Yokoyama Fudo Miyagi

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Yokoyama Fudo 横山不動

Nr. 26 Hakugyosan 白魚山 - 大徳寺 - 横山不動尊
Daitokuji 大徳寺 Daitoku-Ji
Miyagi 宮城県 - 禅定の道場 zenjoo

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　




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宮城県本吉郡津山町横山字本町３
Motomachi-3 Tsuyamacho Yokoyama, Tome

The temple had been called 明王山金剛寺 for about 350 years and became a temple of the Shingon sect in 1504. Its first head priest  was 竹甫慶玉大和尚. It was then re-named 白魚山大徳寺 Daitoku-Ji and called in a friendly way :  "Yokoyama Fudo Son".

The main statue is Shakyamuni 釈迦牟尼佛.




The five-storied pagoda from bronze 青銅五重塔 was built in 1766.
In autumn it is surrounded by the famous bright 秋明菊 Anemone japonica.
The whole temple area is now part of the Minami Sankiku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park 南三陸金華山国定公園.





Fudo Doo 不動堂 Fudo-Do Hall
Built from the local 津山杉 Tsuyama Sugi pine.



- Chant of the temple

横山に　その名も高し　不動尊　
神秘の池に　うぐいまします

at Yokoyama
the most famous
Fudo statue
in the mysterious pond
so many dace fish


ugui 石斑魚 / 鯎 Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis

. . . CLICK here for Photos of the pond !

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The statue was carved by Kobo Daishi Kukai himself.
Inside 胎内 was found another golden statue, which had come from Korea (Kudara 百済国) around 1157. This statue had been venerated in the nearby Yokoyama area, hence the name.

Fudo about 275 cm high (other sources quote 5 meter) and weights 300 kg
Made from katsura 桂　wood. Yosegi woodwork 寄せ木造り.
Important cultural property 重要文化財

katsura 桂 Japanese Judas tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum

This statue is counted as one of the three famous Fudo Statues of Japan.
日本三不動のひとつ

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- source and photos : plaza.rakuten.co.jp/chiikihukusi

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平成二十六年は横山不動尊・記念の年になります。
After the Earthquake of 2011
- source : www.machi-navi.tv


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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

１月１日　　年頭大祈祷 New Year Ritual

１月１４日　どんと祭

１月２８日　初不動 First Fudo Ritual

４月２７、２８日　春季大祭典 Great Spring Festival

１０月２８日　秋季大祭典 Great Autumn Festival

１２月２８日　納めの不動 Last Fudo Ritual

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Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture
Nine towns in northeastern Miyagi Prefecture were no exception; they combined to become one city on April 1, 2005, and so Tome City was born.

In the city, there are also a number of ponds and swamps where swans and wild geese fly over and stay through the winter. Izunuma, a designated conservation site under the Ramsar Convention (an international convention on wetland habitats that recognizes important world waterfowl sites), and Naganuma are particularly notable. In the daylight and the moonlight, graceful silhouettes of birds appear on the water’s surface and minnows, fireflies, and golden eagles also populate the region.

Tome City is an agricultural city with a population of approximately 88,000. It is famous throughout Japan for its high-quality rice varieties like “sasanishiki” and “hitomebore”. Good rice means that the region’s other food is good, too. The city produces a wide range of specialties, from which traditional products like miso, soy sauce and abura-fu (fried wheat gluten) are made. Good rice also means that excellent Japanese sake can be produced. “Sawa no Izumi” is a well known brand brewed from locally-produced rice.

There are many historical sites and ruins in Tome city including ancient tombs, Shinto shrines, temples, and other buildings that have been designated important cultural properties by local municipalities. Among them is the building of the former Toyoma elementary school, constructed in the Meiji era and now an educational reference library, and the wooden statue Fudo myo-ou zazou housed in Yokoyama Fudo-son, both of which are officially named important cultural treasures by the Japanese government. Furthermore, a local festival and designated intangible important cultural property, “Yonekawa no mizu-kaburi”, and a Noh performance, “Mori Butai”, are amongst the traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation.

Tome City has provided sources for contemporary artistic inspiration, too. It is the birthplace of creative talents in popular culture like the late Shotaro Ishinomori, a manga author and animation giant. His masterpieces, “Cyborg 009” and the “Kamen Rider (Mask Rider)” series have a great influence on many authors today. Near the house where he was born is a memorial museum displaying Ishimori’s works, his favorite items, and a replica of the rooms of the Tokiwa-so, an apartment in Tokyo where many young manga artists, including Ishinomori, used to live from the 1950s to 1970s. Another popular manga author and director, Katsuhiro Otomo is also from Tome City. He is especially known for his work “AKIRA”.
- source : www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp

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横山不動尊不動堂
- source : www.jade.dti.ne.jp

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. Kobo Daishi, Kukai 弘法大師　空海 .
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. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .

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. Japan - after the BIG earthquake .
March 11, 2011, 14:46

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