut of a large sword can be seen.
- reference source : town.oiso.kanagawa.jp.. endaiji.. -

- reference source : Oiso Temple Endaiji -

北斎 東海道五十三次 大磯 Hokusai Tokaido 53 stations
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. Tora Gozen 虎御前 Lady Tora and the Soga brothers .

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. a bull wrapped in tiger skin .


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