Omamori - Japanese Amulets

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Welcome to O-Mamori ! お守り　

The rich world of Japanese amulets and talismans,
sold at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrine all over Japan.

The folk art and folk craft of Japan with its many folk toys （gangu 玩具)
has produced many small items to protect from illness, bring good luck and money and wish for general happiness for the family.
Introducing regional monsterlins, ghosts and demons and how people coped with them.
Introducing miniatures of figures from festivals and rituals and much more !

. General Information . Essays .

. Latest Additions to this BLOG .

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Amulets from Shrines and Temples
. Shinsatsu 神札 , Mamorifuda 守り札 .

How to make a wish come true . . .
. Gankake 願掛け wish-prayer, to make a wish .

Little things for good luck
. Engimono 縁起物

Folk Art and Folk Craft
. Mingei 民芸

Kyoodoo gangu 郷土玩具 Kyodo Gangu Folk Toys
. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .
- From Hokkaido to Okinawa -

Regional monsters and demons
. Yookai 妖怪
yuurei 幽霊 ghost
bakemono 化け物　 o-bake お化け

Furusato, home village, home town, Heimat
This is where you feel at home, where the ancestors are close by, where everything is all right. It is an emotion deep inside the Japanese soul.
. Furusato ふるさと,　故郷、古里 .

. Festivals, Ceremonies, Rituals . SAIJIKI

. Kami to Hotoke - the Deities of Japan .

. WASHOKU
Regional Dishes from Japan

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Dr. Gabi Greve
Okayama Japan

. Daruma Museum Japan .

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CONTENTS - from K - N

. Kachi mamori 勝守 / 勝ち守り　amulet to win a battle .
shooun jooshoo, shoo-un 勝運上昇 good luck in winning
buun chookyuu, bu-un 武運長久 good luck (in war) lasting long
shoobu hisshoo 勝負必勝 certain victory (in a battle)
katsu　勝 to win

. Kadonyuudoo, kado nyuudoo 門入道（かどにゅうどう）
"Nyudo goblin the gate" .
New Year decoration

. Kaga ningyoo 加賀人形 dolls from the Kaga domain .
Ishikawa

. Kaijoo anzen 海上安全 safety on sea .
Sicherheit auf See

. Kaiun, kai-un 開運お守り good-luck charm .

. Kairai 傀儡 puppets .
..... kairaishi 傀儡師 (かいらいし) puppeteer
Puppenspieler, Marionettenspieler
..... kugutsu shi くぐつ師（くぐつし）

kaizaiku, kai zaiku 貝細工 dolls and craft from clams and sea shells
..... Aoshima kai zaiku 青島貝細工, Miyazaki
..... kai byoobu 貝屏風 folding screen with sea shells

kakumaki ningyoo 角巻き人形 dolls with scarf
Iwate

Kamagami 釜神 The Hearth Deity

Kamakura dorei 鎌倉土鈴 clay bells

Kamakura hariko 鎌倉張り子 papermachee dolls

kami maneki suzu 神まねき鈴守 bell to invite the gods

. Kaminari yoke 雷除御守 against being hit by lightning .

kami ningyoo 紙人形 paper dolls

Kaminoyama hariko 上山張子 papermachee dolls
Yamagata

Kanai anzen 家内安全 peace at home 　
..... kataku anon 家宅安穏 a peaceful, happy family
Familienfrieden　

Kanazawa hariko 金沢張子 papermachee dolls
Ishikawa

. Kanban 看板 Kamban, shop signs .

. Kappa 河童 / 合羽 Water Goblin Dolls .

. Karakuri ningyoo からくり人形 mechanical dolls .

. Karuishi ningyoo 軽石人形 dolls from lava .
Kagoshima. and Daruma

. kasedori ningyoo カセ鳥人形　Kasedori dolls .

. Kasukabe Hariko 春日部張子 Papermachee dolls .
Saitama. and Daruma

Kasumi ningyoo かすみ人形 Kasumi dolls
Ibaraki

. Kato Kiyomasa 加藤清正 .

. Kachimamori, kachi mamori 勝守 / 勝ち守り
to win a battle .

. Karako　唐子　Chinese children .

. Kaun takamori, ka-un takamori 家運隆盛 good luck for the family .

Kawara ningyoo 瓦人形 "tile dolls"

. Kazoku omamori 家族お守り family protection amulet .

Kazurahata tsuchi ningyoo 葛畑土人形 clay dolls from Kazurahata
Hyogo

. Keitai denwa 携帯電話をお守り for a cellphone
Handy-Telephon

. Kendama けん玉 cup and ball toy .

. Kenkoo omamori 健康お守り for your general health

. Kenkyaku 健脚守り strong legs, health for the legs .

ケロッピお守り Keroppi the frog
ケロッピ・ランナバウツお守り Keroppi ?Runnerbautz (Sanrio)

Kesennuma tsuchi ningyoo 気仙沼人形 clay dolls from Kesennuma
Miyagi

ketsueki gata 血液型お守り blood type

kibigara saiku きびがら細工 handicraft made from millet
Tochigi

. Kibori ningyoo 木彫り人形 wooden dolls, woodcarved figures .

. Kibuna, ki-buna 黄鮒 / 黄ぶな yellow crucian carp amulet.

. Kifuda mamori 木札守 wooden votive amulets .

. kigan 祈願 prayer, supplication, wish for something .
kigan jooju 祈願成就 prayer for realization of a heartfelt wish
"wish-prayer"
..... shingan jooju　心願成就
..... taigan joojuu 大願成就
wish has been fulfilled, prayer has been answered

. Kiji gangu 木地玩具 toys from wood .

. Kiku ningyoo 菊人形 chrysanthemum dolls .

. Kiji-guruma きじ車 pheasant on wheels Kyushu

. Kimekomi ningyoo 木目込人形 Kimekomi dolls .
Kyoto

. Kimon 鬼門を守る demon's gate
the dangerous Northeast, unlucky quarter
..... . Oni 鬼　Demon Amulets .

. Kinrin omamori 金鱗守 golden fish-scale amulet .
Asakusa Kannon, Tokyo
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renben omamori 蓮弁守 lotus petal amulet

. Kintaroo Kintaro 金太郎, Kintoki　金時 the Strong Boy .

. Kinun, kin un 金運お守り to make money .
. . . kinun shoorai 金運招来
. Kinun shoofuku 金運招福　to invite money .

. Kirinjishi 麒麟獅子 Kirin Lion Head .

. Kisekae ningyoo 着せ替え人形 dolls to change dress .

Kishimayama ittoobori 杵島山一刀彫り Kishimayama woodcarving
with one blade. Saga

Kishuu bina 紀州雛 hina dolls from Kishu
Wakayama

. kitte 切手 stamps with toys

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kittichan キティちゃんお守り Hello Kitty chan, the cat
キティちゃんミニお守り Kitty mini mamori
キティちゃんお守りストラップ Kitty strap
キティリボンお守り Kitty ribon
キティ卯ぬいぐるみお守り kitty doll
キティ虎ぬいぐるみお守り Kitty tiger
キティ牛ぬいぐるみお守り Kitty cow
キティ巫女ぬいぐるみお守り Kitty Miko girl
キティちゃんかぐや姫お守り Kitty Kaguyahime
キティふうせんお守り kitty baloon
キティアップルお守り Kitty apple
キティちゃん矢 Kitty arrow
キティヘリコプターお守り kitty helicopter
ダニエル・キティ人形お守り Daniel and Kitty
キティちゃん安産お守り Kittichan safe birth
キティちゃん交通お守り Kittichan safe traffic
キティちゃん土鈴 Kitty clay bell

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. Kiyomizu mame ningyoo 清水豆人形 small dolls from Kiyomizu .
Kyoto

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kobukuro 子袋お守り sack for a baby

Kobata tsuchi ningyoo 小幡土人形 clay doll from Kobata
Shiga

. Kodakara no ishi 子宝石 stone to get pregnant .
..... ko sasuke 子授御守　amulet for getting pregnant
..... obi iwai 帯祝い amulet for a safe pregnancy

. Kodomo omamori 子供お守り amulet to protect children .

Koga ningyoo 古賀人形 Koga dolls
Nagasaki

Kohagi ningyoo 小萩人形 Kohagi dolls
Yamaguchi

. Koi 鯉 carp toys .

. Kokeshi こけし wooden dolls .
..... kindai kokeshi 近代こけし modern kokeshi wooden dolls

. Kokkuri 狐狗狸 Table-Turning .

. Kokoro 心　amulets for the heart and soul .

. Koma 駒 Horse Toys from Japan .

. Koma 独楽（コマ） spinning top .

. Kookuu anzen 航空安全お守り safe flight .
... higyoo (hikoo) anzen 飛行安全お守り

. Koojoo mamori 向上守 improve your lot in life .

. Kooshuu Daruma 甲州だるま Daruma from Koshu .
Yamanashi, Takeda Shingen 武田信玄

. Kootsuu anzen 交通安全 traffic safety
..... kotsu anzen shiiru 交通安全お守りシール safe traffic sticker
.....交通安全吸盤式 with a sucker disc
Verkehrssicherheit

. Koropokkuru コロボックル "the little people" figures .
Hokkaido, Ainu art

Kosaka ningyoo 小坂人形 dolls from Kosaka town
Akita

kotobuki 寿お守り long life

. Koyasu no kami 子安の神 Child Prtectors .
Mikomori Myōjin 御子守明神, Komori Myōjin 子守明神, Mikumari Jinja 御子守神社
Kosazuke 子授 amulets for pregnancy
Kosodate 子育て amulets for safe growing-up of children

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. Kubi ningyoo 首人形 head dolls
kushi ningyoo 串人形 dolls on a stick

. Kumade 熊手（くまで）
"hand of a bear", lucky bamboo rake
kakkome　かっこめ Kakkome rake at Asakusa Tori no Ichi 酉の市

. Kumiki gangu 組木玩具 wooden puzzle toys .
kumiki 組み木 wooden puzzles

. Kurashiki hariko 倉敷張り子 papermachee dolls .
Kurashiki town, Okayama

Kurayoshi hariko 倉吉張り子 papermachee dolls
Tottori

kurisutaru kyuubu クリスタルキューブお守り chrystal cube

. Kuroobaa クローバー守り clover, four-leaves clover .
Kleeblatt. for good luck and a good partner

Kurozuka ningyo 黒塚人形 Kurozuka dolls
Fukushima

kuruma 車 toys on wheels
source :　gangu shookai

Kusatsu hariko 草津張り子 papermachee dolls from Kusatsu
Shiga

. Kushi ningyoo 串人形 "dolls on sticks"
Haramachi odoke 原町おどけ funny dolls of Haramachi town, Fukushima

. Kukai Kobo Daishi　空海　弘法大師 -　O-Mamori .

kyoogibune, kyoogi fune 経木舟 boats from paper-thin sheets of wood

. KyunKyara きゅんキャラ K-On Characters .
with Daruma

. Kyuupii, kyupi キューピー Kewpie Dolls .
with Daruma

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. Magatama 勾玉おまもり Magatama jewels, curved beads .

mamegoma まめゴマお守り little Mamegoma Dolphin

. Mamorifuda 守り札 - Introduction

. Manekineko 招き猫とだるま The Beckoning Cat

. Mangan 満願 a wish fulfilled .
and ganman 願満の鯛　in Chiba

. Manjuu kui ningyo 饅頭食い人形 boy eating manju 　.

marionetto マリオネット marionette, puppet on strings

Marugame uchiwa　丸亀団扇 handfans from Marugame
Kagawa

. Marukibori ningyoo 丸木彫り人形 plain woodcarving dolls .

. Masaru 　まさる amulet from Fukushima .
MASARU 神猿 (lit. Kami Monkey).

. Masu masu, masumasu 益々福が増す升 lucky cup .

. Mayoke 魔除守り ward off evil, no evil .
..... mayokemen, mayaoke men 魔除けメン Demons to ward off evil

mayu ningyoo まゆ人形 dolls from silk cocoons
Yamanashi

. Men, omote 面 mask, face masks . INFO .

. me no omamori 眼のお守り eye, eyes .
ganbyoo chiyu kigan 眼病治癒祈願 healing of eye diseases

me ga deru 目が出る for good luck

. Migawari 身代りお守り personal substitute 身代わ御守
migawari saru 身代わり猿 monkey charm, Nara

. Mihara ningyoo 三原人形 dolls from Mihara .
Hiroshima, with Daruma

. Miharu hariko 三春張り子 papermachee dolls .
Fukushima, with Daruma

. Mikuji, O-Mikuji 御籤、みくじ sacred lots and fortune telling .

. Mini noogu ミニ農具 miniature farmer's tools .
Azuma region, Gunma

Mino kami ningyoo 美濃紙人形 paper dolls from Mino paper
Gifu

Minzoku ningyoo 民俗人形 folklore dolls
source :　gangu shookai

. Mitsuyama, Hitotsuyama 三つ山　一つ山張子 three festival floats .

. Miyajima craftwork 宮島の諸玩具 .
Miyajima hariko 宮島張り子 papermachee dolls
Hiroshima, and Itsukushima Shrine 厳島神社

. Mizuhiki 水引 ceremonial paper strings
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. Mokuchoo ningyoo　木彫人形 carved wooden doll .

mokushin toso kamihari ningyoo : fabric and colours on toso over a wooden core

. Mubyoo sokusai 無病息災 staying healthy .

mugikara saiku 麦稈細工 haniicraft from wheat straw

mugiwara saiku 麦わら細工 handicraft from wheat straw

. Musaigai 無災害 protection from catastropies and fire .
Schutz vor Brand- und anderen Naturkatastrophen

. Musha ningyoo 武者人形 Samurai Dolls. Warrior Dolls .
kabuto ningyoo かぶと人形"helmet decorations"
gogatsu ningyoo 五月人形 dolls of the fifth lunar month
ayame ningyoo あやめ人形 "iris dolls"
..... shoobu ningyoo 菖蒲人形 (しょうぶにんぎょう)

. Mushiokuri ningyoo 虫送り人形 figures "to ward off insects" .

. Mushikiri shishigashira 虫切り獅子頭
lion head "to cut away insects (mushi)" .
the three "mushi" of children's bad behaviour

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. Nadeishi omamori なで石御守り "rubbing stone .
a small stone for your health

. Nagahama ningyoo 長浜人形 dolls from Nagahama .
Shimane, Hamada town

. Nagashibina 流し雛 "floating old hina dolls"

. Nagi ningyoo なぎ人形 dolls from sacred wood .
From Kumano, Nachi

. Nakaminato hariko 那珂湊張り子 papermachee dolls .
Ibaraki. and Daruma

Nakano tsuchi ningyoo 中野土人形 clay dolls
Gifu, Mino region

. Nakayama ningyoo 中山人形 Dolls from Nakayama
Akita

Nakayugawa ningyoo 中湯川土人形 Nakayugawa dolls
Aizu, Fukushima

. Namahage なまはげ demon figures .

. Namazu なまず / 鯰 catfish toys and legends .

. Naminori 波乗り祈願お守り for windsurfers and surfers .
riding the waves safely
サーフボード型 in the form of a surfboard
... and as an ema 波乗り祈願の絵馬

. Naraigoto jooju 習事成就 sucess in learning .

naritai 成りたい守り what I want to become

Narushima ningyoo 成島人形 Narushima dolls
Yamagata

. Nasu mamori なす守り "eggplant amulet" .
pun on : may it bring forth fruit

. Negaigoto 願い事守り amulet to make a wish .

Nekkocho tsuchi ningyo 根っ子町土人形 clay dolls
Fukushima

. Nerimono 練り物 twisted clay dolls .

. New Year 正月 O-Shogatsu
A time to eat and drink for good luck and buy new lucky charms for the coming year.
The home is decorated with special talismans and amulets from the end of December till January 15.

. Nigiri fuku にぎり福 "good luck to grasp" .
Kamakura, Kanagawa

. Ningyoobue 人形笛 doll flute .

. Ningyoofude, ningyoo fude 人形筆 pen dolls .

. Ningyoo kuyoo 人形供養
memorial ceremony for old dolls 　

. Ningyoomawashi 人形廻し puppet performance
..... dekumawashi 木偶廻し（でくまわし）"wooden doll performance"

. Ninja otoshi　忍者落とし "hit the ninja"

. nipopo ニポポ Nipopo human figures .
Hokkaido, Ainu art

Noda tsuchi ningyoo 野田土人形 clay dolls
Chiba

Nogomi ningyoo のごみ人形 / 能古見 dolls from Nogomi
Saga

. Noogata hariko 直方張子 papermachee dolls from Nogata .
Nagasaki. and Daruma

. Noo ningyoo 農人形 dolls of farmers .
Ibaraki

Nozawa Hariko 野沢張子 papermachee dolls
Fukushima

. Nuigurimi ぬいぐるみ stuffed dolls .

CONTENTS - - O - Z

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CONTENTS - from O - Z

Obata ningyoo 小幡人形 Obata dolls from Shiga

. Odawara choochin 小田原堤灯 lanterns from Odawara .
Kanagawa

oiran 花魁 geisha dolls

. Okanjake おかんじゃけ / 御髪下 stick with hair made from bamboo
Shizuoka

. okino san おきのさん O-kino Deity . Saitama

omamori shiiru お守りシール amulet stickers

omou tsubo 思う壷守 "just as I want it"

. Omukae ningyoo 御迎人形 welcoming figures .
for Sugawara Michizane

. Onegai Jizoo お願い地蔵 Jizo to make a wish .

. Ongaku omamori 音楽守り music amulet .

. Oni 鬼　Demon Amulets .

. O-Ningyoo Sama お人形様　 O-Ningyo Sama Deity .
Fukushima

. Onryoo, goryoo 御霊、怨霊 vengeful spirits

Oohama tsuchi ningyoo 大浜土人形 clay dolls from Ohama
Aichi

Oomi shoonin tsuchi ningyoo 近江商人土人形
clay dolls from tradesmen of Omi
Shiga

. oonyuudoo, oo nyuudoo 大入道 O-Nyudo monster with long neck

. Origami shinzoo 折紙神像 deities made from folded paper .
三嶋大社、三島大社 Mishima Taisha, Shizuoka

Osaka hariko 大阪張子 papermachee dolls
Osaka

oshi-e bina 押し絵雛 hina dolls from raised cloth technique
Akita

. Oshirasama おしらさま人形 amulet for silk production .
Iwate
... . Silk cocoon amulets and Daruma .

. Otakapoppo お鷹ぽっぽ toy hawk

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. Petto omamori ペットお守り amulets for pets and animals .
cats, dogs - you name it

. Play Dolls .

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. Reiken baizoo　霊験倍増 double your spiritual achievements .

renai jooju 恋愛成就お守り fullfilled love
..... wagoo keiai, kei-ai 和合敬愛 harmony and love

rirakkuma リラックマお守り Rilakkuma bear

Rokuhara Hariko 六原張り子 papermachee dolls from Rokuhara
Iwate

.Ryuukyuu hariko 琉球張子 papermachee dolls from Ryukyu .
Ryuukyuu tsuchiningyoo 琉球土人形 clay dolls
Okinawa

. Ryuu no otoshiko 竜のおとし子 "born child of a dragon" .
for the save delivery of a child

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Sadowara ningyoo 佐土原人形 dolls from Sadowara
Miyazaki

Sado no tsuchi ningyoo 佐渡の土人形 clay dolls from Sado
Niigata

. Saga ningyoo　嵯峨人形 dolls from Saga .
Kyoto. A kind of Gosho Dolls.

Sagara ningyoo 相良人形 stiched dolls
Yamagata

. Sainan 災難除守 ward off misfortune and disaster .
..... . Hooyoke 八方除守護お守り protection in all directions .
..... hoosai shoojo 方災消除 warding of disaster in all directions

Sakai no tsuchi ningyoo 堺の土人形 clay dolls
Osaka

. Sakana 　魚　toys and amulets with FISH .

Sakata tsuchi ningyoo 酒田土人形 clay dolls from Sakata
Yamagata

sakura 桜お守り cherry blossom amulet

. Sanbasoo　三番叟 Sanbaso Dancer .

. Sange 散華 "scattered blossoms" .

Sano dorei 佐野土鈴 clay bells from Sano
Tochigi

. Sanukibori 讃岐彫り woodcarving from Sanuki .
Kagawa

. Sarubobo, saru bobo 猿ぼぼ / saru baba ... "monkey baby doll" .
Hida Takayama, Gifu

. Sasanobori, Sasano-bori 笹野彫り Sasano woodcarving .
Yamagata

Sawara hariko 佐原張り子 papermachee dolls
Chiba

. Senjafuda 千社札 "stickers for a thousand shrines" .

.Sewapororo セワポロロ Sewapololo
Hokkaido, Ainu art

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. Shamoji, shakuji しゃもじ杓文字, 杓 rice paddles .

. Shiawase mamori しあわせ守り for your happiness .

Shibahara tsuchi ningyoo芝原土人形 clay dolls
Chiba

Shibue ningyoo 渋江人形 Shibue dolls
Yamagata

. Shichifukujin　七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck .
. Benten, Benzaiten 弁天　弁財天 .
. Bishamonten　毘沙門天 .
. Daikoku Ten 大黒天 .
. Ebisu 恵比寿 .
. Hotei 布袋 Pu-Tai .
Fukurokujuu 福禄寿
Juroojin　寿老人

. Shichi-Go-San　七五三 Ritual for Children .
Shichigosan Festival on November 15

. Shifuku omamori 幸福お守り happiness amulet .

. Shigoto mamori 仕事守 amulet for work .
..... shigoto-un koojoo 仕事運向上お守り

Shimokosuge ningyoo dolls from 下小菅人形 Shimokosuge village
Yamagata

. Shinko saiku しんこ細工 figures made from colored rice dough .
Akita

. Shinsatsu 神札- Introduction

. Shippoo 七宝 cloisonne, enamel .

. Shirakaba ningyoo 白樺人形 dolls from birch wood .

. Shishigashira 獅子頭 lion head mask .

. Shiso ningyoo 紙塑人形 glued paper dolls .
..... shiso kamihari ningyoo　紙塑紙貼り人形

. Shizuoka hariko 静岡張り子 papermachee dolls .
Shizuoka. and Daruma

. Shoobai hanjoo 商売繁盛 amulet for good business .

. Shoofuku mamori 招福守り to invite good luck .
..... 心願成就招福守り

. Shoojoo 猩猩 /猩々 Shojo, a legendary drunkard

shuushoku 就職お守り to find a new job

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Soccer Omamori - Fussball
Fukagawa Fudo-do temple
source :　www.timeout.jp/

. Soomin Shoorai fu 蘇民将来符 Somin Shorai amulet .

suge saiku すげ細工 handicraft from sedge

suikin tama suzu 水琴玉鈴まもり bell

sukoyaka すこやか子供守 children grow up happily

Sumi ningyoo 墨人形 coal dolls, charcoal dolls
... Sumi Daruma 炭だるま charcoal Daruma .

Sumiyoshi tsuchi ningyoo 住吉土人形 cay dolls from Osaka

　　
. Sumo　相撲　Sumo wrestling figures .
.... スポーツ必勝の勝守 amulet to win in a sports contest

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. Taigan joojuu 大願成就 prayer for realization of a wish.

. Tairyoo 大漁 large catch, good fishing .
tsuri yuki anzen 釣行安全　safety when fishing
tsuri omamori 釣り御守り amulet for fishing
tairyoobata 大漁旗　ship flags for a good catch
tsuri shugo　釣守護　protection when fishing
..... ruaa mamori ルアー守 luer amulet
..... kajitori mamori 梶取守 taking the rudder safely

. Takamatsu harkio 高松張り子 papermachee dolls .
Kagawa

. Takarabune 宝船 treasure ship, treasure boat .

. Takarakuji 宝くじ Amulet to win the lottery .
with Daruma

Takasaki hariko　高崎張子　 papermachee dolls
Gunma. Many Daruma

Takayama tsuchi ningyoo 高山土人形 clay dolls
. Takayama ittobori 高山一刀彫 woodcarving .
Gifu

. Take gangu 竹玩具 bamboo toys .
take ningyoo 竹人形 dolls from bamboo
takezaiku 竹細工 bamboo ware, handicraft
take koogei 竹工芸 bamboo art

. Takeda ningyoo　竹田人形　Takeda dolls .
Osaka

. Tako 凧 kite
wadako 和凧 Japanese Kite

. Tamago ningyoo 玉子人形 dolls made from eggs .
Fukui, Oita

. Tamago mamori たまごまもり amulet like an egg .

. Tama-usagi 玉兎 treasure rabbit / hare Gassan tamausagi 月山玉兎

Tanabata ningyoo 七夕人形 dolls for the star festival
. Tanabata uma 七夕馬 horse for Tanabata .
the Star Festival on July 7

. Tanekashi ningyoo 種貸人形 "seed lending doll"

..... tanekashi san 種貸しさん to get pegnant

. Tanuki　狸 Badger amulets and toys .

Tarumi tsuchi ningyoo 垂水土人形 Tarumi clay dolls
Kagoshima

Tategahana ningyoo 立ケ花人形 dolls from Tategahana
Nagano

Teabag, tea bag dolls

tebneri ningyoo 手捻り人形 hand-twisted dolls

. Tegata omamori 手形お守り Tegata. wooden tablets .
"to pass a barrier"

. Tengu 天狗 long-nosed goblins, heavenly dogs .

. Tenjin Sama 天神さま Sugawara Michizane　菅原道真

. Teri-furi ningyoo 照り降り人形 "weather forecasting dolls" .
晴雨人形

. Toire no kamisama トイレの神さま God of the Toilet .
Ususama Myo-O 烏枢沙摩明王
..... toire de kokenai トイレでこけない toilet amulets

Tomioka hariko 富岡張り子 papermachee dolls.
Fukushima

. Tomobiki Ningyo 友引人形 doll to put in a coffin

tookibi ningyoo とうきび人形 dolls from corn (mais)

toonan yoke 盗難除け amulet to prevend robbery, burglery, thieves

. Tooso ningyoo 桐塑人形 toso dolls .
. . . . from a paulownia sawdust composition modelling material

. Tootai ningyoo　陶体人形　(totai dolls) ceramic dolls (with enamel) .

. Tora トラ　- 虎　- 寅　Tiger Toys .

Tosa tsuchi ningyoo 土佐土人形 clay dolls from Tosa, Kochi

Tottori hariko 鳥取張り子 papermachee dolls
Tottori

. Tsuchi ningyoo, tsuchiningyoo 土人形 clay dolls 　including Daruma

Tsuchiura no hisago ningyoo 土浦のひさご人形 Hisago dolls
Ibaraki

Tsukimoushi ningyoo 附馬牛人形 Dolls from Tsukimoushi
Iwate

. Tsukinami hana mifuda, hanamifuda 月次花御札
amulets for flowers of each month .

tsumami ningyoo つまみ人形 small clay dolls twisted with the fingers

Tsuneishi hariko 常石張り子 papermachee dolls from
Hiroshima

tsuugaku 通学お守り safe way to shool

Tsuruoka tsuchiningyoo 鶴岡土人形 Tsuruoka clay dolls
Yamagata

. Tsuruzaiku, tsuru saiku　つる細工 craft from vines .
moslty akebi vine

Tsutsumi ningyoo 堤人形 Tsutsumi clay dolls
Miyagi, Sendai

Tsuyama ningyoo 津山人形 dolls from Tsuyama
Okayama

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Udogawara tsuchiningyoo 鵜渡川原土人形 clay dolls from Udogawara
Yamagata

. uki ningyoo 浮（き）人形 / 浮人形 floating dolls .
ukishima ningyoo 【浮（き）島人形】

. usagi Daikoku 兎大黒 Daikoku and Rabbits .

. Ushi-Oni 牛鬼 "bull-demon"

. uso 鷽 bullfinch
usokae うそ替え, 鷽替え exchanging carved bullfinches

Uto hariko 宇土張り子 papermachee dolls
Kumamoto

. Utoubori, utou bori 善知鳥彫 woodcarving from Utou .
Aomori, Tsugaru

Uwahan ningyoo うわはん人形 Uwahan dolls
Okayama

. uzuraguruma うずら車 quail on wheels .

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Warazaiku, wara saiku 　葉細工 straw art and handicraft .

. Wara ningyoo 藁人形 straw dolls for curses .
ushi no koku mairi 丑の刻参り cursing in the double-hour of the bull

washi ningyoo 和紙人形 paper dolls from Japanese washi

. Watonai (Koxinga) 和唐内 / 和藤内 and Tiger Toys .

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Yabase ningyoo 八橋人形 dolls from Yabase
Akita

yakubarai ningyoo 厄払い人形 doll to ward off evil
Iwate

yakuyoke 厄除お守り warding off evil
personal yakudoshi 厄年 "years of personal calamity"
yakubarai 厄払い casting off the old impurities and sins
..... yakuotoshi 厄落とし

Yamagata hariko 山形張り子 papermachee dolls from Yamagata town
Yamagata

Yamakasa ningyoo 山笠人形 festival float dolls
Saga

Yamashina-e 山科絵 Yamashina paintings
Kyoto

. Yookai 妖怪 Monsters and Demons .
bakemono 化け物　 o-bake お化け, yuurei 幽霊 ghost

Yosakoi ningyoo よさこい人形　Yosakoi dance dolls
Kochi

. Yosegi saiku, yosegizaiku 寄木細工 yosegi-woodwork .

Yoshinobina 吉野雛 hina dolls from Yoshino .
Nara

yubi ningyoo 指人形　finger dolls

Yumino ningyoo 弓野人形 Yumino dolls
Saga

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. Zaiun koojoo 財運向上 make more money .

. Zubonbo ずぼんぼ Zubonbo lion or tiger . Asakusa, Tokyo

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Omamori (Japanese: 御守, omamori)
are Japanese amulets dedicated to particular Shinto deities as well as Buddhist figures. The word mamori (守り) means protection, with omamori being the polite sonkeigo form of the word mamoru, "to protect".

Design and function
The amulet covering is usually made of cloth and encloses papers or pieces of wood or paper with prayers written on them which are supposed to bring good luck to the bearer on particular occasions, tasks or ordeals. Omamori are also used to ward off bad luck and are often spotted on bags, hung on cellphone straps, in cars, etc. for safety in travel. Many omamori are specific in design to the location they were made.

They often describe on one side the specific area of luck or protection they are intended for and have the name of the shrine or temple they were bought at on the other. Generic omamori exist, but most of them cover a single area: health, love, or studies, to name only a few. It is said that omamori should never be opened or they lose their protective capacities. Amulets are replaced once a year to ward off bad luck from the previous year. Old amulets are usually returned to the shrine or temple so they can be disposed of properly.

Modern commercial uses
There are modern commercial versions for these that are typically not spiritual in nature and are not issued by a shrine or temple. They do not confer protection or need to be replaced every year. It has become popular for stores in Japan to feature generic omamori with popular characters such as Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty, Snoopy, Kewpie, etc.

Some popular omamori are:

Kanai Anzen: For good health and help with illness.
Kōtsū Anzen: Protection for drivers and travelers of all sorts.
En-musubi: Available for singles and couples to ensure love and marriage.
Anzan: Protection for pregnant women during term and to ensure a safe and easy delivery.
Gakugyō Jōju: for students and scholars.
Shōbai Hanjō: Success in business and matters of money.

source : WIKIPEDIA

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People go to a temple or shrine and pray or make a vow for something special.
They hope their prayers will be heared and richess, health etc. bestowed upon them.

goriyaku, go riyaku 御利益, ご利益 reward
receiving merits and benefits

Vows and prayers must be sincerely petitioned and gratitude must be shown if a wish is granted.
Otherwise there will be a divine retribution (tatari 祟り　。たたり)

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. Regional Daruma Dolls from Japan .

　　

Regional Folk Toys - From Hokkaido to Okinawa

日本の郷土玩具 gangu
日本のおもちゃ　omocha

Use "MY LABLES" on the right side to find the entries.

This BLOG is dedicated to the brave people of Tohoku.

. Japan after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011

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HOKKAIDO 北海道 [ 道北道東道央道南 ]

. HOKKAIDO . and . AINU .

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TOHOKU 東北 [ 青森岩手宮城秋田山形福島 ]

. AKITA .

. AOMORI .

. FUKUSHIMA .

. IWATE .

. MIYAGI .

. YAMAGATA .

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KANTO 関東
[ 東京神奈川埼玉千葉茨城栃木群馬 ]

. CHIBA .

. GUNMA, GUMMA .

. IBARAKI / IBARAGI .

. KANAGAWA - Yokohama - Kamakura .

. SAITAMA .

. TOCHIGI - Nikko .

. TOKYO - Edo .

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. . . . . Chubu, Chuubu Chihoo 中部地方

SHINETSU 信越 [ 新潟長野 ]

. NAGANO .

. NIIGATA .

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HOKURIKU 北陸 [ 富山石川福井山梨 ]

. FUKUI .

. ISHIKAWA .

. TOYAMA .

. YAMANASHI .

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TOKAI 東海 [ 愛知岐阜静岡 ]

. AICHI - Nagoya .

. GIFU . Hida, Mino .

. SHIZUOKA .

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KINKI / KANSAI 近畿 [ 大阪兵庫京都滋賀奈良和歌山三重 ]

. HYOGO - Kobe, Himeji .

. KYOTO, Kyooto, Kioto .

. MIE - Ise Shrine .

. NARA .

. OSAKA .

. SHIGA .

. WAKAYAMA Kishu .

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CHUGOKU CHIHO 中国 [鳥取島根岡山広島山口 ]
Western Japan 西日本 Nishi Nihon

. HIROSHIMA .

. OKAYAMA .

. SHIMANE .

. TOTTORI .

. YAMAGUCHI .

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SHIKOKU 四国 [ 徳島香川愛媛高知 ]

. EHIME .

. KAGAWA .

. KOCHI (Koochi, Tosa) .

. TOKUSHIMA - AWA .

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KYUSHU Kyuushuu 九州
[ 福岡佐賀長崎熊本大分宮崎鹿児島 ]

. FUKUOKA - Hakata - Kita-Kyushu .

. KAGOSHIMA (Satsuma) .

. KUMAMOTO .

. MIYAZAKI, MIYASAKI .

. NAGASAKI .

. OITA .

. SAGA .

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.OKINAWA 沖縄 . Ryukyu 琉球 .

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. WASHOKU .
Regional Dishes from Japan

. O MATSURI　お祭り .
Regional Festivals from Japan

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Fukuro auspicious owl

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Fukuro ふくろ　- 福ろ　owl

Because of a pun with the name, the FUKU brings good luck to people.

. Daruma and the Owl .

. susuki mimizuku すすきみみずく　
horned owls made from susuki grass .

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. . . . . . . . . . Tottori

. Temple Konpira-In 大平山金毘羅院 .

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from temple 永林寺

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. Reference .

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. Qwl (fukuro, fukuroo, fukurō 梟 ) .

. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

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Enkiri to cut a bond

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Enkiri, engiri 縁切り　to cut a bond
to cut a tie
dissolution of a relationship
break off one's relationship

Enmusubi, to bind people together, is more common as an amulet.

.　Enmusubi 縁結, 縁結び, えんむすび　.

Some temples and shrines specialize in both aspects of having bonds with people or things.

But sometimes is is important to end the ties with a person, not just to cut him/her out of our life, but to curse a partner :

. Wara ningyoo 藁人形 straw dolls for curses .

To cut bad ties with someone ... but also to cut bad ties with something,
for example a disease which is troubling a person.

Cutting the ties of marriage leads to divorce.
In the Edo period, it was not so simple, see the story of temple Tokei-Ji below.

Parents would also cut the ties to a child, when it did not behave in a proper way and brought shame to the family.
The sons who had to take over a family business lived under special stress of conformity and propriety.

enkiri koojoo 縁切口上 words to declare a divorce

Let us look at some samples of ENKIRI!

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Enkiri Jinja 縁切り神社 Shrine to cut off bad influence

Yasui Konpiragu 安井金毘羅宮
Gion Kyoto
安井金比羅宮（縁切寺）

source :　大塚幸代

You crawl through this stone tunnel to get rid of the bad connections -
or sometimes to find a new match in our life.
Write your wish on the white paper, paste in on the stone and crawl.

From shrine Yasui Konpiragu 安井金毘羅宮

To cut ties with disease or people

Homepage of the shrine

There are lucky charms of every variety in there.
For example, set of break up and end relationship's charms,
break up to stoker,
and more
source : www.yasui-konpiragu.or.jp

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Enkiridera 縁切寺 Temple to cut off bad influence

Mantoku-Ji 縁切寺満徳寺
Gunma, Ota town
群馬県太田市（旧新田郡尾島町）

quote
Bad luck flushed down the toilet in Japan rite
Bad luck flushed down the toilet in Japan rite

Tired of an unsatisfying relationship, the sluggish economy or just your own bad habits?
Now you really can flush it all down the toilet.

The Mantokuji temple in Japan's central Gumma prefecture was once an asylum for women who wanted to cut marital ties with their husbands, a function now made obsolete by modern divorce laws and family courts.

Now, the temple is a museum chronicling the history of divorce as well as a place to help people get rid of any bad karma, via a piece of paper they drop into latrines.

Vistors are given two options:
the white squat toilet for the "enkiri", or cutting ties,
or
the black one for the "enmusubi", or tightening ties.

"I'm getting fat and it's not healthy. From now on I'd like to lose weight, be in fine form and take care of my health."

Up until the 19th century, Mantokuji was one of only two women-only convents serving as a refuge for wives who wanted to leave with their husbands.

Women in those days had no legal rights to ask for a divorce, though all a man had to do was to write "I hereby divorce thee" in a letter to make the breakup official.
Convent officials would act as mediators between the couple, and if a reconciliation was not possible, the officials made sure the wife had some sort of legal protection.

"In the past the Mantokuji was a divorce temple. There are only two in Japan and in the whole world," explained the temple museum director Tadashi Takagi.
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And among the million gods in the Japanese pantheon, the deity of the toilet, kawaya no kami, was considered just as important as the others since he was believed to heal illnesses and help in childbirth, Takagi added.

But ever since the symbolic latrines were installed, accidents have happened.

"When this museum was realized, at first, there were people who took it for a real loo and actually used it. But since we have put a sign indicating that the toilets are for praying, almost nobody makes that mistake anymore," Takagi said.

Despite its quirky rite, the Mantokuji sanctuary continues to stand as a testimony to women's rights in Japan. Once inside its gates, unhappy wives did see a change in their fortunes, without really having to flush it away.
source : xtvnz.co.nz/world-news

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Shōkozan Tōkei-ji (松岡山東慶寺),
Kakekomi-dera (駆け込み寺) or
Enkiri-dera (縁切り寺)

Tokei-Ji is a Buddhist temple and a former nunnery, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan (尼五山), in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Rinzai school of Zen's Engaku-ji branch, and was opened by Hōjō Sadatoki in 1285. It is best known as a historic refuge for women who were abused by their husbands.
It is for this reason sometimes referred to as the "Divorce Temple".
MORE : Wikipeida

source :　seirios2772

enkiri Kannon 縁切り観音 Kannon to cut bonds

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source :　777orz.blog97

akuenkiri Fudoo, aku-en 悪縁切り不動 Fudo Myo-O
temple Anyo-Ji in Kurashiki 倉敷安養寺

. Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .

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source :　kanihei5

Ema tablet with both facing in different directions

野芥縁切地蔵尊 Enkiri Jizoo
Fukuoka, Noke Jizo
福岡市早良区の野芥（のけ）
This Jizo temple is more than 1300 years old, it used to be called

Konoo Jizoo 古能地蔵 Kono Jizo
According to a legend of Lord Tominaga and Princess Kono.
富永兼縄とお古能姫

On the day of their wedding, when all was prepared, the Prince did not show. He had run away . . .
His father saw a big problem coming up in explaining, so he proclaimed:
"My son has died all over a sudden!"
When the messenger reacht Princess Kono, it was just here, where the temple is now.

. Jizo Bosatsu (Kshitigarbha) 地蔵菩薩 .

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enkiri Kannon 縁切り観音 Kannon to cut a bond

temple Zensenji 善泉寺, Ota Town
Nr. 24 of the 33 Kannon temples pilgrimage
太田市菅塩町644番地
Higashi Jooshuu 東上州三十三観音霊場巡り
Koozuke no Kuni 上野(こうずけ)国

The first statue attributed with this duty was stolen, so now there is a Kannon with 11 faces in the little Kannon hall.
In a farmhouse nearby they keep some ema tablets from olden times.
In the Edo time, this temple was under direct patronage of the Tokugawa regime.

source : masahiro-higuchi

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 .

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Enkiribashi　縁切り橋　bridge to cut off bad luck

縁切り橋 by 井川香四郎

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Buckwheat noodles !

sobakiri 蕎麦切り（そばきり）cut soba
... kirisoba　切り蕎麦、切りそば
They can be pulled to quite a lenght by hand, and are thus an auspicious food for people to get old and live long.
Also called jumyoo soba 寿命そば. or nobisoba のびそば。

Since on the other hand these soba can break easily, they are also auspicious to

"cut the connection to a person" enkiri soba 縁切りそば or
at the New Year
to cut the bad luck of old, toshikiri soba 年切りそば.

To be cut off from old debt, they are called
shakusen kiri 借銭切り or kanjoo soba 勘定そば.
In some regions they were called "fortune noodles", undon 運どん.
It was important that you had to eat the full portion of these kirisoba and not leave a bit.

. Buckwheat noodles (soba) .

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Enkiri enoki 縁切榎 Chinese hackberry tree
at the Nakasendo road, Itabashi 板橋宿

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Enkiri Village: Dead End Survival
縁切り村 - デッド・エンド・サバイバル
2011 Japanese horror film by Kōichi Tsubaki
Starring Reina Fujie and Ren Yagami.

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. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

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Tegata wooden plates sekisho

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Tegata omamori 手形お守り "to pass a road"

Tegata were wooden plates with an inscription, given to travellers of the Edo period to pass through the regional barriers on their pilgrimages.

From Dazaifu Tenman-Gu

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tsuukoo tegata omamori 通行手形お守り
Temples now sell it as "proof you have passed here".

source :　saigoku.seesaa.net

With the mascot dog Oh-Kun
OH!くんの通行手形お守り

In the Edo period, there were special tegata in writing, like a letter.

onna tsuukoo tegata 女手形 pass for women
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sekisho fuda　関所札　pass for a barrier

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龍安寺参詣手形 Tegata Mamori amulet

. Ryooan-ji 龍安寺 /竜安寺 Ryoan-Ji
"Dragon Peace Temple .

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tegata litteraly means print of the hand

Some shrines and temples offer a handprint amulet at the birth of a baby.

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Hakone Sekisho 箱根関所

関所より吹戻さるる寒さ哉
sekisho yori fukimodosaruru samusa kana

from the checkpoint
it is blown back -
this cold

Kobayashi Issa

Virtual tour at Hakone Sekisho
Tokugawa shogun placed 53 sekisho (facility for inspection) on major roads across the nation to defend Edo (current Tokyo).
Hakone Sekisho was one of the largest and was thought to be the most important among them.
Hakone Sekisho was placed on the current location in 1619, during an early period of Edo Era.
source : hakonesekisyo.jp/english

Magatama

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Magatama 勾玉　Magatama jewel, curved beads

Magatama (勾玉 or 曲玉), are curved beads
which first appeared in Japan during the Jōmon period.

They are often found in mounded tumulus graves as offerings to deities. They continued to be popular with the ruling elites throughout the Kofun Period of Japan, and are often romanticised as indicative of the Yamato Dynasty of Japan.

They are mainly made of jade (翡翠), agate (瑪瑙), quartz (石英), talc (滑石), and jasper (碧玉). Some consider them to be an Imperial symbol, although in fact ownership was widespread throughout all the chieftainships of Kofun Period Japan. It is believed that magatama were popularly worn as jewels for decoration, in addition to their religious meanings. In this latter regard they were later largely replaced by Buddhist prayer beads in the Nara period.

Yasakani no Magatama

The most important magatama is the Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊曲玉, also 八坂瓊曲玉), which is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan, added some time around the Heian period. The Yasakani no Magatama stands for benevolence, and is one of the three items used in the ceremony of imperial ascension.
In Japanese mythology, the jewels, along with the mirror, were hung on the tree outside of Amaterasu's cave (where she had hidden) to lure her out. It is believed to be a necklace composed of jade magatama stones instead of a solitary gem as depicted in popular culture. It is believed to be enshrined in Tokyo, in the Japanese Imperial Palace.
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Kashima Jinja 鹿嶋神社 Kashima Shrine

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Shirahige jinja shrine 白鬚神社
magatama suzu 勾玉鈴 3 clay bells in magatama form

If placed at the entrance of the home, they prevent fire and protect from evil.

Magatama is seen as a symbol of sun and moon together, or as an embryo in the mother womb.

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. Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine 綱敷天満宮 .

bracelet 勾玉（まがたま）腕守り
it also comes in red

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. Magatama from Izumo .

The Izumo region is a famous producer of menoo めのう (瑪瑙) , 出雲めのう agate stone. Many are formed into ritual magatama jewels for the imperial family.
松江市玉湯町 Matsue Town, Tamayu-Cho.

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shooryuu magatama omamori 昇龍勾玉お守り
Rising Dragon and Magatama amulet

To bring you good luck, climb the jewel like a dragon.

Shrine Shirasaki Hachimangu 白崎八幡宮
This shrine has a lot more interesting amulets.
source : sirasaki-hp.shop-pro

山口県岩国市今津町6-12-23

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Daruma in a plastic magatama

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俳句『勾玉池』 by 加藤暢一
Haiku "Magatama Ike"
Magatama Pond

source : nobu-haiku

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Magatama Haiku collection "勾玉俳句"

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水色の勾玉にある春の色
mizuiro no magatama ni aru haru no iro

in this magatama
of the color of water
the color of spring

Kato Ruriko 加藤瑠璃子 (Katoo Ruriko)

Oningyoosama Deity

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O-Ningyoo Sama お人形様　 O-Ningyo Sama

A special guardian deity from Fukushima prefecture.

source :　fks-ab.co

A straw figure near Fukushima Airport, to ward off evil influence.
This one was built to keep off the influenza epidemy in 2010.
It is about 4 meters high.
新型インフルエンザ退治

source : Tamura town : O-Ningyo Sama Details

Figures of "boundary deities" 境神 like this were put at the entrance of a village to ward off evil.

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at the train station

朴橋（ホウノキバシ）has another version.

Some O-Ningyo Sama from Funahiki machi town, Fukushima
福島県田村市船引町

new mask from Heisei 14

Horikoshi O-ningyo Sama, from Akashi Shrine
堀越のお人形様は、明石神社

reconstruction after 87 years, the mask is from the Edo period with especially large eyes

painting of O-ningyo Sama

Waffles for a souvenir, with this deity.

source : 4travel tohoku/fukushima

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. Wara ningyoo 藁人形 straw dolls for curses .

Wara Ningyo curses

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Wara ningyoo 藁人形 straw dolls for curses
Japanese curse straw doll
Cursed Straw Doll

This is not about toy dolls made of straw, which go by the same name.

But these dolls take us back to another time and mentality.
They are close to the vodoo dolls.

藁人形 wara ningyoo,
a doll used for making a wish to kill or harm a person. At midnight, a nail is hit through the heart of the doll to fix it to a tree in a shrine.

ushi mitsu, the old double-hour of the ox beginning at one o'clock. mitsu signifies the third part of this time slot.
A time when the spirits of the dead and the gods are alive too.

"a time when the trees and plants are asleep"
草木も眠る丑三つ時

made with straw and hemp strings

noroi no wara ningyoo　呪いのわら人形　
doll to curse a person

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Harunobu Nishiki-e 　春信錦絵

ushi no koku mairi - ushi no toki mairi
丑の刻参り、丑の時参り
うしのこくまいり、うしのときまいり）

The double-hour of the bull
from one to 3 at night used for a curse.
ushimitsu 牛三 is from about 2 to 2:30 at night.

This time was the best to make a wish or place a curse with the help of the deities, be it Buddhist or Shinto.

source : Hokusai Ehon hayabiki

A straw doll was used to nail into a "sacred tree" 御神木 of a shrine at this time. (Some trees in the famous "cursing" shrines of Kyoto still show the holes made by the long nails.)
The doll was nailed with a metal nail or stake of 5 sun length 五寸釘. This had to be repeated until the cursed person was dead.
It worked best when a string of hair, a piece of skin or some blod of the person to be cursed was mixed with the straw.

There was the risk that the person who hit the nail into the tree might turn into an oni, a demon herself.

Some shrines were quite famous for its powerful trees, for example the shrine Kibune Jinja 貴船神社 (Kifune Shrine) and the Kiyomizu temple　清水寺 in Kyoto and the shrine
Ikurei Jinja 育霊神社 in Niimi, Okayama.
岡山県新見市哲西町大野部３９５９

The person was clad in white, painted her face white and wore a special headgear (gotoku 五徳, a tripot used in a hibachi brazier to support the kettle) with three candles.
The wooden geta clogs had only one support 一本歯の下駄, around the breast she wore a round mirror and on the hip a sword for protection 護り刀.
She had to bite on a wooden comb (kushi 櫛) and was thus not allowed to speak during the shrine visit.

If she met someone else on her secret cursing expedition, that innocent other person might "catch" the curse and die instead. So it was quite a difficult and dangerous expedition.

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Impaling the Sin -
villagers would nail a straw doll wearing their clothes to a sacred tree. The people's sin and misfortune were symbolically placed in the doll and offered to the Other World.

Kushimi Dolls and Igushi Dolls - 奇し御魂　－斎串
both were straw dolls representing the dead, skewered on the mountain near the place where the real world connected to the other world.

Impalement Ritual -
taking the folklore to an extreme, this ritual involves the impalement of an actual person who, like the dolls, takes on the pain of Worshippers. She then goes as an offering to the liminal space between the human world and the spirit world, taking the pain with her.
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Ushi no toki mairi
(Two-o’clock in the morning prayer
[to curse a person to death])

Actors: Unidentified actor in dress of incantation with candles on his head, a mirror breast-plate, hammer, nails and straw doll, possibly as either Mashita Nagamori or Kume no Heiemon 　
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ikiryoo 生霊 . 生き霊 Ikiryo“living spirit”

The ikiryō has been described in some sources as a kind of astral projection by a person’s intense emotions (usually a woman, and usually jealousy, though there are exceptions). Sources disagree as to the particular characteristics of the ikiryō, such as whether it is visible to people other than its intended victim and whether it is the actual soul of a person traveling away from its body or a separate spirit given life by the creator’s emotions. There are some common attributes, however: once possessed, the victim begins to waste away, the victim can apparently “see” the apparition, once the possession takes place, the only way to ascertain the identity of the spirit is by questions from someone with mystical power over spirits (monks, priests, miko, onmyōji, shamans, etc.). A final attribute shared by those capable of sending out ikiryō has been described as a strong will, a will that often leads them to become marginalized members of society.

Ikiryō and Intense Emotions

The Rokujo Lady 源氏 Rokujo no Miyasudokoro六条御息所

There is much written about this lady from the Genji Monogatari. She is blamed for the death of one of Genji’s earlier lovers, Yugao, though this is hotly debated by literary scholars. The debate is centered on the fact that Genji sees an apparition of a beautiful woman just prior to Yugao’s death (and the reader is left to infer the apparition is that of the Rokujo Lady), yet he does not recognize her as the Rokujo lady. There are many possible explanations for this. The Rokujo Lady is definitely responsible, however, for the ikiryō possession of Genji’s wife, the Lady Aoi, when she is pregnant (and at her most vulnerable).

The Rokujo Lady is the widow of a prince who would have become emperor had he lived into adulthood. She never remarries, yet she doesn’t retreat from society as a nun, but still maintains her place on the skirt of society--even to the point of taking a lover (Genji). Genji contemplates leaving her, citing her strength of will (and her inability to be pleased, her dogmatic insistence on being proper even though she, herself, is lacking in this regard).

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The Rokujo Lady, prior to a move that will take her farther away from society (though not “out” of it) with her virginal daughter (another fact that serves to marginalize the Lady Rokujo’s family), goes to a festival to catch one last glimpse of her beloved Genji. She parks her carriage (an ornately decorated one as befits a lady of her rank) to one side, an act that partially obstructs the road to the festival grounds. When Aoi, Genji’s wife, tries to get by her retinue damages Rokujo Lady’s carriage. That act, committed (innocently enough as it was, though would later be described in Noh theatre as more aggressive) by someone of inferior rank, combined with the fact everyone recognized her carriage and why she had come to the festival making her a laughing stock, caused her blood to boil. Ever a student of propriety, she masked her jealousy and hatred well, yet her emotions created an ikiryō.

The ikiryō of the Lady Rokujo takes possession of Aoi, Genji’s wife, and she begins to waste away. A miko and a priest are summoned, and call her spirit forth to ascertain its identity. It is found that the ikiryō is that of the Rokujo Lady. An exorcism is preformed in which incense is constantly burned in Aoi’s chambers. The Lady Rokujo, who doesn’t know her ikiryō is possessing Aoi, has nightmares about attacking her and can’t seem to rid herself of the smell of incense. The exorcism allows Aoi to recover enough to deliver a baby boy, but she soon dies afterward. Later, her jealousy is calmed both by the fact she discovers her ikiryō is responsible for Aoi’s death and by a conversation she has with Genji. When she dies, it is suggested that she has truly “moved on.” Yet, later, when Genji’s second wife, Murasaki, is pregnant, the spirit of the Rokujo Lady appears again, eventually claiming a second (confirmed) victim.

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. Goryoo 御霊 vengefull spirits .

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丑三のわら人形が笑ふ夜
ushimitsu no wara ningyoo ga warau yoru

after midnight
the straw doll laughs-
what a night

or more literal

the night when
the straw doll laughs
after midnight

anonymous senryu

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A special guardian deity from Fukushima prefecture.

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waraningyoo -
the curse in ketchup
on the dinner plate

source :　ymnnmy.blog70

wara ningyo made from eggs . . .

strap for the portable telephone

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dolls for curses, made from paper for home use
呪いに使われる人形の一種・紙人形
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日本の呪い―「闇の心性」

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. Aizen Myo-O 愛染明王 .

In the Shingon sect he is venerated in special ceremonies, Aizenhoo 愛染法、Kyooaihoo 敬愛法, to induce love in a partner.

Rites in esoteric Buddhism

1. Befriedende Riten (sokusaihoo; S: shaantika)
Gebete zum Schutz vor Katastrophen und Unheil:

2. Mehrende Riten (zooyakuhoo, sooyakuhoo; S: pustika, paustika)
Gebete zur Vermehrung von Wohlstand und Glück im Alltag sowie geistiger Errungenschaften:

3. Bannende Riten (choobukuhoo, chuubukuhoo, goobukuhoo) (S: aabhicaarika)
Eine Art schwarzer Magie zur Verfluchung und Unterwerfung von Feinden:

4. Gefügigmachende Riten (keiaihoo, Aizenhoo; S: vasikarana)
Dieser "Liebeszauber" wurde in der Heian-Zeit besonders gepflegt: Der Herd ist rund wie eine achtblättrige Lotusblüte, nach Westen gerichtet. Beste Tageszeit für die Zeremonie ist Mitternacht. Gewänder der Priester von roter Farbe. Hauptgegenstand der Verehrung ist Aizen Myoooo. Die Zeremonie dauerte oft eine ganze Nacht (ichiya goma). Statt der 108 Milchhölzer werden hier in der 3. Stufe 108 Blüten, meist rote Lotusblüten, verbrannt. Wenn man hier einen dreieckigen Herd wie bei bannenden Riten verwendet, wird ein bisher widerspenstiger Partner dem Opfernden hörig und tut, was der andere will.

5. Herbeiziehende Riten (koochoohoo, kooshoohoo; S: aakarsana)
Eine Unterform der gefügigmachenden Riten.

6. Lebensverlängernde Riten (enmeihoo, Fugen enmeihoo)
Eine Unterform der mehrenden Riten, die in Japan besonders beliebt war. Gebete um Verlängerung der eigenen Lebensspanne.

. Die Kultgegenstände des esoterischen Buddhismus
(mikkyoo hoogu 密教法具, mitsugu) .
Gabi Greve

Atariya arrow

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Atariya 当たり矢 arrow to hit good luck

お多福・達磨・当たり矢必勝お守り

Amulet with Daruma, O-Tafuku and the hitting arrow.

Your name can be input on the top.
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katsu　勝 to win

. Kachi mamori, kachimamori 勝守 / 勝ち守り to WIN .

The normal arrow for the new year to ward off evil is called

. Hamaya 破魔矢 arrow for the New Year .

. Arrows and Archery .

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To hit the target for archery on horseback

from OkuniTama Shrine 大国魂神社
Every year on May 5 there is a competition for archery on horseback, so their new year arrow is also for this event.

. yabusame 流鏑馬 archery on horseback .

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To win in gambling

This is so small you can put it in your purse and hope money will double.

100 tries, 100 hits　－ 100発100中

for all kinds of gambling, from horse race betting to card games.

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当り矢の余音に浸る弓始
atariya no yoin ni hitaru yumi hajime

soaked in the sound
of the winning arrow -
first archery contest

Ogasawara Hiromi 小笠原ひろみ

Shippoo cloisonne

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Enamel エナメル cloisonne

shippoo 七宝（しっぽう）cloisonne

hooroo saiku ほうろう細工 enamel craft
enameru peinto エナメルペイント enamel paint
enameru sen エナメル線 enamel wire
ginbari jippoo (ginbari shippoo) 銀貼七宝 cloisonee with silver foil
shippoomon しっぽうもん【七宝文】 overlapping circles

Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, in recent centuries using vitreous enamel, and in older periods also inlays of cut gemstones, glass, and other materials. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments (cloisons in French) to the metal object by soldering or adhering silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors.
Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln.
..... Other ways of using the technique have been developed, but are of minor importance. In 19th century Japan it was used on pottery vessels with ceramic glazes, and it has been used with lacquer and modern acrylic fillings for the cloisons.
A version of cloisonné technique is often used for lapel badges, logo badges for many objects such as cars, including BMW models, and other applications, though in these the metal base is normally cast with the compartments in place, so the use of the term cloisonne', though common, is questionable. That technique is correctly referred by goldsmiths, metalsmiths and enamellists as champlevé.
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tootai ningyoo 陶体人形 (totai dolls)
ceramic dolls with enamel
陶体の人形

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The best-knowntotai (ceramic) dolls are the enamel-decorated figures from the Arita and Satsuma kilns. The plasticity of clay and the qualities that can be achieved through the use of glazes and colourants give them a very special quality. In the case of Hakata dolls, which are still made in large numbers today, colours are painted on to a biscuit-fired but unglazed ceramic body.
source : www.nihon-kogeikai.com

source :　nisiogitougei

Mechanical doll with a clock - a combination of Japanese and Western aesthetic.
by Mudo Yuriko 夢童由里子 (Mudoo Yuriko)

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akasuke　赤透け　transparent red

source : katoshippo.shop-pro.jp

One of the most difficult techniques is the transparent red, here with a vase of a botan peonia.
This is a family tradition passed on only to the eldest son of the craftsman.

「金赤」と呼ばれる赤色透明釉（赤透け）

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Daruma

Daikoku

Yakko

Look at more items HERE
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shippoomaki 七宝巻 Shippomaki Sushi

. Washoku - Mandala Arrangements .

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Tokyo 10 Shrines

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Tookyoo jusha 東京十社 ten shrines of Tokyo

source :　neck521

Tookyoo jusha 東京十社 the ten most important shrines of Tokyo

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Hakusan Jinja 白山神社
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. The Hakusan Shrines of Japan .

. Hie Jinja 日枝神社 .
Sannoo no masaru mamori dorei 山王のまさる守土鈴
clay bell with monkey amulet

Hikawa Jinaj 氷川神社 Akasaka 赤坂
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. Kameido Tenjinsha 亀戸天神社 .

. Kanda Jinja 神田神社 Kanda Myoojin Shrine 神田明神 .

. Nezu Jinja 根津神社 .
eto no migawari san　干支の身代わりさん
zodiac animals take on your bad luck
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tsukinami hana mifuda, hanamifuda 月次花御札
amulets for flowers of each month
Shichigosan (shichi go san 七五三祝) ema votive tablet
Gozu Tennoo fuda 牛頭天王札
Somin Shorai Amulet 蘇民将来　

. Ooji Jinja 王子神社 Oji Jinna . Oji Gongen 王子権現
Ooji Gongen no yari 王子権現の槍 spear of Oji Gongen
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Ooji Inari Jinja 王子稲荷神社 Oji Inari Fox Shrine

. Shiba Daijingu 芝大神宮 .
Shrine for Shiba myoojin 芝明神, Shiba Daimyojin Shrine
chigibako 千木筥 / 千木箱 auspicious box
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amulet for the soccer club of Tokyo FC東京
akinai omamori 商い守り for good business

. Shinagawa Jinja 品川神社 .

. Tomioka Hachimangu 富岡八幡宮 Fukagawa .
kootsuu anzen 交通安全　sticker for safety in traffic
kachimamori 勝守 / 勝ち守り to win a battle
Amulet for good fishing 釣行安全

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Chigibako box

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Chigibako 千木筥 / 千木箱 auspicious box

from the shrine Shiba Daijinguu 芝大神宮 Shiba Daijingu
Daimyojingu, Shiba Daimyojin Shrine 芝大神宮

Each box has the oblong form of the old gold money unit koban　小判, with three boxes stapled to carry away, held by an auspicious straw rope. It is made from the same wood as the roof decoration of the shrine (shingi). It is painted colorful in special colors of white, green and purple with wisteria blossoms.
Each box contains roasted beans, so it sounds "karakara korokoro" when shaken.
The beans were later replaced by sugar-coated beans and other kinds of sweets.

The ladies of Edo had a pun on the sound of CHIGI 千着, one thousand kimonos, and bought this amulet to improve the number of their robes.
Now it is also sold as an amulet to bring a good relationship.

The ladies used to hang this amulet from the beams of the kitchen. When a strong thunder rattled the home, they would eat some beans to appease the God of Thunder, who's sound is also heared as "korokoro".

縁起物の千木箱
source : www.kashiwashobo.co.jp

During the Autumn Festival in September, the three special boxes of the shrine offering are also filled with other seasonal food items, such as sweet chestnuts (kuri), matsutake mushrooms and abalone (awabi), as an expression of gratitude to the female deity for a bountiful harvest.

Toyouke no Ookami 豊受大神 The Great Deity that gives Bountiful
as enshrined in the main shrine in Ise. Toyouke Omikami
The goddess of agriculture and industry in the Shinto religion. Worshipped at the Gegu 下宮 in Ise.
She offers food to Amaterasu.
The Shiba shrine is probably the only one where she was worshipped in Edo, since she is closer related to farmers and a good harvest.

.Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮, Ise Jingū) .

Oogetsu Hime no Kami 大宜都比売神
later turned into

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Toyoukehime no Kami
The offspring of Wakumusuhi, whom Izanami bore as she lay dying after giving birth to the fire kami, Kagutsuchi. The Kojiki account describes Toyoukehime as one of the kami assigned by Amaterasu to accompany Ninigi upon his descent, together with the mirror (kagami) that served as Amaterasu's spirit-vessel (mitamashiro). Based on her role as tutelary of food, Toyoukehime is identified with various other deities, including Ukemochi, Ōgetsuhime, Ukanomitama, and Toyoukanome.
As the kami of foodstuffs who presents food offerings to Amaterasu no ōmikami, Toyoukehime is enshrined at the Outer Shrine (Gekū or Wataraigū) of the Grand Shrines of Ise.

Legend states that in response to an oracle, Toyoukehime moved to Ise from her original location at Manai in Hiji of Tanba Province, a legend possibly related to the fact that a deity called Toyoukanome was enshrined in the Nagu Shrine there. Under the influence of medieval Ryōbu Shinto, Toyoukehime was identified in numerous ways as a counterpart to Amaterasu, including descriptions as moon deity, water deity, Dainichi of the Diamond Realm and Shikidaibon Tennō.

Toyoukehime is the chief object of worship (saijin) at the "Outer Shrine" (Toyouke Daijingū　in Ise.
source : Kadoya Atsushi, Kokugakuin 2005

The Inari Fox God Cult
Toyuke (Toyouke) Okami, the deity of food, clothing, and housing,
Among the kami that Inari has been associated with are Miketsu Okami, Ogetsu Hime no Kami, Ukanomitama no Kami, Toyouke Hime no Kami, and Toyouke no Kami.
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芝大神宮

Founded in 1005, by the Emperor Ichijoo Tennoo 一条天皇.

This shrine is popular for wedding ceremonies.
In former times, it was also called
Iikura Myoojin Guu 飯倉神明宮 Iikura Myojin Gu
Shiba Myoojin Guu 芝神明宮 Shiba Myojin Gu

Under the protection of the Edo bakufu government, the shrine thrived, seen as
the Great Protector Deity of the Region, Ubusunagami 大産土神.

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Shiba Daimyojin Shrine, or Shiba-Daijingu Shrine
as it is also called, is one of the ten most important shrines of Tokyo chosen by Emperor Meiji to be the guardian shrines of the city. It is also one of the most ancient shrines in Tokyo and is said to be dedicated to a branch deity of the Ise Shrine of the mid-Heian period.

The shrine building stands in the middle of a small piece of land. It is built in the Shinmei style and has a roof of chigi (forked finials) . Though small, the shrine grounds have been used very efficiently. Its important features are the Do-Toro (copper lantern), Chikara Ishi (strength-testing stone), and the Megumi-no-Hansho (the fire bell). An extremely popular shrine during the Edo period, Shiba Daijingu enshrines Yoritomo Minamoto and Ieyasu.

A popular event at the shrine is the Dara-dara Matsuri だらだら祭り, or the Ginger Root Festival , held every September since the Edo period. Literally meaning "prolonged festival" Dara-dara Matsuri lasts for 11 days - from September 11 to 21. Also called Shoga Matsuri , or the Ginger Root Festival, ginger root is offered at the altar of the shrine during the festival. Other features of the Festival include open-air stalls selling ginger root besides other traditional knick-knacks and food items. A parade of mikoshi (portable shrines) is taken out with over 400 participants dressed in ancient court costume carrying them.
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Another amulet from this shrine is for good business.

It brings a thousand visitors to the store 千客万来.
On the beautiful silken black bag the Chinese character for Business　商 is emproidered. kuroji 黒生地 black material, is a pun with "black figures" 黒字　in the balance book.

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amulet for the soccer club of Tokyo FC東京

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chigi 千木 "1000 roof beams"

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Katsuogi, Chigi
Two characteristic features of shrine architecture, katsuogi 鰹木 refer to log-like sections laid horizontally along and perpendicular to, the ridge line of the structure, while chigi refer to poles that appear to extend from the roof's gableboards, intersecting at the ridge and continuing upwards for some distance.

In ancient times, katsuogi were used as symbols of status or rank on the houses of members of the court and other powerful families, but they later came to be used only on the major structures of shrines. They are usually found in combination with chigi.
The latter are believed to be a vestige of primitive construction practices in which roofs were formed by crossing and binding together ridge-support poles, the extended tops of which were left uncut. In time, independent crossed boards were mounted on the roof as decorative elements rather than as integral to the crossed and extended gableboards; these were called okichigi ("set chigi").

Normally, the ends of the diagonal chigi are cut at mitered angles either perpendicular (sotosogi) or parallel (uchisogi) to the ground, leading to the alternate name katasogi ("miters").
In any event, the original purpose of chigi was as a functional reinforcement to the structure, but today, most serve as symbols emphasizing the sacred nature of the structure.

At the Grand Shrines of Ise, shrine buildings dedicated to male kami are traditionally given an odd number of katsuogi and the ends of chigi are cut perpendicular to the ground, while
shrines to female kami have an even number of katsuogi, and chigi are cut parallel to the ground.
Many other shrines have subsequently copied this design practice.
source : Nakayama Kaoru, Kokugakuin 2005

ochigi 男千木（おちぎ） male chigi

mechigi 女千木 (めちぎ) female chigi

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Shiba Myojingu Otori 芝神明宮大鳥居 Great Gate
Hiroshige 広重東京名勝図会, around 1870

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Tookyoo jusha 東京十社 the ten most important shrines of Tokyo

. Tookyoo jusha 東京十社 ten shrines of Tokyo .

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observance kigo for the New Year

Shiba Myoojin matsuri 芝明神祭 (しばみょうじんまつり)
festival at Shiba Myojin

Celebrated on Nanuka Shoogatsu 七日正月, seventh day of the first lunar month, to lead over into hte New Year. Many people visit the shrine on this day.

. WKD : New Year Ceremonies

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千木箱や戦火なければ着物増ゆ
chigibako ya senka nakereba kimono fuyu

auspicious box -
it if were not for the flames of war
my kimono would increase

Serita Yooko 芹田陽子 Serita Yoko
source : d.hatena.ne.jp

Nezu Jinja Shrine

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Nezu Jinja 根津神社　Nezu Shrine
東京都文京区根津1-28-9

HP of the shrine
source : www.nedujinja.or.jp

This shrine is famous for its azalea park. There are more than 3000 plants in the park, with 50 different varieties.
Bunkyoo tsutsuji matsuri Azalea Festival
文京つつじ祭り　April 9 to March 5.
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Legend has it
that this old shrine was built by Yamato Takeru approximately 1,900 years ago. The shrine pavilions we see today were constructed under the orders of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa (1646-1709), the fifth Shogun, in 1706. All of the pavilions including the Honden, Heiden, Haiden, Karamon, Sukibei, and Romon remain untouched and have been designated as the country's important cultural assets.

On the grounds are a number of historic sites related to cultural figures who lived in the neighborhood such as the "Bungo Ikoi-no-Ishi　憩いの石", a rock which we are told that such writers as Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) and Ogai Mori (1862-1922) sat on to think of ideas for their novels. This shrine became widely known after many great literary figures of modern times including Natsume and Mori mentioned its name in their works.
Nezu Jinja is also famous for its 3,000 azaleas of approximately 50 different species that reach full bloom every year from mid-April to the end of the month.
source : www.japan-i.jp

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The Deity Nezu Gongen 根津権現

This deity is another form of Susanoo スサノオ
and also represented as the
Kannon Bosatsu with 11 faces 十一面観音菩薩

根津三所権現 The Three Gongen of Nezu

素盞烏尊 - 十一面観音菩薩
Susanoo - Juuichimen Kannon with 11 faces
山王大権現 - 薬師如来
Sanno Gongen - Yakushi Nyorai
八幡大菩薩 - 阿弥陀如来
Hachiman daibosatsu - Amida Nyorai

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Snow at Nezu Gongen
Hasui (1883 - 1957)

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eto no migawari san　干支の身代わりさん
zodiac animals take on your bad luck

Small simple clay bells of about 4 cm hight. You buy one of the zodiac animal of the year you are born and hope it will protect you from evil.
These little bells are so cute, many people buy one for every year anyway.

. Migawari ... the deities substitute for us .

. 12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi .

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tsukinami hana mifuda, hanamifuda 月次花御札
amulets for flowers of each month

They ward off evil and prevent bad influence.

They are about 15 cm long.
January has pine, February plum blossoms, March has peach blossoms.
April: Azaleas
May : shobu Lilies
June : Bamboo
July : Oak leaves (for tanabata)
August : nadeshiko, wild carnations
September : Chrysanthemum
October : red maple leaves
November : Nanten
December : Camellia
They make a great monthly decoration for the living room and prevent evil.

more amulets from Edo :
source : www.timeout.jp

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More amulets from Nezu shrine:

. Shichigosan (shichi go san 七五三祝)
Seven-Five-Three Festival .
November 15

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Gozu Tennoo fuda 牛頭天王札
. Gozu Tenno 牛頭天王 Japanese god of plague.

Somin Shorai no Chinowa 蘇民将来の茅の輪
. Somin Shorai Amulets 蘇民将来　 .

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緑陰の暫しのなごみ根津の里
ryokuin no shibashi no nagomi Nezu no sato

relaxing for a while
in the lush green shade -
rural Nezu

Look at more photos of the shrine and the Haiku Meeting:
source : mahoroba77

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Nezu Institute of Fine Arts 根津美術館
Nezu Bijutsukan

source : www.nezu-muse.or.jp

founded by Nezu Kaichiroo 根津嘉一郎（ねずかいちろう）

The Nezu Museum (根津美術館, Nezu bijutsukan, formerly: The Nezu Institute of Fine Arts), located in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, houses the private collection of
Nezu Kaichirō (1860–1940).
The museum opened to the public in 1940 and escaped the destruction suffered by the estate property in the bombing of May 1945. Closed due to large-scale renovation and renewal from 2006 onwards, it re-opened in fall 2009 with a completely new museum building by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

Included in the collection are a pair of Edo period folding-screens of Irises by Ogata Kōrin. It also includes other paintings of renown, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and archaeological materials, as well as objects in lacquer, metal, and wood. The collection also consists of Chinese bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
The Nezu Museum is also known for its vast, Japanese-style garden.
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Kuyoo Memorial Service

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Kuyoo 供養 Memorial Service

kuyoo is a Buddhist service, usually a funeral rite, but not only for humans but also for other things, like animals and even dolls.

ningyoo kuyoo 人形供養 memorial ceremony for used dolls
ningyoo o-takiage 人形お焚き上げ ritual burning of dolls

. Observance KIGO for autumn .

Old dolls, which have incorporated the "souls" of their owners, can not simply be thrown away! So there are "funeral services" for them.
Many temples in Japan feature such a burning of old dolls.
Some of them are very famous.

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Ningyo Kuyo, Doll Memorial Service
Hokyoji Temple, Kyoto　宝鏡寺（京都）
Kiyomizu Kannondo Temple, Tokyo　清水観音堂（東京）

Ningyo Kuyo is a memorial service for beloved but now unwanted old dolls, which are offered to the goddess of mercy (Kannon bodhisattva). Before the ceremonial burning nuns of Hokyoji temple comfort the souls of the dolls by chanting sutras. Kannon is especially worshiped by women who wish to become pregnant and they also bring dolls hoping for offspring.

Hokyoji temple is an old nunnery, which served as a residence of imperial princesses. When a young princess went to the nunnery, the family sent her exquisite dolls to assuage homesickness. For instance Princess Kin received a doll with long orange-red hair reminiscent of a kabuki actor. This type of doll was believed to fend off hoso (chickenpox). Hokyoji maintains a number of antique dolls as well as sugoroku, kai awase, and other elegant, graceful, imperial play games. The temple is known as Ningyo-dera, Doll temple.

Earlier people believed that evil spirits could possess old abandoned utensils and turn them into spectres. A strong attachment to a thing might cause a spirit called tsukumogami, attachment god. An item’s old age (100 years) could also arouse this spirit. Paper lanterns or broken sandals might bear tears which became eyes and sharp teeth, thus giving a horrifying visage. Worn prayer beads or teacups could merely manifest faces and appendages, giving a warm and friendly appearance.

Though mostly tsukumogami were harmless they did have the capacity for anger. They could band together to take revenge on those who threw them away thoughtlessly. Modern items can’t possess tsukumogami, because these spirits don’t withstand electricity and few modern objects are used more than 100 years to gain a soul.

Look at this LINK with many photos:
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Tsukumogami (付喪神, "artifact spirit")

Hyakki Yako Emaki

They are a type of Japanese spirit. According to the Tsukumogami-emaki, tsukumogami originate from items or artifacts that have reached their 100th birthday and thus become alive and aware. Any object of this age, from swords to toys, can become a tsukumogami. Tsukumogami are considered spirits and supernatural beings, as opposed to enchanted items.

Tsukumogami vary radically in appearance, depending on the type of item they originated from as well as the condition that item was in. Some, such as tsukumogami originating from paper lanterns or broken sandals, can have tears which become eyes and sharp teeth, thus giving a horrifying visage. Others, such as worn prayer beads or teacups, may merely manifest faces and appendages, giving a warm and friendly appearance.

Though by and large tsukumogami are harmless and at most tend to play occasional pranks on unsuspecting victims, as shown in the Otogizōshi they do have the capacity for anger and will band together to take revenge on those who are wasteful or throw them away thoughtlessly. To prevent this, to this day some jinja ceremonies, such as the Hari Kuyō, are performed to console broken and unusable items.

It is said that modern items cannot become tsukumogami; the reason for this is that tsukumogami are said to be repelled by electricity. Additionally, few modern items are used for the 100-year-span that it takes for an artifact to gain a soul.
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More about the Ghosts of Japan
. Tsukumogami 付喪神 "artifact spirit".

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博多人形供養 Memorial Service for Hakata Dolls
at temple Shooshoo In 祥勝院（しょうしょういん）Shosho-In
December 9

. Hakata Dolls 博多人形 .

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Most Daruma Dolls are thrown in ritual fires around New Year.
People then buy new ones to protect them in the coming year.

. Sagichoo Festival 左義長（さぎちょう） .
dondo yaki どんど焼き（どんどやき) 　Dondo-Burning

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Tairyoo fishing INFO

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Tairyoo 大漁 large catch, good fishing

tsuri yuki anzen 釣行安全　safety when fishing

Fishing and safety on sea are very important to the fishermen along the coast of Japan.

This is a growing list.

. Kaijoo anzen 海上安全 safety on sea .

. Tairyoobata 大漁旗　ship flags for a good catch .

. Sakana 　魚　toys and amulets with FISH .

. Ebisu, the Protector Deity of Fishermen .

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- ABC - List of fishing amulets from the Prefectures

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Shrine Kibune Jinja 貴船神社 Kifune

ruaa mamori ルアー守 luer amulet

kajitori 梶取守 taking the rudder safely

交通ステッカー守（船型） traffic safety for ships

source : kibune.jp/jinja/omamori

. Kifune matsuri 貴船祭 Kifune festival and Kibune shrine .

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. . . . . . . . . . Osaka

Shrine Chinu Jinja 茅渟神社
大阪府：泉南市／樽井村

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tsuri shugo　釣守護　protection when fishing

This shrine dates back a long way, when the bay of Osaka was still called the
Bay of Chinu 茅渟の海

There is also a fish by this name

kichinu 黄茅渟キチヌ yellowfin porgy
kibire　黄鰭　"yellow fin"
Acanthopagrus latus

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Temple Jizo-Ji 地蔵寺
大阪府河内長野市清水111

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Shrine Miho Jinja 美保神社
島根県松江市美保関町

tsuri omamori 釣り御守り amulet for fishing

ema 絵馬　votive tablet

. Miho Jinja　美保神社 .
seasonal festivals

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. . . . . . . . . . Tokyo

from Shrine Tomioka Hachimangu, Tokyo 富岡八幡宮

with a fish hook for a good catch

. 深川八幡祭 Tomoika Hachimangu, Fukagawa, Tokyo .

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Shrine Kibune Jinja 貴船神社、Kyoto

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Kukai Kobo Daishi mamori

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Kukai Kobo Daishi
(774-835) (Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

Founder of Shingon 　真言　Japanese Esoteric Buddhism

Read the introduction here

. Kobo Daishi, Kukai 弘法大師　空海 .

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namu Daishi henjo kongo 南無大師遍照金剛

仙台虚空蔵尊 - 大満寺
Sendai, Kokuzo Bosatsu, Temple Daimanji

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namikiri Fudo 浪切不動明王 Wave-calming Fudo

From Temple Nr. 36 of the 88 henro pilgrim temples of Shikoku

. Namikiri Fudo Myo-O 浪切不動明王 .

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空海修行大師道中御守 Kukai as a student in China
from temple Kaigen-Ji in China 開元寺

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A handcarved statue for your personal use.
for 厄除け、招福 warding off evil and bringing good luck.
and for 家内安全、合格祈願、難病克服 a happy family, passing an examination and warding off illness.

made from byakudan 白檀 sandalwood

source : online shopping

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sango シナ海珊瑚 from Chinese sea coral
made in Tosa, Shikoku
about 5,5 cm high, to fit in a pocket

source : nishida corals

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. Gankake Daishi 願掛け大師 Kukai to make a wish .
at Kawasaki Daishi Temple　川崎大師

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chirimen ちりめん弘法大師 made from crepe silk

with more keyholders of chirimen
source : tensho/keyhorder

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Kobo Daishi, Wood Statue

Statue of seated Kōbō Daishi holding a vajra in right hand and a prayer ring in the left. The vajra is a fundamental icon of Shingon Buddhism -- Japan's version of Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhism. The vajra is a symbolic weapon that represents a thunderbolt (irresistible force) and indestructibility (it can cut any substance but not be cut itself, like a diamond). It thus represents spiritual power. Vajra in Sanskrit means diamond (lit. adamantine, unsplittable), while yana means vehicle. Vajrayana is thus translated as "The Diamond Vehicle." This splendid carving is a reproduction of the most common and traditional artistic depiction of Kōbō Daishi in Japan.

For more on Kōbō Daishi, please see:

source : Mark Schumacher

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Kuukai Yakuyoke 空海厄除け to ward off evil

Kukai O-Mamori 空海　お守り

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Japanese Reference with all the HENRO pilgrims goods and amulets:
Reference : eitikai.co

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Daishi Senbei 大師せんぺい rice crackers

Kukai as a pilgrim in Shikoku

. Shikoku Henro　四国遍路 Information .

. Kawasaki Daishi 川崎大師 .
平間寺 Temple Heiken-ji

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. Regional Amulets and Talismans from Japan .

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Oji Inari Fox Shrine Tokyo

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Ooji Inari Jinja 王子稲荷神社 Oji Inari Fox Shrine

1-12-26,Kishi-Machi,Kita-Ku,Tokyo
東京都北区岸町１の１２の２６

But first let us look at

Ooji Jinja 王子神社 Oji Shrine

It was also called Oji Gongen 王子権現.
Ooji Ookami 王子大神 Oji Okami "Great deity of Oji"

The whole region is called Oji with respect to this deity and its shrine.

The local deities in residence are

Semimaru ko 蝉丸公(神霊) (a poet of the Heian period)
Sakagami hime 逆髪姫(神霊)
Furuya bijo 古屋美女(神霊)
Deity of hairstyle 髪の祖神

The Oji Shrine was founded in the 14th century. It is situated on a hill and from there you have a great view. The shrine buildings of today were reconstructed after WW II.

The Oji Shozoku Inari Shrine was the main Inari shrine of the eight provinces of Kanto. The present building dates back to 1808.

On December 6, there is a famous market for "rakes for good luck"
(kumade　熊手).

Ooji Gongen no yari 王子権現の槍 spear of Oji Gongen

An amulet against fire.

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Oji Inari Jinja is close by.

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Oji Inari Shrine is another important shrine located a short walk from Oji Shrine. Dedicated to Inari, the god of rice harvest, it is one of the oldest shrines of the area. It is also considered the head Inari shrine of the eight provinces of Kanto. The Inari deity Daimyojin is also said to be enshrined here. It is believed that on New Year's Eve, foxes, who are considered to be the guardians and messengers of god Inari, gather here from all over the Kanto region. After being transformed into court ladies at the nearby Shozoku Inari, they come here at Oji Inari Shrine to pray.

The gate to the Inari Shrine grounds is guarded on both sides by a pair of stone foxes that date back to 1764. Other smaller stone foxes donated by worshippers and several stone monuments can be seen all over the grounds. The main shrine building was built in 1808 in the traditional style. The inner sanctum of the shrine is located at the back of the building.

An annual event of the shrine is the Oji Fox Parade that is held each year on New Year's Eve to honor the foxes that are said to gather here on the night. Local residents, dressed in traditional dress and wearing paper-maché fox masks, gather at nearby Shozoku Shrine. From here they parade to Oji Inari Shrine. On the Oji Inari Shrine grounds, bonfires are lit and the participants dance around it. Food and drink stalls are put up for the participants and visitors who gather to watch the parade.

Another festival held at Oji Inari Shrine is the Tako Ichi , or the Kite Festival . This annual festival, which dates back to the Edo period, is held on February 6 each year. On this day kites are sold and flown on the shrine grounds. Kites hold an important place in Japanese culture as it is believed that they cut the wind and stop fires from spreading.
source : tokyo-tokyo.com

The deities in residence are
宇氣母智之神 Ukemochi no kami 保食神
和久産巣日神 Wakumusubi no kami
宇迦之御魂神 Uka no mitama

The shrine was also called Kishi Inari岸稲荷.
It was a kind of family shrine for Minamoto no Yoritomo, regent in Kamakura, and thus soon became famous in the whole Kanto region.
In 1634, both shrines have been enrarged by the Tokugawa regents, to partake of their spiritual power.

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Shoozoku Inari shrine, Shozoku 装束稲荷神社
"Shrine to change robes"

Once a year on January 1, the foxes from the Kanto region would pay a visit to
the great fox shrine
Ooji Inari Jinja 王子稲荷神社 Oji Inari Shrine.

On the way, they would come here to the large Chinese hackberry tree (enoki 榎の木) to change into beautiful court ladies in festival robes. Then they formed a parade walking to the main shrine of Ooji.
The small Shozoku shrine is located at the foot of this large tree.

Ando Hiroshige 安藤広重

王子装束ゑの木大晦日の狐火 Fox Fire Parade on New Year

Oji no kitsune　王子の狐　the fox from Oji
This yellow figure was a toy for the children of Edo.
The Kabuki Fox "Shibaraku" (see below) was also a toy.

Now on New Year's eve there is a parade in memory of the foxes. People wear masks of foxes and walk from the Shozoku shrine to the main Oji shrine. Many dance around large bonfires and enjoy a cup of sake to keep them warm.

papermachee masks for the parade

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from Shoozoku Inari shrine 装束稲荷神社
This kite was also an amulet to prevent evil.

hibuse no tako 火防の凧 kite to prevent fire
This kite was not ment to use as a toy to fly in the sky, put was fixed in the kitchen (or other rooms with an open fireplace) in a high place above the fireplace.

On February 6 there is another festival at the shrine, this time for selling kites.
tako ichi 凧市 market for kites
In Edo, these special kites were believed to cut off the wind and thus prevent fire.
The painted yakko face of the kite below was a trustworthy amulet.

from Oji shrine

With more photos of the shrine:
source : tencoo

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Two famous ema 絵馬　votive tablets from this shrine

王子稲荷絵馬「狐火」 Kitsunebi
According to the woodblock by Hiroshige.
An amulet for good business (shoobai hanjoo).

王子稲荷絵馬「茨木」Ibaraki
According to a painting by Shibata Sejin 柴田是真 (1807～1891)
The painging is one of the shrine treasures.

and a parody of the fox and Kabuki Shibaraku 暫狐

source :　Mandara do

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. Inari 稲荷 the Fox Deity .

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observance kigo for late winter

Ooji no kitsunebi 王子の狐火 (おうじのきつねび)
"fox fire" at Oji Inari Shrine

This kigo has been placed by Masaoka Shiki.　It refers to the parade of foxes down the valleys and rivers of Kanto, on the last day of the old year (according to the lunar calendar) on their way to the New Year visit at the shrine.

. WKD : Fox Shrine Festivals (Inari Matsuri) .

一見に如かず王子の狐火へ
ikken ni ikazu Ooji no kitsunebi e

Ooba Shihoo 大庭紫逢

提灯の王子狐火おごそかに　　　　　　
阿部朝子

電車見て居るは王子の狐かな　　　　　
岸本直毅

Kitsunebi haiku collection
source : himatu

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Earth kigo for all winter

”a mysterious light associated with spirits,
found in various folklore tales”

. Kitsunebi 狐火きつねび Will-o'-the-wisp .
"Fox fire"
kitsune no choochin 狐の提燈（きつねのちょうちん）
lanterns of the foxes
"devil's fire", onibi 鬼火　（おにび）

狐火は不徳の致す処より

Fox fire may be originated from my immorality
Bansei Toida 土井田晩聖

狐火を見しは秘密にしておかむ
Tonegawa Taeko 利根川妙子

source : kitunebi.htm

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Takarabune treasure ship

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Takarabune 宝船 / 宝舟 treasure ship
treasure boat

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This ship is very important in your first dream of the New Year.

This is in a set for the New Year, with the Seven Gods of Good Luck in the Treasure Boat on one and the Tsurukame Crane and Turtoise for long life on the other.
The Treasure Boat hangs outside of the entrance to lure in Good Luck, the Tsurukame hangs in the sleeping room.

If for some reason the first dream of the year was not auspicious, you could float the paper with the boat down the river and get rid of the bad luck this way.
From the shrine Tsumagoi Jinja 嬬恋神社 in Tokyo.

. First Dream (hatsu-yume 初夢) .

On New Years Eve the deities enter port on a takarabune (treasure ship) to bring happiness to everyone. Tradition says that sleeping with a picture of the shichifukujin aboard the takarabune under your pillow on January first ensures your first dream of the New Year will be a lucky one. Maybe the dreamer will even end up in seventh heaven.

Another curious custom involving the treasure boat is the chanting of a song-like palindrome (a verse that reads the same backward or forward). Children are told
to chant the verse three times before going to sleep.

Here is one example:

長き夜のとをの眠りの皆目覚め
浪乗り船の音のよき哉

ながきよのとをのねぶりのみなめさめ
なみのりふねのをとのよきがな

nagaki yo no to o no neburi no mina mesame
naminori bune no oto no yoki gana

More information about these gods
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. Seven Gods of Good Luck 七福神 and Daruma .

Die sieben Glücksgötter

. Shichifukujin　七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck - Amulets .

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- ABC - List of Takarabune from the Prefectures

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Muramatsu no takarabune 村松の宝船
Treasure Boat from Muramatsu

This is a children's toy, a miniature of the real fishing boats of the region.
Every year on the 15th of January and 13th of April, at the temple for Kokuzo Bosatsu 虚空蔵堂 (Kokuzoo Doo) of Muramatsu village this boat is sold at the auspicious market. In the back of the boat, the Chinese character for "treasure" takara　宝　is painted in black. On the side, three scales of a snake are painted in black and red. On the bottom of the boat, the sea is painted in blue waves.

There are three special boards (tarashi タラシ/ 桁) above the snake scales, which helped stabilize the boat during a storm.
source :　Kashiwazaki Collection

. Kokuzo Bosatsu 虚空蔵菩薩 .
Akashagarbha Bodhisattva

虚空蔵堂村松 Temple Kokuzo-Do

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Muramatsu Kokuzo-Do
Muramatsu-san Kokuzo-do is a temple established by Priest Kukai in 807.
Since then it had been under the protection of the successive domain lords of Satake clan for 500 years. In the Edo period, Tokugawa Ieyasu dedicated the land that produced 50 koku of rice to the temple. It flourished under the protection of Tokugawa Mitsukuni.
In the back of the main hall is Muramatsu Daijingu Shrine, to which the deity of Ise Shrine was imparted during the reign of Emperor Kanmu (737-806). The shrine is famous for the custom of “Jusan Mairi,” in which 13-year-old boys and girls visit the shrine to pray for their future success of life.

Kokuzo-do now belongs to Buzan School of Shingon Sect. Its main object of worship, the image of Kokuzo Bosatsu (Buddhist deity of wisdom and memory) is counted as one of 3 Finest Images of Kokuzo Bosatsu in Japan together with Asama Kokuzo-son in Ise and Yanaizu Kokuzo-son in Aizu.
At the present time it is visited by a lot of people seeking for escaping evil spirits and success of life.
source : nippon-kichi.jp

amulets from the Kokuzo Hall Muramatsu

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Yui no takarabune 由比の宝舟 "treasure ship" from Yui village

This is made to order from Shimizu Yoshinobu 清水義信 of Fujieda town.
It is a simple boat made from wood, a miniature of the local fishing boats. The biggest are 1 meter long, the smallest ones just the size of the palm of a hand.
This kind of "auspicious boat" was first made as a miniature of the boats fishing for sakuraebi 桜えび　shrimp in Shizuoka, by Takahashi Ichitaro 高橋市太郎, the grandfather of Yoshinobu.
（清水義信：藤枝市築地３２６-４　TEL: 054-643-0969）
source :　www.asahi-net.or.jp

. Sakura ebi sushi 桜えびすし sushi with sakura shrimp .
A speciality at Shimizu Train Station 清水駅弁

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Yamashina Painting　山科絵
Daruma Museum Collection

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kigo for the New Year

takarabune 宝船 (たからぶね) treasure ship
takarabune shiku 宝船敷く（たからぶねしく）placing a treasure ship (under the pillow)
..... takarabune shiki ne 宝船敷き寝（たからぶねしきね）

takarabune uri 宝船売（たからぶねうり）
vendor of treasure ships

They were very popular in Edo and even walked through the pleasure quarters.