Jao Jinja Kochi

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Jao Jinja 蛇王神社 Jao Shrine, Kochi
ヘビオウサマ Hebi Oosama,(Snake King) /

高知県四万十市名鹿 447 / Kochi, Shimanto city, Nashishi

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蛇王大明神 Jao Daimyojin / 蛇王大権現 Jao Daigongen

There is no priest at this shrine, but someone does the cleaning of the compound.

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. 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 .


. hebi 蛇と伝説 Legends about snakes and serpents .
The younger sister of 道士劉遵礼 had been kinnapped by 蛇王 Jao, the Serpent King and gave birth to 11 children.
With magical power, 遵礼 sealed the mountain and killed 8 children.
With her pleading, he left the 3 other children to become 蛇王 Jao, Serpent Kings.




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東宇和郡 Higashi-Uwa district 城川町 Shirokawa town

. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
At a place called 杉乃瀬 Suginose, there lived a man called 金衛門 Kinemon.
When he was on an errand to 龍天寺 Temple Ryuten-Ji, he passed near 弁天様 the Shrine of Benten and asked her to become his wife.
Suddenly a beautiful woman appeared. He asked her to become his wife, but she dissapeared.
That night a huge serpent appeared and shapeshifted into a beautiful woman.
Now Kinemon refused, but then she became known as 蛇王大権現 Jao Daigongen.




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阿賀野市 Agano city 保田 Yssuda

mizutamari no nushi 水溜りの主 Master of the Small Swamp
A swamp was going to be filled in.
That night a beautiful woman appeared, sying the was numa no nushi 沼の主 the Master of the Swamp.
Since she could not find another swamp to live, she asked 沼田家 the Numata Family to protect her.
The man who had promised to protect the swamp soon filled it in anyway.
But after that, his family was befallen with misfortune.




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徳島市 Tokushima city 国府町 Kokufu town

hebi oosama 蛇王様 The Snake King
In a grove was a sacred place for 蛇王大明神 Jao Daimyojin, who always granted wishes.
Since there was no sanctuary, villagers had put up a flag there and placed saisenbako 賽銭箱 an offering box.
Once a bamboo cutter saw the tail of daija 大蛇 a huge serpent on this spot and ran home in fear.
That was the beginning of the veneration.
But soon the police forbid going to this place and it had to be abolished.
. saisenbako 賽銭箱 an offering box .

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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