. Shinto Shrines (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities .
. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
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reikoku 霊告 revelation - legends
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
....................................................................... Fukui 福井県 .....
川俣町 Kawamata town
. Kota Myojin 甲太明神 .
....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 .....
八幡市 Yawata city
During the time of 太閤秀吉 Taiko Toyoyomi Hideyoshi (1585 - 1592)
the ancestors retreated from Naniwa to Fushimi castle.
They visited 男山八幡宮 the Shrine Otokoyama Hachimangu and stayed there over night.
That night there was a revelation.
The priest held a ceremony and the name of 徳川家 the Tokugawa clan appeared.
That night, Tokugawa Ieyasu had visited 男山八幡宮 the Shrine Otokoyama Hachimangu
and got a revelation that his family would last to the 6th generation.
Indeed, at the time of 綱吉 Tsunayoshi (1646 - 1709), the 5th Shogun, the realm came to unrest.
Otokoyama Hachimangu 男山八幡宮 Shrine Otokoyama Hachimangu, Himeji
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....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 .....
小県郡 Chiisagata district 真田町 Sanada town
onimatsu 鬼松 demon pine tree
In 角先渓谷 the gorge Tsunosaki there is a huge youlder called Onigajo 鬼ヶ城 "Demon Castle".
In former times the demons lived there and ruined the land.
At that time, 坂上田村麻呂 Sakanoue no Tamuramaro came to fight with them, but could not win.
He said prayers to 金縄山の観音様 the Kannon Deity at Mount Kanenawasan.
He had a revelation : To cut down the kuwa no ki 桑の木 mulberry tree
and enter the castle from there. Thus he could win.
He bound the Demon with kin no kusari 金縄(金のくさり a golden rope) to
matsu no ki 松の木 a pine tree, now known as the onimatsu 鬼松 "demon pine".
The statue of Jizo Bosatsu nearby is called 鬼松地蔵 Onimatsu Jizo.
. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree .
. Onigajoo 鬼ヶ城 / 鬼ケ城 Onigajo "Demon Castle" .
. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 .
....................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県 .....
日光市 Nikko city
Once a man named 八木主税之介信之 Yagi Mondonosuke Nobuyuki went to 日光山 Mount Nikkozan
to pray for good luck and good business and stayed over night.
In his dream he had reikoku 霊告 a revelation about the times of 元禄・宝永 Genroku and Hoei (around 1700).
The three 日光山 Nikko mountains are:
男体山 Nantaisan（2,486m）, 女峰山 Nyohosan（2,464m） and 太郎山 Tarosan（2,368m）.
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. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
. kami 神 Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .
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