. 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 Tottori 鳥取県 and Toyama 富山県
. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .
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. Mount Daisen 大山 .
1,729 metres, volcano
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五合目山の神さん Yamanokami san at the 5th station
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. Seikooboo 清光坊 Seikobo, Seiko-Bo
Hookiboo 伯耆坊 Hokibo, Hoki-Bo // 伯耆大山清光坊 Hoki Daisen Seiko-Bo .
The Tengu from Mount Daisensan
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. Sanbo Taro, Mitsuho Taro 三穂太郎 と伝説 - Legends .
The Kan clan around Mount Nagisan 那岐山
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岩美郡 Iwami district 岩美町 Iwami town
The 9th day of the second and tenth lunar month are the festival days for Yamanokami, where he goes out to count the trees.
If a person goes to the forest on these days, he will be counted as a tree and die.
At 荒金集落 the Arakane hamlet these are the days where Yamanokami gives birth and people are not allowed to go to the forest. If they do they will get hurt or even loose their life.
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東伯郡 Tohaku district 琴浦町 Kotoura town
On the 9th day of the second lunar month Yamanokami plants trees and on the 9th day of the 10 lunar month he comes to count them, so people are not allowed to go to the mountain on these days.
Sometimes Yamanokami causes kamikaze 神風 a "divine wind" typhoon and people working in the forest die.
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Yamanokami no tatari 山の神の祟り the curse of Yamanokami
In the village of 向原 Mukaihara lived a man named 中村朝光 Nakamura Asamitsu. He had a forest in his estate where Yamanokami was venerated.
One day he cut down a matsu 松 pine dedicated to Yamanokami. Very soon the family suffered from the curse of Yamanokami, so they planted four new ones in his honor.
The forest does not exist any more, but there is a small sanctuary for Yamanokami where six pine trees grow, with a sacred rope around them.
. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree / 松の木 .
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. Yamanokami and Tengu 天狗 the Mountain Goblin .
- with many legends !
- - - - - ヤマノバーバノタイコ，Yamanbaaba no taiko and マトギ matogi
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The 9th day of the 2nd lunar month is the Day of Yamanokami and forest workers take a rest.
If for some very special reason they have to go, they take some rice wrapped in paper and hang it from a branch of the tree as an offering to obtain the permission of Yamanokami.
The pancreas of a bear has special powers. To give it as an offering to Yamanokami, the hunter has to say "I will make a wish later..." and throw it behind himself from under his left armpit. He must not look in this direction and leave the place quietly.
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Yamanokami no tsukai 山の神の使い messenger of Yamanokami
. okoze 虎魚 / 鰧魚 / オコゼ / ヲコゼ / オコジョ stonefish .
This is also said in 下新川郡 Shimoniikawa district 朝日町 Asahi town.
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onbaba オンババ / 姥神 (Ubagami) "Old Grandma Mountain God"
For the autumn festival there is a special hut with a roof where Yamanokami is venerated as Onbaba.
She has the form of a person coming down from the sky to rest on 松の木 a pine tree and her mouth is wide open.
. Ubagami 姥神 lit. "old woman deity" - "Grandmother Deity" .
. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree / 松の木 .
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中新川郡 Nakaniikawa district 立山町 Tateyama town
Yamanokami no tsukai 山の神の使い messenger of Yamanokami
If someone wants to go to the mountain forest and meets a risu リス squirrel on the way, he has to turn back.
This is also said in Nanto town.
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After cutting a tree one has to make sure that the spikes on the cut are flattened properly with a saw.
Otherwise Yamanokami might stumble over them when she passes here at night.
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南砺市 Nanto town
. kuma くま / 熊 と伝説 Legends about bears .
A bear is the Lord of the Mountain or Yamanokami.
If someone shoots a bear the weather will turn very bad - クマドリアレ kumadori are -.
Once a huge bear was killed and hailstones begun to fall in summer.
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高岡市 Takaoka city
On the festival day of Yamanokami people are not allowed to go into the forest, since Yamanokami roams there.
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富山市 Toyama city
If someone whistles or hums in the mine pits, Yamanokami will not like this.
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魚津市 Uozu city
If someone goes to the forest on yakubi やくび / 厄日 an unlucky day he will get hurt.
Once the young O-Tama went to the forest to 芝刈り cut weeds on the day of Yamanokami. She met the angry deity on the way and was thrown into a deep gorge by her.
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- reference source : nichibun yokai database -
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. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説 .
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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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