Ushigami legends

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ushigami, gyuujin 牛神 / 丑神 / ギュウジン Gyujin Kami of cattle

- source : nayuta-centaurea, India -

. ushi oni, ushioni, gyuuki 牛鬼 Gyuki, "bull-demon" .
a monster in the pandemonium of Western Japan.

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.......................................................................　Ehime 愛媛県 .....
今治市 Imabari city 大三島町 Omishima town

Ushigami no tatari 牛神の祟り the curse of Ushigami
Once upon a time
members of 脇谷家 the Wakiya family became very ill, one after the other.
When they asked a diviner what was the reason, they were told it was the curse of
the deity 丑神大明神 Ushigami Daimyojin. Now they stopped eating beef and never served it to visitors either. Thus they became blessed again.
Three families of the region had formed a prayer group for the Ushigami, but during their festival there was a fire and the bull died.
This was his revenge.




.......................................................................　Okayama 岡山県 .....

Takura Ushigami Sha 田倉牛神社 Takura Shrine for the "Cattle Deity"
備前市吉永町福満898-3 / Bizen city, Yoshinaga town, Fukumitsu

Grand Festival January 5. Smaller festivals on May 5 and September 5.
People bring cows and bulls made from Bizen pottery and make a wish for the New Year.
There are more than 300.000 figures on the pile.
This shrine has a torii entrance gate but no special shrine building.




.......................................................................　Osaka 大阪府 .....
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堺市 Sakai city // ushiishizuka 牛石塚 - 牛神について

The Stone Mound of the Bull is a natural black rock in the form of a bull that has fallen down.
. ushiishi 牛石と伝説 Legends about the "bull rock" .
ushi-ishi / gyuu-ishi ぎゅういし / gyuuseki / gyuseki




.......................................................................　Shiga 滋賀県 .....
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. nojin (nogami, nokami) 野神 Kami of the Wilderness .




.......................................................................　Okayama 岡山県 .....
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真庭郡 Maniwa district 八束村 Yatsuka village / Gyujin 牛神

. Aragami, Kojin 荒神と伝説 Legends about the Kojin deity .

On the road crossing over Inubasari toge 犬挟峠 the Inubasari pass there was a sanctuary
dedicated to 荒神 the Kojin Deity.
It has now changed into a concrete stand with a small sanctuary.
The Gyujin 牛神 Kami of Cattle is also venerated here.


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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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