Kashima Jinja Shirakawa

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. Great Kashima Shrine 鹿島神宮 Kashima Jingu

a famous shrine dedicated to the deity for earthquake protection.

- - - for suikin tama suzu 水琴玉鈴, see below
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But these amulets are from a different Kashima shrine.

Kashima Jinja 鹿嶋神社 Kashima Shrine
Shirakawa, Fukushima

白河　鹿嶋神社
〒961-0051 福島県白河市大鹿島8番地

This shrine sells a lot of amulets, check the HP.



The Shirakawa Shrine Festival in Fukushima
白河鹿嶋神社祭礼渡御祭

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

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鹿嶋神社御神札 Wooden Shrine Amulet

anzan 安産お守り easy birth
ashikoshi 足腰健康守 strong legs
byooki 病気平癒お守り stay healthy

fuufu 夫婦お守り happy couple
身体健康お守り
fuku 幸（ふく）守り to become happy
katsu 勝 守 to win
kodomo 子供お守り to protect children
kootsu anzen 交通安全お守り traffic
gookaku 合格お守り
学守（学業成就） school learning

migawari 身代りお守り

petto ペットのお守り for pets, cats and dogs

- - - - - suiukin tama suzu 水琴玉鈴まもり (no longer available)

sukoyaka すこやか子供守 children grow up happily

gookaku enpitsu 必勝 合格えんぴつ pencils to pass an examination

- - - Shirakawa Kashima Shrine HP - - -


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

. Shirakawa Daruma 白川だるま .


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suikinkutsu 水琴窟 - literally "water koto cave"
a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with a hole at the top. Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sound that rings inside of the pot similar to a bell or a Japanese zither called koto.
It is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin called chōzubachi, part of a tsukubai for washing hands before the Japanese tea ceremony.


It is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin called chōzubachi, part of a tsukubai for washing hands before the Japanese tea ceremony.
... Constructing a suikinkutsu is more difficult than it looks, because all components have to be finely tuned with each other to ensure a good sound.
... Historically, suikinkutsu were known as tōsuimon (洞水門, literally "water gate"), but they were rarely used in Japanese gardens. It is believed that initially a vessel was buried upside down next to the washing basin in Japanese gardens to act as a drainage system.
- - - - - Acoustics
The sound of a suikinkutsu has its own name in Japanese, called suikin'on. the sounds can furthermore be divided in two sub groups, ryūsuion and suitekion. The ryūsuion is the sound of the first few water drops at the beginning of washing hands. The suitekion describes both the sound of a lot of water falling at the same time during washing hands and the slower drops at the end of the washing.
A superior suikinkutsu has water drops originating from different spots on the surface of the jar. Unglazed jars hold moisture better, and therefore have drops originate from more spots on the surface. The impact of the water on the surface creates a sound, that is amplified by the design of the jar. Some suikinkutsu do provide a bamboo tube nearby, which can amplify the sounds if one end is put on the ground near the top of the suikinkutsu and the other end is placed on the ear.
It is said that every suikinkutsu sounds different.
MORE
- source : wikipedia


. The Tea Ceremony and the Water Harp .

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suikin suzu 水琴鈴まもり bell with the sound of a water harp



日本庭園の装飾のひとつで、水滴により琴のような音を発生する水琴窟を再現した鈴です。
心の琴線に触れてくるような優しく澄んだ音色でお持ちになられる方の心を癒し、煩悩を洗い流してくれますよう特別に祈願されております。

from Nihonmatsuji 二本松寺 Nihonmatsu-Ji
1230 Horinouchi, Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture 311-2433
- source : www.nihonmatsuji.com

other amulets from this temple

玉力製菓のあめ
福を呼ぶ幸運の鳥　ふくろう守 fukuro omamori
あじさいのお守り ajisai omamori (The temple is famous for its hydrangea ajisai park)
その他に others 、
天然石ストラップ、姿絵　シール、姿絵　心の灯り（懐中電灯キーホルダー）など



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白崎八幡宮 Shirasaki Hachimangu


The dragon is about 6 cm long!

龍神水琴鈴 ストラップタイプ strap with a dragon deity water harp bell
開運招福 厄除け　健康　身代りお守り to protect the health and bring good luck



- Homepage of the shrine
山口県岩国市今津町６丁 - 6-12-23 Imazumachi, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
- source : www.sirasaki.com

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