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2023-02-26

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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ABC List of Contents - Heian Period (794 to 1185)　平安時代
- - - - - and the periods up to Heian

. Books about the Heian Period .

. Reference online .

. kojiki 古事記 Furukotofumi, the oldest chronicle in Japan .

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source : metmuseum.org/toah

. Persons of the Heian Period .

. Shrines of the Heian Period　神社 .

. Temples of the Heian Period　寺 .

. Legends and tales 伝説 .

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Anna 安和 era (968 - 970)
- source : wikipedia -
- - - - - . Anna Incident - Heian History .

. aoba no fue 青葉の笛 flute with green leaves .
flute of the monsters 鬼笛 onibue

Architecture in the Heian Period
James T. Ulak
In 784 the emperor Kammu (737–806) relocated the seat of government to Nagaoka. Nagaoka was marred by contention and assassination, however, rendering it an inauspicious location for the capital. Thus, in 794 a site to the east of Nagaoka on a plain sheltered on the west, north, and east by mountains and intersected by ample north-south rivers was judged appropriate by geomancers. Named Heian-kyō (“Capital of Peace and Tranquility”) and later known as Kyōto, this city was modeled on the grid pattern of the Tang Chinese capital at Chang’an. Heian-kyō remained the site of the imperial residence . . . (100 of 10,500 words)
- source : global.britannica.com/art -

. Aristocrats in the Heian Period .

. Ashikaga Gakkoo　足利学校 Ashikaga Gakkō, The Ashikaga School,
The Ashikaga Academy and Ono no Takamura 小野篁 .

. Asuka Kiyomihara Palace　飛鳥　清見原 .

auspicious symbols
- matsukuware tsuru　松くわえ鶴 crane holding a pine branch

. awabi densetsu あわび　アワビ　鰒　鮑伝説　abalone legends .

. Ban Dainagon Ekotoba 伴大納言絵詞 picture scroll about the fire of Otemon 大手門 .

. Bandits, Pirates, Robbers - Heian History .

. Binbogami 貧乏神, Kyuuki 窮鬼 Kyuki - God of Poverty .

. Buddhism in Heian Japan .
- - - - - . Developments in Buddhism .

Buddhist sculptors 仏師 busshi - Heian Era
定朝 Jōchō Busshi (Jocho), 円派 Enpa and 院派 Inpa School
Magaibutsu 磨崖仏 cliff carvings
Artwork of the new sects, Tendai 天台 and Shingon 真言.
- source : Mark Schumacher -

. bussokusekika 仏足石歌, "Buddha footprint poems" .

Cleveland Museum pieces
Art of Japan: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art / Heian (14 results)
- source : books.google.co.jp -

Colors of the Heian period
. . . A glimpse of many shades of color at the neck, sleeve and hemline . . .
check : Fujiwara no Teika "Meigetsu-Ki" Bright Moon Diary
. Japanese Colors - Introduction .
- - - - - . The Traditional Colors of Japan / by Sarah W . *

. daidokoro, daibandokoro 台盤所 kitchen .

Daijō-kan, Dajō-kan, Daijookan 太政官 Great Council of State
three ministers— : Daijō-daijin (Chancellor), Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) and Udaijin (Minister of the Right)
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

Dazaifu 大宰府 regional government in Kyushu, "the distant capital"
from the 8th to the 12th centuries.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. dengaku mai 田楽舞 Dengaku dance .

. Echizen shikki 越前漆器 Echizen laquer ware .
In 527A.D., when the 26th emperor of Japan was young, he ordered a lacquerware craftsman in Echizen to repair his crown . . .

emaki　絵巻 picture scrolls - tba
Ban Dainagon ekotoba (The Tale of the Courtier Ban Dainagon)
Chōjū giga (Scroll of Frolicking Animals)
Genji Monogatari emaki (The Illustrated Tale of Genji)
Shigisan engi emaki (Legends of Mt. Shigi)
- - Emaki, narrative scrolls from Japan – Miyeko Murase
- - Critical Terms for Art History - Nelson, Shiff
- - The Practices of Painting in Japan - Quitman Phillips

. Food and Drink in the Heian Period .

. Fujiwara regency - Heian History .

. gangu 玩具, omochcha おもちゃ toy, toys .
In the Heian period, it was called “mote (or mochi)- asobimono (mote or mochi means to hold in a hand, and asobimono means something to play with),” or it was referred to as simply “asobimono” in the Tale of Genji.

. Genji Monogatari 源氏物語 The Tale of Genji .
. . . . . Murasaki Shikibu

. Genpei War 源平戦争 - Heian History .
the Minamoto (源) and the Taira (平). The Heian Period ends with the Genpei War.

. gold and silver mines - kinzan 金山 ginzan 銀山 .

. Gold and Silver, Zipangu .

. goryoo, onryoo 御霊、怨霊 vengeful spirits .
Sudo Tenno 崇道天皇 and his son,
Iyo Shinno 伊予親王.
his mother, Fujiwara Fujin, 藤原婦人
Fujiwara Hirotsugu, 藤原広嗣
Tachibana Hayanari, 橘逸勢
Bunya no Miyata Maro　文室宮田麻呂
Kibi no Makibi 吉備真備
Sugawara Michizane　菅原道真

. Gozu Tennō 牛頭天王　Gozu Tenno Deity .

haiku about Heian　俳句と平安

hairstyle

. hamaya 破魔矢 and busha matsuri 歩射祭 or 奉射祭 .
- - - - - New Year ritual archery

. Hanami　花見 "Blossom viewing party" .

. haniwa はにわ【埴輪】“clay cylinder”clay figures .
- and the Hajibe 土師部 clan / mogari funeral rites もがり【殯】

. Hashihime, Hashi Hime 橋姫 / はし姫 "Princess of the Bridge" .
turning into a vengeful Oni demon

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. Heian bijin　平安美人 a beauty of the Heian Period, Heian Beauty . *
- - - - - . Aristocrats in the Heian Period - beauty .
- - - - - . The Fair Face of Japanese Beauty
Cosmetics for Japanese Women from the Heian Period to Today. *

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Heianjo, Heian Jo 平安城 "The Castle of Heian"
平安城首 / 平安城尾 / 左青竜 / 右白虎 / 前朱雀 / 後玄武
『都名所図会』で京を巡る Kyo Meisho Zue - Illustrations of the famous places
. 都名所図会 Kyo Meisho Zue . *

Heian Kyoo 平安京 (literally "tranquility and peace capital") HeianKyo, Heian Kyo
was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.
- Including Kadono District (Kadono-gun, Atago 愛宕郡) and Otagi District (Otagi-gun, 愛宕郡) of Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro no kuni, then 山背国)
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
- - - - - .The Ancient Capital Heian Kyo - by Parker .

. Heian matsuri 平安祭 Heian festival - Kyoto .
Jidai matsuri 時代祭 "Festival of the Ages" - October
- - - - - Heian Jinguu 平安神宮 Heian Jingu Shrine

. Heike densetsu　平家伝説 legends about the Heike clan .
The Tale of the Heike 平家物語 Heike Monogatari - 平 Taira - and more

. Heike tanuki 源平狸 papermache doll of a badger .
at Temple Yashima-Ji 屋島寺, Kagawa. The Tanuki believed that his former master was a prince of the Taira clan.

. hinomaru, hi no maru　日の丸 the Japanese Flag .
- - - - - Emperor Monmu used a flag representing the sun in his court in 701.

. hiragana　平仮名　ひらがな　writing system .

. Hiraizumi 平泉 in Iwate, the Golden Hall .
Fujiwara no Kiyohira 藤原清衡 and the Hiraizumi Fujiwara clan

. History of the Heian Period .
. . . . . Heian History by dates
- source : #heianhistory -

. Hoogen no ran, Hôgen no ran 　保元の乱　Hogen Disturbace - 1156 .

. ikiryō, shōryō, seirei, ikisudama 生霊 Ikiryo, "living ghost" .

Ima Kagami - Fujiwara no Tametsune

. imayoo, imayō 今様 Imayo, popular song, imayoo uta 今様歌 .
Imayo Awase: Song contest in the Heian period

. inbi no gohan 忌火の御飯 "rice on the memorial day" .

. Ise monogatari 伊勢物語 Tales of Ise .
. . . . . and Yatsuhashi 八橋

. ishinago 石子 / イシナゴ　/ いしなご / 石なご / 石投 / 擲石 toy stone pebbles .
いしなどり / 石な取り ishinadori / いしなごとり ishinagotori / 石投げ ishinage
and
saigi　賽木、伊勢の賽木（いせのさいぎ）wooden dice from Ise

. Jishin no Ran 壬申の乱 Jishin war - 672 .
Ōama no ōji 大海人皇子 Prince Oama - 天武天皇 Tenmu Tenno

. Kagerō Nikki　陽炎日記 / 蜻蛉日記 Kagero Nikki, The Kagero Diary .
- - - - - The Mayfly Diary, The Gossamer Years, by Michitsuna no Haha (ca. 935-95)

. kaiawase, kai-awase,kai awase 貝合; 貝合わせ shell-matching game .

. kanbun (kambun) 漢文 written Chinese, the official language *

. Kaneuri Kichiji 金売吉次 / 金売り吉次 / 吉次信高 / 橘次末春
Kichiji Nobutaka, Kitsuji Sueharu, Kane-uri Kichiji .
- legendary gold trader of the Heian Period

. kanju manju 干珠満珠 the tide jewels .

kanpaku 関白 Kampaku, regent
first secretary and regent who assists an adult emperor
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. kaoo, kaō 花押 Kao official signature .

. Kappa 河童 Water Goblin Legends of the Heian period .

. karuta, uta karuta 歌留多 Poetry card game .

. Kawara no In 河原院 Kawara-no-in - Kyoto .
official residence of 源融 Minamoto no Toru (822 - 895)

. kemari 蹴鞠 kick ball .

. Kimigayo 君が代 the Japanese Anthem .

kimono and fashion
- source : History-of-Kimono -
. juuni hitoe　十二単衣　12 layered court robe .

. Kinoshitagoma, 木ノ下駒 horse toy from Sendai .

kinri 禁裏 / 禁中 / 御所 living quarters of the emperor
- kinri sama 禁裏様 Emperor

Kin'yō Wakashū 金葉和歌集 Collection of Golden Leaves
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. kofun jidai 古墳時代 burial mound period - 250 to 538 .
- Introduction and legends -

Kokin Wakashū 古今和歌集 Waka poetry anthology
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Kokushi 国司 Kuni no tsukasa, regional governor .
and the legal system, Ritsuryō 律令 Ritsuryo

Konjaku Monogatari 今昔物語, Konjaku Monogatarishū 今昔物語集 Anthology of Tales from the Past
collection of over one thousand tales written during the late Heian period (794-1185)
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Korean heritage 韓国　Kankoku 　朝鮮 Chosen - Korea .

. koyomi 暦 Japanese calendars .
introduced in the Joogan 貞観 Jogan period (859 - 877).

. Legends of the Heian Period .

. Literature of the Heian Period　平安時代の文学 .

Makimuku Kofun and Himiko 纒向古墳群　卑弥呼

Makura no Sōshi 枕草子 Makura no Soshi, The Pillow Book
. by Sei Shōnagon 清少納言 Sei Shonagon .

. Manyooshuu, Man'yōshū 万葉集 Manyoshu, Manyo-Shu
Poetry "Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves" .

. Map 平安京オーバレイマップ .

. Masakado's Rebellion - Heian History .
. Taira no Masakado 平将門 (? – 940) .

. Matsuo Basho　松尾芭蕉 in the footsteps of the Heian period .

. Medicine - Honzo Wamyo 本草和名 . *

. Modori-bashi, modoribashi 戻橋 / 戻り橋 'Returning Bridge' . - Kyoto

. mokkoogata, mokko no katachi 木瓜形 four-lobed pattern .
..... "quince pattern", originated in Tang dynasty as a motif on courtiers' clothes and was very popular in the Heian period

. Motives and Symbols in Art .

Narumi Gold Mine in Echigo since the Heian period
越後の鳴海金山、血色の鍾乳石

nengoo, nengō 年号 Nengo, "year name", era name
- reference source : wikipedia -

. Nihon Ryōiki 日本霊異記 Nihon Ryoiki .
Ghostly Strange Records from Japan
Record of Miraculous Events in Japan
by Kyookai 景戒（きょうかい/けいかい) Kyokai - Keikai, priest of Yakushi-Ji in the Nara period

. norito 神詞　のりと Shinto chants, incantations and prayers .

. Nue - Yorimasa and the Nue monster (鵺, 鵼, 恠鳥, or 奴延鳥) .

. Ogura Hyakunin Isshu 小倉百人一首 Poetry Collection of 100 Poets .

. onmyoodoo 陰陽道 Onmyo-Do, The Way of Yin and Yang .
Abe no Seimei 安倍晴明 (921 – 1005)

. Onsen - Eight famous old Hot Springs 八古湯 and their legends .
- and other hot springs dating back to the Heian period

Ookagami, Ōkagami 大鏡 Okagami, The Great Mirror - historical tale
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. plum blossoms 梅花 loved in the Heian period.

. red and white 紅白 kohaku (koohaku) .
and the Battle of Dan-no-Ura 壇ノ浦の合戦

Romance - Forced Affection - Rape as the First Act of Romance in Heian Japan
- source : Stuart Iles -

Ryoounshuu, Ryōunshū 凌雲集 Ryounshu - kanshi poetry anthology
- source : wikipedia -

. samurai　侍 Samurai - servant .
In the early Heian period the word samurai meant servant and it had no military connotation and did not refer to a person of elite status.
. 4 The beginnings of the warrior (bushi) class - Heian History .
- - - - - . Rise of the military class .

. Sarutahiko densetsu 猿田彦伝説 Sarutahiko Legends .

. seko, haishi 背子 light robe or lover-friend .

Senzai Wakashū 千載和歌集 "Collection of a Thousand Years"
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

sesshoo, sesshō 摂政 regent
a title given to a regent who was named to assist either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

Shika Wakashū 詞花和歌集 "Collection of Verbal Flowers"
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

Shinsen Shōjiroku 新撰姓氏録 "New Selection and Record of Hereditary Titles and Family Names")
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

shooen, shōen 荘園 or 庄園 shoen system
. 2 The development of the shoen system - Heian History .
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

sonsho darani, Sonshō darani - Holy and Virtuous Spell
Crown of the Victor Dharani / Bucho Sonsho Darani
darani 陀羅尼 spell against the monsters and demons that haunted the capital in the Heian period.

. soohei, sōhei 僧兵 Sohei, monk-warrior, monk-soldier .

. Sumitomo's Rebellion - Heian History .
Fujiwara no Sumitomo 藤原純友 (? - 941)
. . . . . provincial official and pirate, most famous for his efforts to establish a sort of pirate kingdom for himself in the Inland Sea region between 936 and 941.

. Suzakumon 朱雀門 Suzakumon (Shujakumon) Gate .

. Symbols and Art Motives .

. Taika Reform 大化の改新 Taika no Kaishin - 645 .
Emperor Kōtoku 孝徳天皇 Kotoku Tenno

. Takenouchi Monjo 竹内文書 Takenouchi Documents .
- Takenouchi no Sukune 武内宿禰 / 竹内宿禰 / 建内宿禰 - legendary statesman and Kami
Takeshiuchi no Sukune - Takeshi-Uchi // Takenouchi Skune, Takeuchi Sukune

. Taketori Monogatari 竹取物語 Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Kaguyahime かぐや姫) .

. temari 鞠（まり）- 手毬（てまり）hand ball, rag ball .

. “Time in Medieval Japan” - symposium 2018 .

. tomoe 巴（ともえ）Tomoe pattern .
This pattern first appeared in the Heian period . . .

. Tosa Nikki 土佐日記 Tosa Diary .
-. . . . . Ki no Tsurayuki 紀貫之 (872-945)

. Tsunami 津波 History since 684 .

. Waka poetry and Buddhism 　和歌と仏教 .

. Yamashiro 山城 .
“Yamashiro” was formerly written with the characters meaning “mountain” (山) and “area” (代); in the 7th century, there were things built listing the name of the province with the characters for “mountain” and “ridge”/“back” (山背国). On 4 December 794 (8 Shimotsuki, 13th year of Enryaku), at the time of the christening of Heian-kyō, because of the resultant scenic beauty when Emperor Kammu made his castle utilizing the natural surroundings, the shiro was finally changed to “castle” (山城国).

. yami - Heian no Yami 平安の闇 The Dark Side of the Heian Period .

. yookai, yōkai 妖怪 Yokai monsters, ghosts, spooks .

. Yuge no Miya 弓削の宮 / 弓削宮 - Osaka .
and - Yugi no Miya 由義宮 and the temple 弓削寺 Yugedera

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The Nara Period 奈良時代 Nara Jidai from 710 - 794

. ABC List of Contents - Nara Period 奈良時代 .

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2023-01-16

ronin masterless samurai

. 47 Ronin and the Chushingura 47浪人　/ 忠臣蔵　 .

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- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :

......................................................................................... Gunma 群馬県
利根郡 Tone district みなかみ町 Minakami town

. uma 馬 koma 駒伝説　horse legends .
A rich farmer named 塩原多助 Shiohara Tasuke had a son.
When his father died he tried hard to keep the family together.
But his stepmother お亀 O-Kame took some Ronin 浪人 masterless Samurai in the home and abused her son.
So Tasuke decided to leave the home.
Tasuke said good bye to his beloved horse 青 Sei, crying, walking away in the moonshine.
When he settled down in Edo, he soon became a very rich man.
O-Kame had a daughter, who was about to marry a Ronin, but at the wedding night,
the horse Sei jumped into the home and killed bride and groom.

......................................................................................... Fukushima 福島県
福島市 Fukushima city 飯坂町

. daija, orochi 大蛇 a huge serpent, great snake .
. Taira no Masakado 平将門 / 平將門 .

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Fukushima いわき市 Iwaki city 平鎌田町 Tairakamada town

akizoonushi ga fuchi 顕蔵主淵アキゾウヌシガフチ The deep pool Akizonushi

Near 弘源寺 the Temple Kogen-Ji there is a deep pool, Akinonushi.
Nearby lived a couple, the husband was roonin 浪人 a masterless Samurai.
The priest from 弘源寺 the Temple Kogen-Ji fell in love with the woman and invited her many times.
But she did not do it and instead told her husband.
The angry husband killed the priest and threw him in the nearby river.
Now every time the husband passed the the place, there appeared a monster samurai,
and soon the husband went crazy and died.
They say this was the curse of the priest.

......................................................................................... Kanagawa 神奈川県
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鎌倉市 Kamakura city

. Nobusuma 野衾 (のぶすま）"wild quilt", "wild blanket" .
Yokai squirrel, Yokai bat

In April there were rumors about a strange thing coming to the beach.
One day 鳶の伊兵衛 Tonbi no Ihei killed it.
It looked like a weasel with eyes like a rabit and wings.
Nobody knew what this creature was, so they went to roonin 浪人 a masterless Samurai
who lived near by and asked him.
He told them this was Nobusuma, which usually lived in the mountains.

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Kanagawa 久里濱村　/ 久里浜 Kurihama village

shoonin 上人 a saint
At 念徳寺 the Temple Zentoku-Ji there lived a priest called 禅誉上人 Saint Senyo.
Once a Ronin 浪人 masterless Samurai walked past who had just shot a bird with his arrow.
The next day a female duck came to the temple, carrying the head of a duck.
It was the head which the Ronin had shot at, the husband of the female duck.
The saint held a special prayer ritual and oh wonder,
the duck flew up into the sky.
When the Ronin heard about it, he threw away his bow and became a pupil of the Saint.

......................................................................................... Kyoto 京都府
宮津市 Miyazu city

koma jishi 高麗獅子 Statues of Korean Lions
One day the statues of Korean Lions became alive, jumped to the sky and went to the town.
They behaved badly and caused a lot to trouble to the people,
When a Ronin cut off one of its legs, the Shishi fell down, but got on its legs again and run away.
When the villagers checked the next morning, one of the Shishi had its leg cut off
and blood had been coming out.
. shishimai 獅子舞と伝説 Legends about the Korean lion dance .

......................................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県
柴田郡 Shibata district 川崎町 Kawasaki town

kesakiri Jizoo 袈裟切り地蔵 Jizo with a cut priest's robes

In former times, at 竜雲寺 the Temple Ryoun-Ji there was a stone statue of Jizo Bosatsu in front of the gate.
This Jizo would turn into an onyudo 大入道 O-Nyudo monster and threaten people,
so not many people came this road any more.
One evening, a Ronin named 梁川庄八 Yanagawa Shohachi passed this road
and the O-Nyudo monster appeared.
When Yanagawa tried to kill it with his sword, there was a strange sound
and the monster disappeared.
When they checked the next morning, there was a statue of Jizo Bosatsu with his right shoulder cut.
Since this event, the place was known as Yanagawa Shohachi kesakiri no Jizo 柳川庄八袈裟切りの地蔵
"Jizo who had his priest robe cut by Yanagawa Shohachi".
Villagers think the O-Nyudo was 狸 a Tanuki who had shape-shifted.
. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List .
. Oonyuudoo 大入道 O-Nyudo Monster .

......................................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県
大津市 Otsu city

jogen mushi 常元虫、浄元虫 an insect named Jogen
In the village of 志賀郡別保村 Beppo a Samurai cut off his hair and took on the priest name of 浄元 Jogen.
But he was a heinous fellow. If a traveller stayed over night at his home,
he killed him and took all of his belongings.
Eventually his vicious deeds became known
and he was bound on kaki no ki 柿の木 a persimmon tree for seven days before being killed.
His dead body was then buried under the tree.
Now many insects came crawling out from under the tree, with a kind of human face.
The villagers called the insects "Jogen mushi".

......................................................................................... Tokyo 東京都
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kiku 菊 chrysanthemum - a woman named O-Kiku
お菊 O-Kiku, the daughter of the Ronin 向坂甚内 Kosaka Jinnai and
. sara yashiki　皿屋敷 "the Dish Mansion" .

......................................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県

Tenguyama 天狗山 Mount Tengu
At 甲州白峰 Mount Shiramine in Koshu a Ronin met a large man in the mountains
and they started wrestling. But they soon fell down in the valley.
The large man twisted the head of the Ronin, so he swooned.
When he came back to his senses, the big man had vanished.
His head was turned left and did not come back to normal.
But his ability to shoot grew better, a hit at each of 100 shots.
. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
In Toyama 富山県, to the South of Tateyama is Mount Tenguyama 天狗山.

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2022-01-04

Shotoku Taishi Legends

. Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子 Prince Shōtoku . (574 – 622)
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. Shitennō-Ji, Shitennoji 四天王寺 Shitenno-Ji Temple Legends .
Prince Shotoku Taishi built this temple.

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......................................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県
宝塚市 Takarazuka city 中山寺 Nakayamadera

. koma no hizume ishi 駒蹄石 / 駒爪の石 stone with the imprint of a hoof .

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河北郡 Kahoku district 津幡町 Tsubata town

.ryuutoo 龍燈 / 龍灯 / 竜灯と伝説 Legends about Ryuto, the "Dragon Lantern" .
When 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi walked over 岩動山 Mount Sekidosan,
a special Ryuto Light appeared above an old pine tree
and clouds refering to 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai appeared.
Therefore Kobo Daishi stayed there for two years and made two statues,
one of Dainichi Nyorai and one of 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi.
This is now 広済寺 Temple Kosai-Ji.

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

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Ishikawa, Kahoku, 金沢市 Kanazawa city 俵原町 Tawara town

In 1675, a man from the village Tawaramura had a dream vision:
Shotoku Taishi came to his side and in the morning walked to the slope 太子坂 Taishizaka.
When he went to the spot and dug in the ground, he found a wooden statue of Shotoku Taishi.
He took the statue home.
One day in summer when it started to rain all of a sudden, he went home from the fields.
The statue had taken the washing from the line and into the house.
Sometimes on an autumn evening, people saw the children play with Shotoku Taishi.

A statue of Shotoku Taishi in the home of a farmer from Tawara town begun to vibrate every night.
It then appeared in the dream of the famer and told him
it wanted to go to 木津村正楽寺 Temple Shoraku-Ji in Kizu village

......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県
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長野市 Nagano city 桐原 Kirihara

. ryuuma, ryooma, ryuume 竜馬 / 龍馬 dragon horse .
At 相原神社 the Shrine Aihara Jinja there is a parade of a straw horse.
The legend is told in the records of 桐原八景 Aihara Hakkei.
During the time of 成務天皇 Emperor Seimu (84 - 190) on the eighth day of the second month
a dragon horse was running in the fields.
The village headman caught the dragon horse and offered it to the Emperor.
After the death of the Emperor, the horse flew up to Fujisan.
During the time of 推古天皇 Emperess Suiko (554 - 628)
it left Fujisan and came to Koshu 甲州 - Yamanashi.
The governor of Yamanashi from 曽我 the Soga clan caught it
and offered it to 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi.
Shotoku Taishi rode to the sky on the horse for 7 days
before it went to 霊山奥窟 the Ryozen cave.
When Shotoku Taishi died, the horse came to the funeral
and died in front of his grave.

Horse parade at 相原神社 Shrine Aihara Jinja.

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

. kaminari 雷と伝説 Legends about Thunder and Lightning .
After it had rained for a long time, a burst of lightning fell into the well.
Soon after, 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi fell down from the sky.
He used a large rock to place as a lid on the well.
Since then, no more lightning fell down.

......................................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
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大阪市 Osaka city 天王寺区 Tennoji ward 天王寺村 Tennoji village

. Shotoku Taishi no fue 聖徳太子の笛 the flute of Prince Shotoku Taishi .

In the village 天王寺村 Tennoji they never sell manju 饅頭 steamed buns.
Shotoku Taishi never ate Manju. At his time, they would even go bad in the steaming pot.
. manjuu 饅頭と伝説 Legends about Manju steamed buns .

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Osaka / Settsu no Kuni 摂津国

Shotoku Taishi no ido 聖徳太子の井戸 the Well of Shotoku Taishi
At the estate of 梅雨理左衛門 Tsuyu Rizaemon in Osaka there is a well
which was dug out by 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi.
On the next day after the beginning of the rainy season,
fresh water came out of the well.
At the end of the rainy season, the well dried out.

......................................................................................... Toyama 富山県
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On a cold winter day, a farmer was shoveling snow, when a child came to help him.
Later he inquired about this child and they say it was 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi.

......................................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県

. Amida Nyorai Legends 阿弥陀如来と伝説 .

At 甲州塩の山 Mount Shionoyama (塩ノ山, 556 m)
there was a huge boulder who prevented the proper use of water and worried the farmers.
The main statue of the local temple was 阿弥陀 Amida Nyorai carved by Shotoku Taishi.
The farmers recited the Nenbutsu prayer for two nights and three days for help.
There was a thunderbolt at night and when the farmers looked next morning,
the boulder was split and water came running down.
Since then the mountain was called Retsuishiyama 烈石山 Mountain with a split boulder.

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2022-01-02

Emperor Kanmu Tenno

Emperor Kanmu 桓武天皇, Kanmu-tennō, (735 – 806), or Kammu,
was the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806,
and it was during his reign that Japanese imperial power reached its peak.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

. Temple 妙楽寺 Myoraku-Ji - Kannon .
This Kannon has saved three emperors from eye disease,
元正天皇 Gensho, 桓武天皇 Kanmu and Ichijō 一条天皇 Ichijo Tenno.

. offerings of horses and bulls 牛馬の犠牲 .

. Tanukidaniyama Fudo Temple 狸谷山不動院 .

. The Sumitomo Family 住友家 .

......................................................................................... Ibaraki 茨城県
筑波郡 Tsukuba district

karaneko zuka からねこ塚 mound for a cat from China

. reference - nekonokamisama.blog3 . 唐猫塚 . .
If people go to the Karaneko-zuka mound and ask for bowls for 10 people and trays for 5 people,
they will find them next morning.
If they do not bring them back, they will never get new ones.
During the of 桓武天皇 the Emperor Kanmu Tenno a man called 彌右衛門 Miemon
was the first to bring a cat from China.
When the cat died, he built a mound for it.
Sometimes the name of the cat was written karaneko 空猫 "cat not to be seen".

. Zenwanbuchi 膳椀淵 "river pool for trays and bowls".

......................................................................................... Kyoto 京都府
京都市 Kyoto city

. A mound above temple 泉涌寺 Sennyu-Ji, 将軍塚 Shogunzuka .

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京都市 Kyoto city 上京区 Kamigyo ward

. Kami-Goryo Jinja 上御霊神社 .
A Shrine to for ritual to appease the six "vengeful spirits" of enemies of the state.

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京都市 Kyoto city 中京区 Nakagyo ward

Rokkakudoo 六角堂 The Rokkakudo Hall

Shotoku Taishi transported a statue of 如意輪 Nyoirin Kannon from Awaji to his place,
when a purple cloud appeared above 杉の霊木 the sacred pine tree near 六角堂 the Rokkakudo Temple Hall.
Later 桓武天皇 the Emperor Kanmu Tenno relocated the capital 平安京 Heiankyo
and the Rokkakudo Temple Hall now stood in the middle of an alley.
The officers wondered if they could relocate the Rokkakudo Temple Hall.
Now a black clound appeared and moved the Hall, so that the road was clear now.
. Prince 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi .

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Ehime 愛媛県松山市 Matsuyama city // Rokkakudo

. kawauso 獺魚 / 川獺 river otter .
In 1910, a man passed a road along the fields near 六角堂 the Rokkakudo Temple Hall,
when he heard a strange voice singing:
yume no yume koso zazazazaza 夢の夢こそザザザザザ a dream, a dream, zazazazaza
When he came to his sences, he was almost fallen into the field.
The stange voice was gone but now there came sand flowing toward him - バラバラ parapara.
It must have been kawauso 獺魚 a river otter.

六角堂常楽寺 Rokkakudo at Temple Joraku-Ji

愛媛県松山市勝山町2-18-2 / Ehime, Matsuyama city, Katsuyama town

......................................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
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大阪市 Osaka city

. Toads come to 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji. .

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2021-04-28

kunishi kokushi governor legends

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kunishi, kokushi 国司と伝説 Legends about a local governor

. Kokushi 国司 Kuni no tsukasa .
officials in Classical Japan sent from the central government to oversee a province from around the 8th century,
after the enactment of the 律令 Ritsuryo system.

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......................................................................................... Kanagawa 神奈川県
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小田原市 Odawara city

ryuuguu 龍宮，daija 大蛇
昔、貧乏で正直な葱売りの男が龍宮から美しい姫を嫁にもらった。
kunishi 国司 the local governor がその妻を奪おうとして無理難題をふっかけたが、最後は姫が大蛇になって国司の首を絞め殺した。
大蛇はそのまま龍宮に帰り、男は元の葱売りに戻って揖請をすごしたという。

......................................................................................... Okayama 岡山県
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. Kunishi no Hokora 国司の祠 .

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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

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2021-04-14

sanjuusan legends

. Sanjusan Gendo 三十三間堂 Temple Hall in Kyoto. .

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......................................................................................... Aichi 愛知県
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豊田市 Toyota city

rei 霊 a spirit
３年前、四国八十八カ所巡りの第三十三番目で、先達に乗り移って「家に連れて帰ってくれ」という霊がいた。以前、川下の人が三十三カ所めの山で迷い、死んでしまい、案内者がいなかったので極楽へいけなかったのだという。
高福山幸福院雪蹊寺 Sekkei-Ji - 四国八十八ヶ所霊場会
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Sekkei-ji is Temple 33 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. The temple was favoured by the Chosokabe clan under Chosokabe Motochika who unified all of Shikoku. He made Sekkei-ji his ancestral temple, and his son’s ashes were buried here. The grave of Motochika is about twenty minutes on foot to the east. - source : shikokutours.com/attractions ... -

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sanjuusann nen jichuu de ikita hito 三十三年地中で生きた人 a person living 33 years under the earth
信州浅間ヶ嶽辺で百姓が井戸を掘っていると、2丈余り掘っても水が出ず、なぜか瓦が出てきた。奇妙に思い更に深く掘ると土蔵の屋根を掘り当て、中に5、60才の人間が2人いた。彼らは33年前の山崩れで閉じ込められ、他の4人は死んだが、彼らは中にあった米や酒で生き延びたという話だ。

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. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. 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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2021-04-12

mabiki legends

. 安達が原の鬼女伝説 Adachigahara demon woman legend .
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......................................................................................... Ibaraki 茨城県
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利根町 Tone town

. mabiki no ema 間引きの絵馬 votive tablets for Mabiki .

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. 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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