Showing posts with label izanagi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label izanagi. Show all posts
Monday, December 23, 2024
Washio Atago Shrine
Friday, August 9, 2024
Rokusho Shrine Ebisudani
The previous post was on neighbouring Jisson-in temple.
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Kurokami Shrine
The shrine is said to have been founded in ancient times, but the shrine history recognizes the huge impact Kumano Shugendo had on the shrine, including listing the Buddhas connected to it.
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
Some more Ema
Ema 絵馬
Votive plaques, called ema in Japanese, were originally paintings of horses given to shrines with prayers. Nowadays they are mostly small wooden plaques and can be seen at many shrines and temples. By far the most common are pictures of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, but some shrines and temples have designs that are specific to their site. This first one is at the biggest shrine on Awaji Island, Izanagi Shrine. The ema shows Izanagi, along with his wife-sister Izanami, creating the island of Awaji, believed to be the first created.
At a temple in the mountains of Yamaguchi, these ema quite clearly are accompanied with prayers for ample breast milk and for good childbirth. I have seen a lot of these around the Sanyo region, the southern coast of western Honshu.
Rituals blessing your car are a staple income at many shrines and some temples. These ema are for traffic safety.
Increasingly popular are ema for finding a good love match. With Japans falling birthrate and growing numbers of singles, the number of shrines that "specialize" in love matching prayers is on the increase.
Not sure what the meaning of the peach is.....
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Tonoe Shrine Moji
Tonoe Shrine sems to be the major shrine of Moji in Kitakyushu, but it is overshadowd by an elevated expressway under which you must pass to reach the shrine.
Within the grounds though now considered separate, is a small temple that legend says was funded by Kobo Daishi in 806.
The three main kami enshrined here are Amenominakanushi, considered by the Kojiki to be the first kami to exist, but barely mentioned in the Nihongi, it is believed that in ancient times there were no shrines to him. The other two are Izanagi and Izanami.
Being early in the new year there was a big area covcered with a canopy filled to overflowing with last years ofuda and other ritual paraphenalia bought at the shrine last new year. They will all be ceremonialy burned in a few days,
Monday, April 18, 2016
Taga Shrine Nogata
Next stop was the nearby Coal Museum as this was a major coal-producing region of Japan until the mid 20th century
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