. Shinto Shrines (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities .
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- - - Iwagami 岩神 Rock Deity - - -
手力男命 / 天之手力男神 / 天手力男神 Ame no Tajikara Onokami, Amenotajikara O no Kami
天手力男神 Amenotadikaraonokmi / Ame-no-tajikarao
. Ishigami 石神 Stone Deity .
- - - The related deity Iwagami is introduced on this page:
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Iwagami 岩神 "rock deity"
Often a special rock or boulder venerated by the villagers.
source and more photos: maebasisi/IwagamiInari...
御岩神社 - 岩神稲荷神社 Iwagami Inari Jinja
群馬県前橋市昭和町3-29-6 Gunma, Maebashi city, Showa town
In the back of the shrine is a huge boulder, iwagami no tobiishi 岩神の飛石 "the flying stone of the rock deity".
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- Reference : kojiki.kokugakuin...
. shingun 神軍 / jingun ジングン heavenly army phenomenon .
Stones like arrowheads falling from the sky.
. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
- - - Iwagami 岩神 often refers to an unusual rock formation, venerated as a deity.
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豊川市 Toyokawa city 八幡町 Yawata town // 岩神
uwabami うわばみ is an old name for a large serpent.
Once upon a time, there lived a huge serpent in the area, as big as a huge tree. It caused a lot of damage to the local farmers. So they hired a Samurai to kill the serpent. They took the head of the serpent and venerated it.
uwabami うわばみ / 蟒蛇 is an old name for a very large serpent. In the local dialect, it changed to Iwagami.
The Uwabami name later changed to Orochi おろち, a serpent that likes Sake rice wine and is represented in the legend of
. Yamata no Orochi (ヤマタノオロチ) 八岐大蛇、八俣遠呂智、八俣遠呂知, .
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Translation: giant snake, great serpent
Alternate names: orochi, daija
Habitat: wilderness
Diet: carnivorous, very fond of alcohol; gluttonous
Appearance:
Uwabami are enormous serpents. Apart from their incredible size, they closely resemble ordinary snakes. They make their homes in the wilderness, far from civilization.
- Details are here :
- source : yokai.com/uwabami -
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館村 Datemura village // 岩神明神
tora no maki 虎之巻 scroll with a tiger
Once upon a time, umakata 馬方 the owner of a horse was on his way home when he met an old ill pilgrim on the road. He took him to his home and nursed him. Just before his death, the pilgrim said: "This is a secret scroll, you must never look at it!" and gave him the scroll.
Later there was a fire in the village and the horse owner took the scroll and brought it to the shrine where 岩神明神 Iwagami Myojin is venerated.
It stayed there with its name, Scroll with a Tiger and nobody has ever looked at it.
. umakata 馬方 owner of a horse .
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庄原市 Shobara city 東城町 Tojo town
. Ishigami san 石神さん The Venerable Stone Deity .
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高松市 Takamatsu city 東植田町 Higashi-Ueta town // 岩神
Tanuki-chi タヌキ地 / 狸地 "Tanuki land"
At the foot of the mountain there are two rocks, venreated as 岩神 Iwagami.
East of them there was a small field, but people should not use it because bad things would happen. Tanuki, the messenger of Iwagami, would play his tricks.
So this field was called Tanuki-chi タヌキ地 / 狸地 "Tanuki land".
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
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上京区 Kamigyo ward
. Iwagami Jinja 岩上神社 / 岩神祠 / 岩神さん / Iwagami 石神 / イワガミ .
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西都市 Saito city 銀鏡 Shiromi // 石神
tatsu no koma 龍の駒 horse of a dragon
On the Westernn slope of 龍房山 Mount Ryubusuyama there is a hamlet called 秋切集落 Akkiri.
There is 石神 a stone deity named Ryu no Tama 龍之玉. In the nearby river the tatsu no koma 龍の駒 horse of the deity comes do drink.
銀鏡(しらみ)神社 Shirami Jinja / 銀鏡神社（しろみ神社） Shiromi Shrine
- reference source : pmiyazaki.com/siromi_j... -
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五條市 Gojo city 小島町 Kojima town // 岩神
In the hamlet of Kojima the ground is of one solid piece of rock. All stones and rocks around it are seen as
岩神様 Iwagami Sama.
Is someone takes a stone away, he will be cursed, there will be sickness in his family and people will die, the family will die out.
The villagers hold rituals at a small shrine to appease the deity.
Iwagami Jinja 岩神神社
415 Kojimacho, Gojo, Nara
For the veneration of the huge rock.
source and more photos : ameblo.jp/keith4862...
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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
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. Oiwa Jinja 御岩神社 / お岩神社 / Kabire Jingu 賀毘礼神宮.
in Ibaraki, with a Tengu.
Isonokami, iso no kami 石上 (ishi no ue) 石上サン on a rock
Ryugan Jinja 龍岩神社 in Shimane -- タツイワ様 Tatsuiwa San
Shiraiwa Jinja 白岩神社 in Kochi
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（蒲生郡安土町老蘇式内奥石神社『神社本紀』）
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