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3/16/2020

Ryujin Kaido Highway

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Ryujin Kaido 龍神街道 Ryujin Highway of the "Dragon God"
Now National Highway Nr. 371.

This road was used by Tokugawa Yorinobu, the 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
He was the lord of Wakayama and often called
Nanryuko 南龍公 "Honorable Southern Dragon".
He went to the hot spring 龍神温泉 Ryujin Onsen "of the Dragon God".

In modern times, there are two courses
江戸時代コース Edo Jidai course
and the
らくらくコース Rakuraku course for easy hiking, also called
平成の龍神街道 Heisei no Ryujin Kaido

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Ryujin Onsen 龍神温泉
is a Japanese onsen, hot spring located in Ryūjin village, now the part of Nakahechi town in Wakayama Prefecture.
Ryujin Onsen was discovered in the 7th century by Ennogyoja, the founder of Shugendō.
Kobo Daishi, founder of Shingon Buddhism visited the spot in the 9th century.
During the Edo era (1603-1868), the onsen was used as a resort area by the Tokugawa ruling family, whose castle was in Wakayama city.
Today there are old Japanese inns, ryokans, using the names Kamigoten (Royal Palace) and Shimogoten (Lower Lodgings), from the old feudal system.
It is said to be the third best onsen for beautifying your skin in Japan.
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. En-no-Gyôja 役行者 En no Gyoja .

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Tokugawa Yorinobu 徳川頼宣
(1602 - 1671)

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Born under the name Nagatomimaru (長福丸), he was the 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by his concubine Kageyama-dono. On December 8, 1603, Yorinobu received the fief of Mito, then rated at 200,000 koku, as his fief. Mito had formerly belonged to his older brother, Takeda Nobuyoshi. Following his stipend increase to 250,000 koku in October 1604, he came of age on September 12, 1606, taking the name Yorimasa, and receiving the court rank of junior 4th, lower grade (ju-shi-i-ge) and the title of Hitachi no Suke.
On January 6, 1610, he was transferred to a 500,000 koku fief in Suruga and Tōtōmi Provinces (thereby founding Sunpu Domain centered on Sunpu Castle), and took the name Yorinobu.
However, after a little under a decade in Suruga, he was transferred to the 550,000 koku Wakayama Domain on August 27, 1619, following the transfer of the previous rulers, the Asano clan, to Hiroshima, in Aki Province.
Yorinobu thus became the founder of the Kii branch of the Tokugawa family.
Yorinobu's wife, Yorin-in (1601-1666) was the daughter of Katō Kiyomasa.
By the end of his life, Yorinobu had achieved junior 2nd court rank (ju-ni-i), as well as holding the title of dainagon ("major counselor").
Yorinobu had four children:
his successor Tokugawa Mitsusada, Yorizumi, the founder of the Iyo-Saijo Domain, Inaba-hime, who married Ikeda Mitsunaka of the Tottori Domain, and Matsuhime, who married Matsudaira Nobuhira of the Yoshii Domain.
Following his death, he was referred to by the title Nanryū-In 南龍院.
In 1915,
Yorinobu was posthumously promoted to senior 2nd court rank (shō-ni-i).
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. Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康 . (1543 - 1616) .

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3/14/2020

Rokujurigoe Kaido Highway

- Stations along the Rokujurigoe Kaido
Tsuruoka 鶴岡 Niigata　新潟県
Matsune 松根
Juo Toge Pass 十王峠
Oami 大網
Tamugimata 田麦俣
Yudonoyama 湯殿山
Oguki Toge Pass 大岫峠
Shizu 志津
Hondoji Temple 本道寺
Sagae 寒河江
山形Yamagata

- reference source : asahi-kankou.jp/about... -

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The ancient road Rokujuri-goe Kaido
Over 1200 years, this road has preserved traces of historical events
"Rokujuri-goe Kaido,"
an ancient road connecting the Shonai plain and the inland area is said to have opened about 1200 years ago. This road was the only road between Shonai and the inland area. It was a precipitous mountain road from Tsuruoka city to Yamagata city passing over Matsune, Juo-toge, Oami, Sainokami-toge, Tamugimata and Oguki-toge, then going through Shizu, Hondoji and Sagae. It is said to have existed already in ancient times but it is not clear when this road was opend.
The oldest theory says
that this road was opened as a governmental road connecting the Dewa kokufu government which was located in Fujishima town (now Tsuruoka city) and the county offices of the Mogami and Okitama areas. But there are many other theories as well.
In the Muromachi and Edo periods,
which were a time of prosperity for mountain worship, it became a lively road with pilgrims not only from the local area, but also from the Tohoku and Kanto areas heading to Mt. Yudono as "Oyama mairi" (mountain pilgrimage) custom was booming.
During the age of Provincial Wars, the Mogami clan and Shonai clan fought fierce battles with each other over their territories. The road was full of troops and battle flags in those days. On the other hand it was also a vital road for common people, they carried seafood and candles from Shonai, and safflower, cotton, beans and leaf tobacco from the inland area on their backs.
From the Meiji year 30 (around the 1900s),
this road was not used much as a new road was opened. But today this ancient road covered in moss is still rich with historic remains.
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六十里越（ろくじゅうりごえ）は、新潟県魚沼市と福島県南会津郡只見町との間にある峠。
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. Dewa Sanzan 出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .
The three sacred mountains of Dewa are
Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono.

. Dainichiboo 大日坊 - Dainichi-Bo . - Yudono San 湯殿山, Yamagata
Yudonosan-Daigongen

. Station 30 - Gassan and Yudonosan 月山　湯殿 .
Matsuo Basho, Oku no Hosomichi - 奥の細道

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3/12/2020

Tetsugakudo Koen Park

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Tetsugakudo Koen 哲学堂公園 Philosophy Hall Park

- source : Nakano City Library -
The design is in a triangular form, like the Sangaku Tei 三学亭 triangluar pavillion for three philosophers.
This is a play of the sound sangaku and sankaku 三角 triangular.

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Tetsugakudo Koen
Meiji-era philosopher Enryo Inoue founded this park in 1904 as a sanctuary for self-cultivation. The Shiseido building is dedicated to Confucius, the Buddha, Kant and Socrates, and was originally known as the Tetsugakudo (House of Philosophy), thus providing the park’s name.
The various buildings and sculptures are all physical manifestations of the spirit world, inviting visitors to embark on a journey of enlightenment and discovery.
1. This traditional wooden shrine memorialises four famous philosophers – Confucius and Buddha from the East, and Socrates and Kant from the West.
2. A red hexagonal tower pays tribute to six Asian sages, two each from China, Japan and India.
3. Every aspect of the park celebrates philosophy, including this serene triangular stone pavilion dedicated to three Japanese scholars.
4. The sound of water and the smile of a stone Buddha statue offers a relaxing spot to sit and meditate.
5. Even the design of the park’s gate encourages you to pause and think.
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Tetsugaku-dō Park (哲学堂公園, Tetsugaku-dō Kōen)
("Park of the Philosophy Shrine" or "Temple Garden of Philosophy")
is a public park in Tokyo, Japan. Most of the park is in Nakano Ward, while approximately 7% (at the south-eastern edge) is in Shinjuku Ward.
It was created successively during the years 1904 to 1919 by the philosopher and founder of Toyo University, Inoue Enryō. Inoue thought of this philosophical theme park as a place for mental cultivation.
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Seishido 四聖堂(しせいどう) Hall of Four Sages
dedicated to Confucius, the Buddha, Kant and Socrates

Rokkendai 六賢台(ろっけんだい) Pavillion for six sages
a tribute to six Asian sages

Sanso Hi 三祖碑(さんそひ) Stone memorial for three sages

三学亭（68番）Triangular Pavillion for three Philosophers
triangular stone pavilion dedicated to three Japanese scholars / 三学 sangaku / sankaku 三角　/

Yokai 妖怪 ghosts and monsters
A lot are found in the park while walking from one place to the next.

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Guide to the Temple Garden of Philosophy
Rainer Schulzer
- reference source : toyo.ac.jp/uploaded... long PDF file -

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- source : youtube.com photos - Akira Inagaki -

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Inoue Enryō (井上円了, 1858 – 1919)
was a Japanese philosopher, Buddhist reformer, educator, and royalist. A key figure in the reception of Western philosophy, the emergence of modern Buddhism, and the permeation of the imperial ideology during the second half of the Meiji Era.
He is the founder of Toyo University and the creator of Tetsugaku-dō Park 哲学堂公園 (Temple Garden of Philosophy) in Tokyo. Because he studied apparitions (妖怪, yōkai) in order to debunk superstitions, he is sometimes called
Professor Specter (妖怪博士, Yōkai Hakase) and the
Spook Doctor (お化け博士, Obake Hakase).
..... the foundation of the Morality Church 修身教会 (1903) and
the building of the Philosophy Shrine 哲学堂 Tetsugaku Do (1904).
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. Kokkuri 狐狗狸 Table-Turning .

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3/10/2020

Kunigami Hosei Kaido

There were four roads in the area
In 西 the West of Okinawa
中頭方西海道 Nakagamiho Nishikaido
国頭方西海道 Kunigamiho Nishikaido

- In 東 the East of Okinawa
中頭方東海道 Nakagamiho Tokaido
国頭方東海道 Kunigamiho Tokaido

The road via 読谷 Yomitan and 喜納 Kina to 恩納 Onna was called 「国頭方西海道.

In 1690, under the direction of 薩摩 the Satsuma clan the roads were paved with stones 石畳道 and about 1.5 to 3 meters wide. Many parts of the stone roads can still be seen today.

- Places along the road -
Shuri 首里
Mount Urasoe 浦添山
Kunigami region 国頭地方
Onna village 恩納村
Maeda no ichirizuka 真栄田の一里塚
Feeree iwa フェーレー岩
Nakadomari Iseki 仲泊遺跡
Nakadomari no ichirizuka 仲泊の一里塚
Hiyagonbira ishidatami michi 比屋根坂石畳道

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Shuri (首里, Okinawan: スイ Sui or Shui, Northern Ryukyuan: しより Shiyori)
is a district of the city of Naha, Okinawa. It was formerly a separate city in and of itself, and the royal capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. A number of famous historical sites are located in Shuri, including Shuri Castle, the Shureimon gate, Sunuhyan-utaki (a sacred space of the native Ryukyuan religion), and royal mausoleum Tamaudun, all of which are designated World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

Originally established as a castle town surrounding the royal palace, Shuri ceased to be the capital when the kingdom was abolished and incorporated into Japan as Okinawa prefecture. In 1896, Shuri was made a ward (区, ku) of the new prefectural capital, Naha, though it was made a separate city again in 1921. In 1954, it was merged again into Naha.
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Onna village 恩納村

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Maeda no ichirizuka 真栄田の一里塚 distance marker mound

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Feeree iwa フェーレー岩 Fērē Rock, Fere Rock

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Nakadomari Iseki 仲泊遺跡 Nakadomari ruins

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Hiyagonbira ishidatami michi 比屋根坂石畳道 stone-paved road

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Kunigami (国頭村, Kunigami-son, Kunigami: Kunzan, Okinawan: Kunjan)
is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture.
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According to Chūzan Seikan, the goddess Amamikyu consecrated the first utaki in Asa Forest at Hedo, in what is now Kunigami; the forest is also mentioned in Omoro Sōshi.
Ceramics from the Jōmon-period Uzahama Site (宇佐浜遺跡) resemble those found in the Amami Islands. Chūzan Seikan records the prayers of the Kunigami council for the recovery of Shō Sei after an abortive attempt to occupy Amami Ōshima in 1537, while Kyūyō recounts the appointment of the son of the Kunigami Oyakata as aji after the successful takeover of the Amami Islands by Shō Gen in 1571.
Kunigami District was established in 1896 and, upon the abolition of Kunigami magiri, Kunigami Village was founded in 1908. During the Battle of Okinawa, the area saw an influx of refugees fleeing the heavy fighting in the south. In September 1945, the occupying government merged the three villages of Kunigami, Higashi, and Ōgimi into the new city of Hentona (辺土名市); the merger was reversed the following year.
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compiled in 1650 by Shō Shōken, is the first official history of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. In six scrolls, the main text occupies five and an accompanying summary the sixth. Unlike later official histories such as Chūzan Seifu and Kyūyō, which were written in kanbun, Chūzan Seikan is largely written in Japanese, other than for the summary and a number of quotes in Chinese.
The account of Shō Nei, whose reign saw invasion and subjugation by Satsuma, opens with the statement that the kingdom had been in subordinate vassal status to the Shimazu clan since the Eikyō era. The account of the siring of Shunten by Minamoto no Tametomo was similarly exploited during the Meiji period and after to help legitimize the annexation of the kingdom and its reconfiguration first as the Ryūkyū Domain and subsequently as Okinawa Prefecture.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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kurukanizaashi 黒金座主，mimichiri booji 耳切坊主
The Gruesome Story of Kurogane
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A younger brother of the Ryukyu King lived in this enclosure near Shuri Castle.
Prince Chatan and, his pregnant wife were residents of this place, called Ufumura Udun.
Kurogane, a hairy, dark skinned Buddhist Monk, was accused of witchcraft.
The king, ordered Prince Chatan, to eliminate him.
The Prince invited Kurogane to his home for a game of Go (chess) and, they placed bets.
If the Prince lost, he would cut off his topknot and, give it to the Monk.
The Priest, pulled his ears, grinning, "You can have these if, I lose."
The game started and, Kurogane decided it would be best, to cheat.
He began whispering some magic words.
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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
31 国頭 (01)

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国頭の山の桜の緋に咲きて
さびしき春も深みゆくなり

釈迢空 Shaku Choku / 折口信夫 Orikuchi Shinobu (1887 - 1953)

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3/08/2020

Kameoka Kaido Highway

- Places along the Kameoka Kaido
Koraibashi bridge 高麗橋 Osaka
Shinjo village 新庄村
Suita 吹田村
Takahama Jinja 高浜神社 Shinto Shrine
-- branching off to 吹田街道 Suita Kaido
Kishibe 岸部村
-- branching off to 小野原街道 Onohara Kaido
Mashita 味舌村
Yamada 山田村
-- branching off to 高槻街道 Takatsuki Kaido
Kasuga 春日村
Fukui village 福井村
Miyama 見山村
Tarumi Toge Pass 垂水峠
Nose 豊能郡東能勢村 Osaka
-- branching off to 余野街道 Yono Kaido
Kuwada District in South-Kyoto 京都府南桑田郡

. Sasayama Kaido 篠山街道 Sasayama Highway .
Connecting 亀岡 Kameoka with 矢名瀬 Yanase (Wadayama) and the 山陰街道 Sanin Kaido.

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Kameoka (亀岡市, Kameoka-shi)
... Kameoka abuts Kyoto to the east and is located to the north of Osaka. It is on the border line between former Tanba and Yamashiro provinces.
For centuries, Kameoka served as a key transportation point to connect the San'in region and Tanba province with Kyoto.
In the past, Kameoka was known as Kameyama and served as the provincial capital for Tanba province.
300 BCE – Rice farming colonies were built throughout the area
741 – Emperor Shōmu established kokubunji, provincial temples
8th century – beginning to grow as a suburb of Nagaoka Kyo and Heian-kyō (the area was reigned by Seiwa Genji)
1333 – Takauji Ashikaga raised his army in Kameoka to settle the Genkō Rebellion in Kyoto
1577 – Under the direction of Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide erected Kameyama Castle
1582 – Mitsuhide Akechi raised his army in Kameoka to assassinate Nobunaga Oda and Nobutada Oda in Kyoto: The Incident at Honnō-ji.
1869 – Kameyama was renamed Kameoka
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吹田街道 Suita Kaido

Branching off from the 能勢街道 Nose Kaido
at Toyonaka 豊中市
Sone 曽根
Esaka 江坂
Toyotsu 豊津
Nishinosho 西の庄
Takahama 高浜 - connecting with the Kameoka Kaido.

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Nose Kaido 能勢街道 Nose Highway

An old pilgrim road
from 大阪府大阪市北区中津 Nakatsu in Osaka (Kita ward)
via 池田市 Ikeda city
to the Buddhist temple 妙見山の能勢妙見堂 Nose Myoken-Do at Mount Myokensan.

. Myoken Bosatsu 妙見菩薩 .
Myoken protects from fires, brings luck and prosperity and heals illness of the eyes.

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小野原街道 Onohara Kaido
Connecting the 亀岡街道 Kameoka Kaido with the 西国街道 Saigoku Kaido.
. Saigoku Kaido 西国街道 Highway to the Western Provinces .

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高槻街道 Takatsuki Kaido
Connecting the 亀岡街道 Kameoka Kaido with 高槻市 Takatsuki city.

Map of old roads in Takatsuki :
Ibaraki Kaido 茨木街道
Tomita Kaido 富田街道

Starts at 高麗橋 the Koraibashi bridge 高麗橋 Osaka
Suita no watashi 吹田の渡し Suita river crossing
over the river 神崎川 Kanzakigawa
Ibaraki 茨木
Takase 高槻

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Koraibashi Bridge
Spanning the Higashi-Yokobori River, this was Osaka's first iron bridge.
Though rebuilt in 1929, the current structure speaks to the bridge’s history with giboshi-style ornamentation along the railings and anchor posts at the west modeled after yagura-yashiki (towered townhouses).
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Suita no watashi 吹田の渡し Suita river crossing

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余野街道 Yono Kaido
Connecting Osaka via 北摂 Hokusetsu with 亀岡 Kameoka.
For the transportation of goods.

Also known as
摂丹街道 Settan Kaido
摂津　Settsu (Osaka)　丹波 Tanba 丹後 Tango

Passing
箕面市 Minoh city
池田市 Ikeda city

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Settsu Province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni)
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture.
It was also referred to as Tsu Province (津国, Tsu no kuni) or Sesshū (摂州).
- History
During the Sengoku period, the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors, Izumi and Kawachi, until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga. The provinces were ruled subsequently by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The regents of Hideyoshi's son soon quarreled, and when Ishida Mitsunari lost the Battle of Sekigahara, the area was given to relatives of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was from then on divided into several domains, including the Asada Domain.
Sumiyoshi taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the province.
During the Sengoku period
Settsu became the main exporting centre of matchlock firearms to the rest of Japan.
The Kohama style (小浜流, Kohama-ryū) of sake brewing
was practiced at the Kohama-juku (小浜宿) in the Amagasaki Domain of Settsu Province during the Edo period.
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. Kameyama castle 亀山城 "Turtle Mountain" castle .

- virtual reconstruction - source : digital daiku

. Akechi Mitsuhide 明智光秀 (1528 - 1582) .

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. Tarumi Jinja　垂水神社 Tarumi Shrine .
大阪府吹田市垂水町1-24-6 // 1 Chome-24-6 Tarumichō, Suita

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亀岡市 Kameoka city

. yumemakura, yume makura 夢枕 "dream pillow" .

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. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu - 地蔵菩薩 .
kome haki Jizo 米吐き地蔵 Jizo spitting out rice
Once upon a time, at the temple 金輪寺 Kinrin-Ji, there was a special statue of Jizo Bosatsu. When people in need came here, he would spit out rice for them.
A young boy asked to spit out a little more, but since then, Jizo stopped spitting rice.

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. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .
Once upon a time, a dirty priest was resting on the banks of the river 穴川 Anagawa. Further down the river a woman was washing leaves for supper. The priest begun to wash his tenugui 手拭 hand towel. The woman got very angry and the priest left.
The priest was in fact Kobo Daishi. And from this time on, fresh water did not flow in this village any more.
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In 曽我部村 Sogabe village, 穴太 Ano hamlet, Kobo Daishi asked for a drink of water, but the villagers did not give him any.
Since than the water in Ano village became too dirty to drink.
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At the bank of river 犬飼川 Inukaigawa, Kobo Daishi asked a farmer for water, but did not get any.
The farmer refused to give him any.
Later the water of the river did not flow any more when it was needed by the farmer.
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. shibugaki 渋柿 bitter persimmons .

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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩伝説 legends about Kannon .
Once a hunter mistook the Kannon Statue from 独鈷抛山 Mount Tokkonage for a fox and hot an arrow at her. The arrow hit the eye of Kannon and she went down to the river to wash her eye for a full recovery. Since this event the water from the valley of Mount Tokkonage is said to heal ganbyoo 眼病 eye diseases.
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Once there was a fire at the temple 厳平寺 Yohei-Ji and people thought the statue of Kannon had burned with it.
A villager had a dream about Kannon, who told him "I feel so lonely, please come and pick me up!" All the villagers begun looking and found her below the hamlet.

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. kinkei 金鶏と伝説 Legends about the golden rooster .
The mound 車塚 Kurumazuka
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Niwatorizaka にはとり坂 the slope of the rooster

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Kuwayama Jinja 鍬山神社 Kuwayama Shrine
京都府亀岡市上矢田町上垣内22 / Kamigaichi-22 Kamiyadachō

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Built in 709, Kuwayama Jinja was long protected by the feudal lords of Kameyama Castle.
This shrine's long history and close proximity to Kameyama Castle established a strong relationship between the feudal lords and the citizens of the town. It was also an ideal location for the fall festival (the Kameoka Festival held in October). It honors the Shinto God credited with creating the Tamba region in which Kameoka is located.
The area where Kameoka sits now was once a lake. It is said that a Shinto God dug a path through the mountains with a hoe, which drained the lake and became the Hozugawa River. This shrine is named after that act
(in Japanese, kuwa means "hoe" and yama means "mountain").
Registered as a national cultural asset, Kuwayama Shrine is famous for its maple trees. The leaves turn such brilliant colors in the fall that the shrine seems as if it is surrounded by fire.
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At the top of 天岡山 Mount Amaokayama there was once a strange light.
A deity appeared clad in armour with bow and arrows. He said its name was
挙田神 the deity from Aguta.
He left one bow and one arrow and left. This is now the 御神体 goshintai "sacred body of the Kami" at the shrine.

. kengeki no hibiki 剣戟の響 sound of sword fighting .
- 鍬山宮 : 大巳貴神＜おおなむちのかみ＞(大国主神) Daikoku (rabbit)
- 八幡宮 : 応神天皇（誉田別尊>＜ほむだわけのみこと＞ Ojin (dove)

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. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
On a huge kaya 榧 torreya tree there lived a Tengu. He would fish for people walking below the tree.
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There lives a Tengu at 篠村の長尾 Nagao in Shino mura village.
On the 9th day of the first lunar month, the day of Yamanokami, he throws the seeds of shino 篠 bamboo grass to the villagers who come for a ritual. Those who are hit by it will have bad luck, a fire or other disaster in the coming year.

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. Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 the Buddha of Medicine - Bhaisajyaguru .
Yakushido no kane 薬師堂の鐘 the bell of the Yakushi Do Hall
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Yakushi no butsuzoo 薬師の仏像 Statue of Yakushi

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Kaore Kaido かおれ街道 Kaore Highway
愛知県 Aichi

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Okazaki-shi Kaore keikoku　岡崎市かおれ渓谷 Kaore Gorge in Okazaki City
Kaore Gorge is a 0.5 km gorge along the Kaore Kaido road and the Otogawa River in the northern part of Sakuragata Town in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. It is a scenic spot where you can enjoy seasonal changes in the scenery including cherry blossoms in early spring, Koinobori (carp streamers) in May, tender green in summer and crimson foliage in fall.
Especially beautiful is the cherry blossom season,
when the entire gorge is colored pale pink by about 80 Somei Yoshino cherry trees. From April through May, about 200 carp streamers are set out over the upstream of the river, which create a wonderful landscape. In summer, you can enjoy forest bathing in brilliant fresh green together with refreshing sound of clear water and fresh air.
The best hiking season is from the middle of November to early December, when the gorge is surrounded with beautiful autumn leaves.
- Sakuragata-cho, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
- source : nippon-kichi.jp...

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乙川（おとがわ）を代表する「かおれ渓谷」で四季折々の美しい景観と歴史を楽しむ
かおれ渓谷を流れる乙川と、毛呂（けろ）川が合流する位置にある史跡「日近城跡（ひぢかじょうあと）」は、岡崎市の指定文化財。その麓には曹洞宗の寺院「広祥院」（こうしょういん）があり、1339年、足利氏の執事であった高氏により創立され、渓谷と城跡を合わせた一帯を「日近の里」と呼び、歴史と自然が一度に味わえるスポットです。日近城は作手奥平氏の西進の拠点でした。文明10年（1478）に貞昌が日近城を築き、次男の貞直を配しました。中世山城の典型で、本曲輪、二の曲輪、三の曲輪が一列になった連郭形を成しています。近隣の河川沿いは「かおれ渓谷」と呼ばれ、市内屈指の景勝地で、特に紅葉の時期は必見です。
愛知県岡崎市桜形町般興
Kaore Gorge is a 0.5 km gorge along the Kaore Kaido road and the Otogawa River in the northern part of Sakuragata Town in Okazaki City.
It is a very beautiful area where you can enjoy seasonal changes in the landscape including cherry blossoms in early spring, Koinobori (carp streamers) in May, soft green in summer and crimson foliage in Autumn.
During the Cheery blossom season, it is especially beautiful, as the entire gorge is colored pale pink by about 80 Somei Yoshino cherry trees. From April through May, about 200 carp streamers are set out over the upstream of the river.
In summer, the Gorge becomes popular amongst bathers wishing to make the most of the clear air and fresh spring water.
The best hiking season is from the middle of November to early December, when the area is surrounded with beautiful autumn leaves.
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There are other places named Kaore, spelled with different characters.

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Kaore Keikoku かおれけいこく / かおれ渓谷 / 川浦渓谷 Kaore Valley
岐阜県 Gifu

About 7 km long.

全長約７ｋｍに及ぶ断崖の渓谷。神秘的な秘境を高さ２０ｍの橋から覗き込むと、まるで吸い込まれてしまいそう。渓谷に響く水の音に聞き入りながら、一周４０分程度の遊歩道を散策するのも◎ 落差８０ｍもある滝は下部に虹が見えることも。「飛騨美濃紅葉三十三選」にも選出された紅葉は、色鮮やかな木々と渓谷の荒々しさのコントラストが見ものです。
岐阜県関市板取川浦 Seki, Itatori, Kaore
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Kawaura Onsen Hot Spring 川浦温泉
山梨県山梨市三富川浦 Yamanashi 1140 Mitomi Kawaura

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Kaore カオレ Kaole
Town in Tanzania.

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東山梨郡 Higashi-Yamanashi district 三富村 Mitomi village

. Fuefukigawa "笛吹川 River where the flute was played" .
Legend of Gonzaburo Fudo 権三郎不動

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kama 釜 hollows, riverpools
In the river Fuefukigawa there were two hollows and then from Mitomi the lumber was transported downriver.
If anything fell into the hollow, it was lost to the deep bottom.
To prevent things from getting lost, people made offerings of sakedaru 酒1樽 one barrel of sake rice wine and sekihan 赤飯 one dish of auspicious red rice to the Suijin 水神 Deity of Water.
The barrels and rice were bound together strongly and placed into the hollow in the evening. Next morning they would float empty on the water.

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Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師
Once upon a time,
弘法大師 Kobo Daishi was in 川浦地方 the Kawaura region and begged an old woman for some kayu 粥 rice gruel made with 粟 millet.
The old woman said she had kept some ヤマメ Yamame trout in the gruel and it tasted unpleasant, so she could not give it to him. Kobo Daishi said if she would let the fish back into the river, they will come back to life. When the old woman threw the boiled 山女魚 Yamame into the river, they came back to life and swam away with the rice gruel still on their bodies.
Since that time, the Yamame in the river 笛吹川 Fuefukigawa have some spots like millet grains on their body.

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