. Yama no Kami 山の神 Yamanokami - Introduction .
. Ta no Kami 田の神 Tanokami - Introduction .
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Yama no Kami 山の神 God of the Mountain
and Legends from Okayama 岡山県
. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .
. Aragami 荒神と伝説 Legends about the Aragami deity .
Aragamisama, Koojinsama, Koojin sama 荒神様 Kojin sama, "rough god", "wild deity"
- . misaki koojin ミサキ荒神 / misaki no koojin ミサキの荒神 .
- hachi daikoojin 八大荒神 eight great wild deities
Legends from 井原市 Ibara city 美星町 Bisei town / 真庭市 Maniwa city 西河内 Nishi-Gouchi/ 美作市 Mimasaka city 真殿 Madono / 新見市 Niimi city 哲西町 Tessei cho town
. Okayama no Misaki Densetsu 岡山のミサキ伝説 Misaki Legends from Okayama .
tsurugi misaki ツルギミサキ Sword Misaki and tsuna misaki ツナミサキ Rope Misaki / hinomisaki ヒノミサキ
and many more
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. Sanbo Taro, Mitsuho Taro 三穂太郎 と伝説 - Nagi .
Miho Jinja 三穂神社（三穗・みほ）
三穂大明神 Miho Daimyojin / The KAN clan of Mimasaka 美作菅氏 / 三穂太郎満祐 Sanbo Taro Mitsusuke
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. Ooyamatsuminomikoto 大山祇神, 大山積神, 大山津見神 Oyama Tsumi no Mikoto .
A deity that dwells in the mountains.
Ooyamazu no Kami オヤマヅノカミ / 大山祇神 - in local dialect
In Okayama, Yamanokami is not venerated as much as in the Kinki area. It is most probably a female deity but has changed appearance many time.
In Okayama, there are more shrines dedicated to Oyamatsumi no Mikoto.
大山祇神社 / オオヤマツミジンジャ Shrine Oyamatsumi Jinja - Ibara
岡山県井原市野上町1751
A protector deity of the temple at 頂見山 Chokenzan.
Founded in 736 by 行基 Saint Gyoki.
- reference source : okayama-jinjacho.or.jp... -
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大山祇神社 Shrine Oyamatsumi Jinja - Takahashi
岡山県高梁市川面町1958
The 御神門 main gate has been relocated from the 大山祇神社 Oyamatsumi Jinja at 愛媛県大三島 Ehime, Omishima.
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On the 9th day of the first lunar month, villagers are not allowed to go to the mountain forest, because Yamanokami goes there to count the trees.
If someone goes to the mountain, he will be counted as a tree and become one.
Woodcutters and charcoal makers use this day to celebrate and feast.
....................................................................... 川上郡 Kawakami district .....
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高梁市 Takahashi city 備中町 Bitchu cho town
. Koojin 荒神 Kojin, Aragami, "Wild Deity" .
In the hamlet 西油野 Nishiyuno Aragami is seen as the Yamanokami. He often puts a curse on people.
In the hamlet is an estate where two Aragami are venerated. One of them is
Ushitora no Aragami 丑寅の荒神 Aragami of the North-East direction
When the house of this family was constructed, someone had cut a tree sacred to Yamanokami and the family was thus cursed. To appease him a small sanctuary was built.
A priest had told them the house had been cursed already before that so they build another sanctuary.
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哲西町 Tessei cho town
On the 9th day of the first lunar month, villagers are not allowed to go to the mountain forest, because Yamanokami goes there to count the trees.
If someone goes to the mountain, he will be counted as a tree and become one.
....................................................................... 都窪郡 Tsukubo district .....
. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
In the 中国地方 Chugoku region there are various connections between Yamanokami and the huge serpent.
In the village 備中都窪郡庄村 Shomura Yamanokami is called ヤマガミ Yamagami. His real appearance is said to be a huge serpent.
. Yamanokami no daija 山の神の大蛇 great serpent of Yamanokami .
- in 6-1 Koyamanakajimacho, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto,
....................................................................... 津山市 Tsuyama city .....
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桑上 Kuwakami
貴布禰神社 Shrine Kifune Jinja
津山市桑上190 / Tsuyama, Kuwakami 190
The messenger of Yamanokami at this Shrine is
ookami 狼 a wolf. 狼様 Okami Sama
During the Shrine festival from the 13th to 15th day of the eleventh lunar month, in former times, there were two baby wolves born on the 14th day in the shrine. This is the beginning of their veneration. There is 小祠 a small Shrine in the North-Eastern corner of the innermost room of the building. People are not allowed to peek into this room, but may come and pray for protection from illness, disaster and other misfortunes.
- main deities in residence
高オカミ神 / 高龗神 Taka Okami no Kami / Takaokami
闇オカミ神 / 闇龗神 Kura Okami no kami / Kuraokami
and 8 more deities.
This constellation is rather old, dating back to the time of 崇神天皇 Sujin Tenno (148 BC - 29 BC)
In the back of the compound is the Wolf Shrine 奥御前神社 Okugozen Jinja, often simply calld 狼様 Okami Sama.
- reference source : 貴布禰神社 Kifune Jinja -
. Yamainu 山犬 / 狼 Okami, Wolf .
. Kuraokami, Takaokami and Kuramitsuha .
Emperor Sujin (崇神天皇 Sujin-tennō),
also known as
Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto (御間城入彦五十瓊殖天皇) or
Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto (御肇國天皇); was the tenth emperor of Japan.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
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- reference source : nichibun yokai database -
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. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .
. Legends from Okayama 岡山の民話と伝説 .
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. Yama no Kami 山の神 - Table of Contents - .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
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sangaku shinkoo 山岳信仰 religion of the High Mountains is a different matter.
. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .
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