2020-03-31

shirohebi white serpent legends

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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
. hebi 蛇と伝説 Legends about snakes and serpents .
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shirohebi / hakuja 白蛇と伝説 Legends about white serpents



Iwakuni Shirohebi Jinja 岩国白蛇神社
6-4-2 Imazumachi, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
- homepage : shirohebijinja.com ... -

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Find luck at the Lucky Snake Shrine!
Since ancient times, Japanese people have regarded white-colored creatures to be sacred embodiments of the gods, and have treated them with great respect and care.
In Iwakuni, the Shirohebi (White Snake), which kept local rice storehouses free from damage by mice, was said to be a servant of Benzaiten (also known as Saraswati, the Indian god of water), and many temples and wayside shrines dedicated to the White Snake were built all over the Iwakuni region.
In the present day, Shirohebi Shrine attracts many visitors, as a deity that attracts financial luck, prosperous business, and health and longevity. Protective amulets and other White Snake goods are available to buy here. Located next to the shrine is a facility where White Snakes are raised in an outdoor environment (Imazu white snake observation facility. ), where you can observe this living natural monument for yourself.
- source : kankou.iwakuni-city.net ... -



. ryuuja 竜蛇と伝説 Legends about Ryuja / Ryuda - a white Dragon Serpent .


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- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :


......................................................................................... Ehime 愛媛県
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松山市 Matsuyama city

. Sai no Kami 塞の神 and 道祖神 Dosojin, Dososhin deities .




......................................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
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茨木市 Ibaraki city

Komaemon Yashiki no kai 駒右衛門屋敷の怪 / uwabami 蠎 ウワバミ dragon monster
村一番の素封家の邸内にいた白蛇を処分したところ、一家の者が相次いで死に、屋敷も荒れ果てた。以後、人々の笑い声や鵞鳥(がちょう) goose の騒ぎ声等が邸内から聞こえた、部屋の灯りが見えたといった様々な怪異現象が起こったという。
source : mahoragaillustrations.blogspot...
uwabami, moo 蠎(モウ) monster dragon from China




......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県
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. Suwa Jinja no Kami 諏訪神社の神 The Deity of Suwa Shrine .




......................................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県
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藤枝市 Fujieda city

. A white serpent at a small 阿弥陀堂 Amida Do Hall .




......................................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県
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芳賀町 Haga town

. Kobo Daishi and 経塚 a Sutra Mound for a White Serpent. .




......................................................................................... Tokyo 東京都
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a serpent to rub for making a wish 撫で白蛇
Hebikubo Daimyojin 蛇窪大明神 Deity

上神明天祖神社 Kamishinmei Tenso Jinja (蛇窪神社 Shrine Hebikubo Jinja )
Tokyo, Shinagawa, Futaba, 4 Chome 4-12

The shrine dated back to 1272, Hojo Shiro and his son Tokichiyo, who developed the land in this area.
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......................................................................................... Yamagata 山形県
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鶴岡市 Tsurugaoka city

. 鶴ヶ岡城 Tsurugaoka Castle .
and mimi no aru hakuja 耳のある白蛇 with ears and 五十嵐与七 Igarashi Yoshichi
ryootoo no hakuja 両頭の白蛇 white serpent with two heads


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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
115 白蛇 to collect

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. hebi 蛇と伝説 Legends about snakes and serpents .

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. plants and their legends  植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -

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2 comments:

  1. Saga Tenno 嵯峨天皇 Legends about Emperor Saga
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    嵯峨天皇 Saga Tenno did not like the sound of thunder. He asked Kukai to make it stop.
    Kukai advised to plant an enju 槐 Japanese pagoda tree and all the lightning would fall down there.
    The master of this tree was shirohebi 白蛇 a white serpent, which should never be touched with a blade.
    Once a guardman tried to kill the serpent, but the blade of his sword bent and he soon became quite ill.
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    https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/12/saga-tenno-legends.html
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  2. Legend from Kagawa 香川県 高松市 Takamatsu city 香南町 Konan Town
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    If someone washes a water bottle in chinju no mori 鎮守の森 the sacred forest, there will soon be a strong rainfall.
    The person who did the washing will die within 3 years, since he is cursed by the white serpent which lived in the bottle.
    Once there was daikanbatsu 大旱魃 a severe drought, so a brave man named Shinkichi went to the forest to wash a bottle.
    And oh wonder, it soon begun to rain - - - but
    Shinkichi died at the end of this year.
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    https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2013/04/chinjugami-tutelary-deity.html
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