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Tono Jisha Meguri 遠野寺社巡り temples and shrines in Tono
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Tōno is located in central Iwate Prefecture, in the floodplain of the Sarugaishi River 猿ヶ石川, surrounded by a ring of mountains. Mt. Hayachine sits at the northernmost point of the city where Hanamaki, Kawai and Tōno meet. At 1,914 meters it is also the city's highest point. Mt. Rokkoushi, (1,294 meters) dominates the landscape to the east and Mt. Ishigami (1,038 meters) is the highest mountain in the west. Together these peaks form Tōno's "big three" mountains. The highest points in southern Tōno are Mt. Sadato (884 meters) on the border of Sumida and Mt. Tane (871 meters) on the borders of Sumita and Ōshū.
There is an ancient legend that in the past the hills in Miyamori blocked the Sarugaishi River creating a large lake in the Tōno area. Miyamori itself is characterized by a series of valleys to the west of Mt. Ishigami that flow west into the Sarugaishi River just below the Tase Dam.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Tono (Toono, Tōno) 遠野 is an area in Iwate, Tohoku, where old legends abound.
. Tōno monogatari 遠野物語 Legends of Tono - Introduction .
Mount Hayachine 早池峰 is closely related to the belief in Fudo Myo-O and the activities of Shugendo practitioners.
- Mount Hayachine, see below for details -
- google map of the Tono region -
Introducing Tono, with a useful map in English.
- source : www.jnto.go.jp/engpre2
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. Tono Fudo Monogatari 遠野不動明王物語 Fudo Myo-O in Tono .
. Tono Shichi Kannon 遠野 七観音 The Seven Kannon Temples of Tono .
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- - - more deities to be explored
遠野不思議 第七百三十話「和野の経塚」Kyozuka
遠野不思議 第七百四話「多賀神社の御神体」Taga Jinja
遠野不思議 第六百二十話「早池峰神社仁王像？」Hayachine Jinja
遠野不思議 第五百九十五話「隠れキリシタンの仏像」Christian deities
遠野不思議 第四百六十一話「中妻観音」 Kannon
遠野不思議 第二百四十七話「綾織の疱瘡神」Hosogami - smallpox
- - - deity for the breast 乳神様
「土淵の白い鳥居の乳神様」
「乳母石」
「乳神の石」
「松崎の妻の神 乳神様(栄養不足の母親達の供養碑)
「乳神様」
- - - and more to explore
http://dostoev.exblog.jp/i23/
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Hayachine san 早池峰山 Mount Hayachine
at 1,917 m (6,289 ft), is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range and the second highest in Iwate Prefecture after Mount Iwate.
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Mt. Hayachine is unusual in that it lies farther east than other large mountains on Honshu and the land in this area is the oldest in Japan. As such there are flower species that are unique to this mountain.
- - - the WIKIPEDIA !
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Mt. Hayachine – mountain of the gods
The second highest mountain in Iwate
The Mt. Hayachine area consists of several peaks, notably its 1917m-high summit, Kengamine to the east and Nakadake and Keitosan to the west, extending over more than 10 kilometers. Mt. Hayachine is the highest peak in the Kitakami mountain range, and is counted in the book, “One Hundred Mountains in Japan”, by Fukada Kyuya (1903-1971).
The neighbors of the mountain, as well as the lord of the Morioka domain, felt deep reverence for it as a site of ancient mountain worship.
The appeal of this mountain lies in its various kinds of alpine flora, starting with Hayachine Usu Yuki So. Hikers have always been fascinated by this beautiful flora growing and blooming in such a harsh natural environment.
The area of this precious mountain and Mt. Yakushidake, a mountain south of Hayachine, is designated as a special natural treasure and a quasi-national park, and great care is taken to conserve its environment.
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The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent: a field of alpine flowers, a dense forest below, and the ridge lines of Mt. Yakushidake to the south. Around the summit, there are many oddly-shaped rocks which have become objects of religious faith. “Buchi Ishi,” located in the middle of the Kawara no Bo trail (see the picture above), has a folk story about a tengu (long-nosed goblin) that hit his head on this rock.
The second Sunday in June is the opening day of the hiking season at Mt. Hayachine. Many hikers from Iwate and other prefectures gather at the top of the mountain, which holds the innermost sanctuary of Hayachine Shrine. Surrounded by hikers, Shinto priests pray for safe hiking and the sacred local dance, Hayachine Take Kagura, is performed in dedication to the god of the shrine.
Hayachine Mountain Museum
Take Guest Houses
- source : mt_hayachine
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Hayachine Jinja 早池峰神社 Hayachine Shrine
Ooha sama 大迫様 - Ohasama is venerated in Hanamaki, Iwate.
located in the Take region of Iwate
- - - Deity in residence
Seoritsu Hime no Mikoto 瀬織津姫命 / 瀬織津比売 / 瀬織津媛
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- source : www.genbu.net
Three young female deities of Hayachine 若き三人の女神
遠野三山の神々と「母の神」の社
早池峯神社 - - 瀬織津姫命 - Hayachine Jinja - Seoritsu Hime (Seori-Tsu Hime)
六神石神社 - - 大己貴命、誉田別命 - Rokkoishi Jinja - Oanamuji no mikoto
石上神社 - - 経津主命、伊邪那美命、稲蒼魂命 Ishigami Jinja - Izanami
伊豆神社 - - 瀬織津姫命 - Izu Jinja - Seoritsu Hime
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source and details : furindo/seoritu_toono
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Haraedo 祓戸
The tutelary kami of a place (do) for the performance of purification (harae).
... The haraedo no kami 祓所神 refers to the four kami mentioned by name in the Ōharae no norito for the Great Purification observed on the last day of the sixth month, namely
Seoritsuhime, Hayaakitsuhime (Haya-Akitsu-Hime), Ibukidonushi, and Hayasasurahime.
These four kami purify the Central Land from its imperfections (tsumi) and pollution (kegare), but since the four names are not found in the Kojiki and Nihongi, it is unclear what deities they might refer to in those two works.
Most theories suggest the four are the same kami produced by Izanagi during his purification at Awagihara. Motoori Norinaga, for example, identified Seoritsuhime with Yasomagatsuhi no kami (Yaso-Magatsuhi) ヤソマガツヒ / 八十禍津日神,
Hayaakitsuhime with Izunome no kami, and Ibukidonushi with Kamunaobi no kami.
Some theories further associate Hayasasurahime with Kazaketsuwakenooshio no kami, while still others suggest that the three kami of Sumiyoshi (Uwazutsunoo, Nakazutsunoo, Sokozutsunoo ) should be included with the haraedo no kami.
- source : Matsubara Seiji, Kokugakuin 2005
. 円空と瀬織津姫 Enku and Princess Seoritsu Hime .
Book by 菊池展明 Kikuchi
. Hayachine Kagura 早池峰神楽 Sacred Kagura Dance .
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Tono Jisha Meguri 遠野寺社巡り temples and shrines in Tono
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Tōno is located in central Iwate Prefecture, in the floodplain of the Sarugaishi River 猿ヶ石川, surrounded by a ring of mountains. Mt. Hayachine sits at the northernmost point of the city where Hanamaki, Kawai and Tōno meet. At 1,914 meters it is also the city's highest point. Mt. Rokkoushi, (1,294 meters) dominates the landscape to the east and Mt. Ishigami (1,038 meters) is the highest mountain in the west. Together these peaks form Tōno's "big three" mountains. The highest points in southern Tōno are Mt. Sadato (884 meters) on the border of Sumida and Mt. Tane (871 meters) on the borders of Sumita and Ōshū.
There is an ancient legend that in the past the hills in Miyamori blocked the Sarugaishi River creating a large lake in the Tōno area. Miyamori itself is characterized by a series of valleys to the west of Mt. Ishigami that flow west into the Sarugaishi River just below the Tase Dam.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Tono (Toono, Tōno) 遠野 is an area in Iwate, Tohoku, where old legends abound.
. Tōno monogatari 遠野物語 Legends of Tono - Introduction .
Mount Hayachine 早池峰 is closely related to the belief in Fudo Myo-O and the activities of Shugendo practitioners.
- Mount Hayachine, see below for details -
- google map of the Tono region -
Introducing Tono, with a useful map in English.
- source : www.jnto.go.jp/engpre2
under construction
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. Tono Fudo Monogatari 遠野不動明王物語 Fudo Myo-O in Tono .
. Tono Shichi Kannon 遠野 七観音 The Seven Kannon Temples of Tono .
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- - - more deities to be explored
遠野不思議 第七百三十話「和野の経塚」Kyozuka
遠野不思議 第七百四話「多賀神社の御神体」Taga Jinja
遠野不思議 第六百二十話「早池峰神社仁王像？」Hayachine Jinja
遠野不思議 第五百九十五話「隠れキリシタンの仏像」Christian deities
遠野不思議 第四百六十一話「中妻観音」 Kannon
遠野不思議 第二百四十七話「綾織の疱瘡神」Hosogami - smallpox
- - - deity for the breast 乳神様
「土淵の白い鳥居の乳神様」
「乳母石」
「乳神の石」
「松崎の妻の神 乳神様(栄養不足の母親達の供養碑)
「乳神様」
- - - and more to explore
http://dostoev.exblog.jp/i23/
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Hayachine san 早池峰山 Mount Hayachine
at 1,917 m (6,289 ft), is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range and the second highest in Iwate Prefecture after Mount Iwate.
Mt. Hayachine is unusual in that it lies farther east than other large mountains on Honshu and the land in this area is the oldest in Japan. As such there are flower species that are unique to this mountain.
- - - the WIKIPEDIA !
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Mt. Hayachine – mountain of the gods
The second highest mountain in Iwate
The Mt. Hayachine area consists of several peaks, notably its 1917m-high summit, Kengamine to the east and Nakadake and Keitosan to the west, extending over more than 10 kilometers. Mt. Hayachine is the highest peak in the Kitakami mountain range, and is counted in the book, “One Hundred Mountains in Japan”, by Fukada Kyuya (1903-1971).
The neighbors of the mountain, as well as the lord of the Morioka domain, felt deep reverence for it as a site of ancient mountain worship.
The appeal of this mountain lies in its various kinds of alpine flora, starting with Hayachine Usu Yuki So. Hikers have always been fascinated by this beautiful flora growing and blooming in such a harsh natural environment.
The area of this precious mountain and Mt. Yakushidake, a mountain south of Hayachine, is designated as a special natural treasure and a quasi-national park, and great care is taken to conserve its environment.
The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent: a field of alpine flowers, a dense forest below, and the ridge lines of Mt. Yakushidake to the south. Around the summit, there are many oddly-shaped rocks which have become objects of religious faith. “Buchi Ishi,” located in the middle of the Kawara no Bo trail (see the picture above), has a folk story about a tengu (long-nosed goblin) that hit his head on this rock.
The second Sunday in June is the opening day of the hiking season at Mt. Hayachine. Many hikers from Iwate and other prefectures gather at the top of the mountain, which holds the innermost sanctuary of Hayachine Shrine. Surrounded by hikers, Shinto priests pray for safe hiking and the sacred local dance, Hayachine Take Kagura, is performed in dedication to the god of the shrine.
Hayachine Mountain Museum
Take Guest Houses
- source : mt_hayachine
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Hayachine Jinja 早池峰神社 Hayachine Shrine
Ooha sama 大迫様 - Ohasama is venerated in Hanamaki, Iwate.
located in the Take region of Iwate
- - - Deity in residence
Seoritsu Hime no Mikoto 瀬織津姫命 / 瀬織津比売 / 瀬織津媛
- source : www.genbu.net
Three young female deities of Hayachine 若き三人の女神
遠野三山の神々と「母の神」の社
早池峯神社 - - 瀬織津姫命 - Hayachine Jinja - Seoritsu Hime (Seori-Tsu Hime)
六神石神社 - - 大己貴命、誉田別命 - Rokkoishi Jinja - Oanamuji no mikoto
石上神社 - - 経津主命、伊邪那美命、稲蒼魂命 Ishigami Jinja - Izanami
伊豆神社 - - 瀬織津姫命 - Izu Jinja - Seoritsu Hime
source and details : furindo/seoritu_toono
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Haraedo 祓戸
The tutelary kami of a place (do) for the performance of purification (harae).
... The haraedo no kami 祓所神 refers to the four kami mentioned by name in the Ōharae no norito for the Great Purification observed on the last day of the sixth month, namely
Seoritsuhime, Hayaakitsuhime (Haya-Akitsu-Hime), Ibukidonushi, and Hayasasurahime.
These four kami purify the Central Land from its imperfections (tsumi) and pollution (kegare), but since the four names are not found in the Kojiki and Nihongi, it is unclear what deities they might refer to in those two works.
Most theories suggest the four are the same kami produced by Izanagi during his purification at Awagihara. Motoori Norinaga, for example, identified Seoritsuhime with Yasomagatsuhi no kami (Yaso-Magatsuhi) ヤソマガツヒ / 八十禍津日神,
Hayaakitsuhime with Izunome no kami, and Ibukidonushi with Kamunaobi no kami.
Some theories further associate Hayasasurahime with Kazaketsuwakenooshio no kami, while still others suggest that the three kami of Sumiyoshi (Uwazutsunoo, Nakazutsunoo, Sokozutsunoo ) should be included with the haraedo no kami.
- source : Matsubara Seiji, Kokugakuin 2005
. 円空と瀬織津姫 Enku and Princess Seoritsu Hime .
Book by 菊池展明 Kikuchi
. Hayachine Kagura 早池峰神楽 Sacred Kagura Dance .
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. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM . TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
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