Mizukiri Fudo

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Mizukiri Fudoo 水切り不動 Mizukiri Fudo,
the "Water Cutter"

People pray to him when a wild river gets even wilder during heavy rainfall.

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The stone Buddhas of Moriya Sadaji 守屋貞治.
Stone Mason (1765 - 1832)
He became an apprentice of the craft when he was 15 and became independent at around 20. He worked until his end, when he was 68. He made more than 340 stone statues.


The wild river Mibugawa 三峰川, a trubutary to the Tenryugawa 天竜川, which flows from Nagano to Shizuoka, was flooding regularly during strong rain periods.
So to appease the spirit of the river, this Mizukiri Fudo was built.

長野県上伊那郡高遠町西高遠（建福寺）
1824 Takatomachi Nishitakato, Ina, Nagano 396-0211




大聖不動明王



The statue at Takatomachi, Katsuma is 1.5 m high and has been made by the stone mason of the village、Moriya Sadaji 守屋貞治.


There is also a normal Fudo statue by Sadaji at Komachiya, Komagane, Nagano 駒ヶ根 - 小町屋


- Look at many of his stone statues here
- source : www.isinohotoke.net


Fudo overlooking the valley

- source : shigeru.kommy.com/moriyateiji

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Shishigatani Mizukiri Fudo
鹿ヶ谷の水切り不動





- source : hamadra.jugem.jp

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There is a town at Shishigatani Fudoyama 鹿ケ谷不動山
Shishigatani Fudoyamacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture


There is a pilgrimage to 12 temples dedicated to Myoken.
At temple 円成山霊鑑寺 Reigan-Ji there is also a statue of Fudo Myo-O beside the Myoken statue.
Shishigatani no Myooken san 鹿ケ谷の妙見さん

This temple for nuns was build in 1652 for the daughter of Gomizuno-O Tenno 後水尾天皇 and is one of the Monzeki temples of the Imperial Family in Kyoto.
People call it Tani Gosho 谷御所 "Honorable place in the Valley"



京都市左京区鹿ヶ谷御所ノ段町
Shishigatani Goshonodancho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
- source : www.eonet.ne.jp/~jyunisimyouken


. Myoken Bosatsu 妙見菩薩 .
and Star Shrines, Hoshi Jinja 星神社

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- source : Takatoshi Goto - facebook

Izurusan Mangan-ji temple in Tochgi
出流山 満願寺 - 栃木県栃木市出流町288
. . . CLICK here for Photos !

- Homepage of the temple
- source : www.idurusan.com

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Manganji temple is the seventeenth temple in the Bando (33 Kannon temples of kango region) pilgrimage circuit.
- source : templesofjapan.com/Manganji

. Soomen Jizoo そうめん地蔵 Somen Noodles Jizo .
with a legend from Mangan-Ji

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Some sources say there is a mizukiri Fudo in Meguro, Tokyo, but this is maybe a mix-up with
mizukake Fudo, a statue where you can throw water on it and make a wish.

. Meguro Fudo Temple 目黒不動 .


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


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Pilgrim Tohoku

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東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku





Map of the Pilgrimage




納経帳 stamp book
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Arragned in order of the
rokuharamitsu 六波羅蜜 six paramitas,
six religious practices, roku haramitsu



布施の道場 - fuse - Generosity, giving of oneself

持戒の道場 - jikai - Virtue, proper conduct

忍辱の道場 - ninniku - Patience, endurance, acceptance

精進の道場 - shoojin - Diligence, effort.

禅定の道場 - zenjoo - Contemplation, meditation

智慧の道場 - chie - Wisdom, Insight

die "Sechs erringenswerten Vollkommenheiten"
(roku haramitsu; S: paaramitaa) eines Bodhisattva
Almosen geben (fuse), moralische Reinheit (jikai), Gleichmut und Beharrlichkeit (ninniku), energisches Streben (shoojin), Meditation (zenjoo) und Weisheit zur Erleuchtung (chie).

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- - - - - Yamagata 山形県 - 布施の道場 - fuse

01 本山　慈恩寺 Jion-Ji - 犬突き不動　Inutsuki Fudo
. Jionji 慈恩寺 Jion-Ji . , 寒河江 Sagae town

02 湯殿山　大日坊 - 御瀧大聖不動明王 O-Taki Daisho Fudo Myo-O
. Dainichiboo 大日坊 Dainichi Bo - Yudonosan 湯殿山 .

03 高瀧山　光明院 - 高瀧山不動尊 - Koryuzan Fudo
. Koomyoo-In 光明院 Komyo-In .

04 上野山 大樹院 - 雷不動明王 Kaminari Fudo
. Daijuu-In 大樹院 Daiju-In .

05 龍覚寺 - 厄除不動尊 - Yakuyoke Fudo
. Ryuukakuji 龍覚寺 Ryukaku-Ji .

06 羽黒山　荒沢寺　正善院 -荒沢不動尊 Arazawa Fudo
. Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji, Kotakuji .
羽黒山 Hagurosan 正善院 Shozen-In



- - - - - Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

07 普伝寺 - 厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo
. Fudenji 普伝寺 Fuden-Ji .

08 嶺梅院 - 嶺梅院不動尊 - Reibai-In Fudo
. Reibai-In 嶺梅院 .

09 多聞院 - 波切不動尊 - Namikiri Fudo
. Tamon-In 多聞院 .

10 吉祥院 - 波切不動尊 - Namikiri Fudo
. Kisshoo-In 吉祥院 Kissho-In .
Oga Peninsula 男鹿半島 (Oga Hanto)

11 玉蔵寺 - 鯉川不動尊 - Koikawa Fudo
. Gyokuzooji 玉蔵寺 Gyokuzo-Ji .

12 遍照院 - 長久不動 Chokyo Fudo
. Henjoo-In 遍照院 Henjo-In . - Ōdate 大館 Odate



- - - - - Aomori 青森県 - 忍辱の道場 ninniku

13 國上寺 - ねまり不動 - Nemari Fudo
. Kokujooji 古懸山不動院 国上寺 Kokujo-Ji .

14 神岡 大圓寺 - 厄除不動尊 - Yakuyoke Fudo
. Daienji 大圓寺 / 大円寺 Daien-Ji .

15 最勝院 - 猫突不動 - Nekotsuki Fudo
. Saishooin 最勝院 Saisho-In . - Hirosaki

16 弘法寺 - 身代り不動 Migawari Fudo
. Koobooji 弘法寺 Kobo-Ji . - Tsugaru
- 西の高野山 弘法寺 - the "Koya San in the West"

17 青森寺 - 成田不動尊 - Narita Fudo
. Seishinji 青森寺 Seishin-Ji .
- Aomori no Narita San 成田山

18 全仏山 青龍寺 -厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo
. Seiryuuji 青龍寺 Seiryu-Ji .
..... Showa Daibutsu Temple　昭和大仏


- - - - - Iwate 岩手県 - 精進の道場 - shoojin

19 永福寺 - 降魔不動尊 - Goma Fudo, Gōma Fudō
. Eifukuji 永福寺 Eifuku-Ji . - Morioka

20 長根寺 - 長根不動尊 - Chokon Fudo
. Chookonji 長根寺 Chokon-Ji . - Miyako

21 福泉寺 - 遠野のお不動さん - Tono no Fudo
. Fukusenji 福泉寺 Fukusen-Ji . - Tōno

22 興性寺 - 江刺不動尊 - Esashi Fudo
. Kooshooji 興性寺 Kosho-Ji .

23 達谷 西光寺 - 姫待不動尊 - Himemachi Fudo
"Waiting for ladies" (Hiraizumi)
. Seikooji 達谷西光寺 Takkoku Seiko-Ji .

24 如意山 金剛寺 - 気仙成田不動尊 - Kesen Narita Fudo
(in Rikuzen Takata 陸前高田)
. Kongooji 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji .


- - - - - Miyagi - 禅定の道場 zenjoo

25 観音寺 天台宗別格本山 - 身代不動 - Migawari Fudo
. Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji . - Kesennuma

26 大徳寺 - 横山不動尊 Yokoyama Fudo
. Daitokuji 大徳寺 Daitoku-Ji .

27 松景院 - 神寺不動尊 Kamitera Fudo
. Shookei-In 松景院 Shokei-In .

28 瑞巌寺 - 五大明王 - 前立不動尊 Maedachi Fudo
. Zuiganji 瑞巌寺 Zuigan-Ji .
- Godai-Do Hall 五大堂, Matsushima

29 西光寺 - 大滝不動 - Otaki Fudo at the Big Waterfall
. Saikooji 西光寺 Saiko-Ji .

30 愛敬院 - 駒場滝不動尊 Komabataki Fudo
. Aikyoo-In 愛敬院 Aikyo-In Komabazan 駒場山 .


- - - - - Fukushima 福島県 - 智慧の道場 - chie

31 相応寺 - 赤不動 （遠藤ヶ滝不動尊）Aka Fudo - Red Fudo
. Soo-ooji 相応寺 So-O-Ji .
at 安達太良山 Adatara-yama - and priest Mongaku 文覚

32 大龍寺 - 長命不動尊 - Chomei Nagaiki Fudo for Long Life
. Dairyuuji 大龍寺 Dairyu-Ji, Aizu .

33 会津薬師寺 高田不動尊 - Takada Fudo
. Aizu Yakushi-Ji 会津薬師寺 .
. . . . . Jidoosha Fudo 自動車不動 "Fudo in a car"

34 成田山 圓養寺 - 厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo
. Enyooji 圓養寺 Enyo-Ji / 円養院 Enyo-In - Shirakawa .

35 山本不動尊 - 山本不動尊 - Yamamoto Fudo
. 王蜜寺-山本不動尊 - Yamamoto Fudo Son .

36 常福寺 - 赤井嶽不動 - Akaidake Fudo
. Joofukuji 常福寺 Jofuku-Ji - Iwaki .


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mangan 満願之證 - Document at the end of the Pilgrimage

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東北三十六不動尊霊場 - Reference
- source : www.tohoku36fudo.jp

冨永航平著 - Reference
- source : www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~fkm-ito

山形県の寺院 -　東北三十六不動の札所
- source : trebor.cocolog-nifty.com

Homepage of some temples
- source : tohoku36fudo.jp

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- Some historical figures encountered on this pilgrimage

. Chisha Daishi 智者大師 Chisha Shonin (538 - 597) .
and his disciple Saint Enchi 円智上人 / 圓智上人 in Tsugaru

. Gyōki, Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki .
(668 - 749)

. General Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 .
(758 - 811)

. Ennin 円仁 -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 . (794 – 864)

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 . (774 - 835) .


. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji


. 津軽弘法大師霊場 - Tsugaru Kobo Daishi Reijo
Pilgrimage to 23 Kobo Daishi temples in Tsugaru .

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.　会津五色不動尊霊場 Aizu Goshiki Fudo - Five Colors .
Aizu Wakagaeri Goshiki Fudo son 会津若がえり五色不動尊



. Nakano Fudo Son　中野不動尊 .
Aizu, Fukushima


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- Toono shichi Kannon 遠野七観音 Seven Kannon Temples of Tono - Pilgrimage
平倉観音 Hirakura Kannon - temple 谷行山細山寺

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


. Tohoku Shrines - INFO 東北神社巡り
Visiting important Shrines in Tohoku .


. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. Japan - after the BIG earthquake .
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Minakamidera

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Minakamidera 水上寺 Minakami-dera

Nr. 1 成田山 - 水上寺 - 成田山水上不動尊
Narita san Minakamidera Fudo Son
Gunma prefecture - 身密の道場 shinmitsu

. 北関東三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Northern Kanto . 　

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source :　51213360.at.webry.info


This temple has as main statue one from the great Narita Fudo temple in 1888.
People carried the statue on their shoulders for 28 days from Narita to here.


source :　rachmanino.exblog.jp

Dainichi Daishoo Fudoo Myoo zazoo
大日大聖不動明王坐像
Seated statue of Fudo Myo-O, incarnation of Dainichi

The statue is one of the three famous Fudo statues of Japan
日本三体不動尊.


People come here to pray and get amulets for a good harvest and happiness for all people.
五穀豊穣、万民豊楽
The first priest was Ozuhata Terukiyo 小豆畑照清和尚, who helped to introduce more prayers and amulets for the temple, making it one of the biggest ones to come for a special wish in the Eastern Kanto region.
開運厄除、交通安全、商売繁盛、家内安全

During the Great Festivals of spring and autumn there is a popular karaoke meeting カラオケ大会, keeping the temple ahead with the needs of our modern times.

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In 2008 this festival was held in the main hall:
mitama fesutibaru みたまフェスティバル "Mitama Soul Festival"


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"The Way of People" 人道　
by priest Ozuhata 小豆畑照清和尚


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There is also a sacred camphor tree (kusunoki 楠) from Narita Fudo.

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Seated Fudo statue, related to the nearby hot spring Mizukami Onsen 水上温泉.

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.minakamidera.com






kekkai fuda 結界札（5枚1組） "talisman for the boundary"
5 talismans make one group to purify the five directions, one in each direction of the room or home and one in the center room


charms - many amulets of the temple
- source : www.minakamidera.com/charm


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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

元朝護摩　正月元旦  first fire ceremony, January 1

初詣期間 1月1日 - 20日まで first temple visit, January

節分追儺式 2月3日 Setsubun festival

春例大祭 5月5日 Spring Festival, May
- - - 特別大護摩供厳修　- 釜鳴の法･光護摩　釜鳴の法･光護摩後、「投げ餅式」

お盆供養会　8月25日 - O-Bon rituals for the ancestors
 - - - 特別大護摩供厳修　午後1時より 追難法要厳修

秋例大祭　10月第1日曜日　Autumn festival 大護摩供厳修　
- - - 釜鳴の法･光護摩　釜鳴の法･光護摩後、「投げ餅式」

大祓　12月18日 Great Purifucation in December

除夜の鐘　12月31日Ringing in the New Year

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kekkai, the barrier between here and there, this world and the other world.
Sanskrit : siimaa-bandha
. kekkai 結界 "sacred boundary" .
Die Abgrenzung des Heiligen Bereiches


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. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　


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There are so many names of temples, people and special Fudo statues, they need a list of their own.


Fudō Myō-ō 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
- Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja
Who is he? - Introduction



. - Latest Updates - - Newsletter - .


Dragon　竜 ryuu　龍 and Fudo Myo-O

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daibanjaku 大盤石／大磐石 "huge rock"

Daienji 大圓寺 / 大円寺 Daien-Ji Aomori. Yakuyoke

Daigo-Ji Temple Statue 醍醐寺 不動明王 .
... also Yojiri Fudo よぢり不動, the Bent Fudo Painting, by Yoshihide.


Daikakuji 大覚寺 Daikaku-Ji Monzeki - Sagano Gosho 嵯峨御所 #Monseki)

Daikoo 大光不動尊　Daiko Fudo Son - Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

Saimyo-O In 大明王院 Kawasaki, Kanagawa

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 .

Dainichi Daishoo Fudoo 大日大聖不動明王 - 水上寺 Minakami-dera

Dainichiji 大日寺 Dainichi-Ji - Fudo Henro 13

Dainichikyō 大日経 Dainichi Sutra, Mahavairocana Tantra
- Fudo Myo-O - Introduction -

Daiooji 大王寺 Daio-Ji - Tsugaru Aomori

Daisho Fudo (Daishoo Fudoo) . 大聖不動明王 Holy Fudo, Incarnation of Dainichi Nyorai : 大日大聖不動明王

Daishoo-In, Daishoin Hall 大聖院 Daisho-In, Miyajima - Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Daishooji 大聖寺 Daisho-Ji - Minobu, Yamanashi
. . . . . Fudo statue offered by Kagami Tomitsu 加賀美遠光 (1143 - 1230)

35 . Daisho-Ji 大聖寺 - Namikiri Fudo . - Chiba


daiza 台座 seat of Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 - Introduction
banjakuza, iwaza, ganza 盤石座, 岩座 stone pedestal
fumiwari rengeza 踏割蓮華座 lotus base with separate feet
..... fumiwake rengeza 踏分蓮華座
shitsushitsuza 瑟瑟座 gem or precious stone base, "Diamond Seat"

Daizenji 大善寺 Daizen-Ji Shikoku Bangai 05


Daruma Fudo / Fudo Daruma 達磨不動明王


Demukae Fudo Son.出迎え不動明王

Dondo yaki and Fudo Myo-O どんど焼

dooji 童子 Doji, acolytes of Fudo
hachi daidooji 八大童子 eight great Doji acolytes
sanjuuroku Dooji 三十六童子 36 Doji / 不動明王の眷属

Dooshuuin 同聚院 Doshu-In, Kofuku-Ji Kyoto


. Dooyo Shoonin 道誉上人 Saint Doyo Shonin . - (1515 - 1574)



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There are so many names of temples, people and special Fudo statues, they need a list of their own.

Fudō Myō-ō 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
- Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja
Who is he? - Introduction



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Ohotaki, o ho taki 御火焚, Ohitaki ceremony of making a bonfire in temples and shrines

O-hyakudo Fudo お百度不動 Fudo of the 100 prayers circuit

. Oita 大分県 Fudo Pilgrim Temples .
01 両子寺 無風帯不動 Futago-Ji - Mufutai Fudo
02 神宮寺 大獄不動 Jingu-Ji - Daigoku Fudo
03 成仏寺 除災不動 Jobutsu-Ji - Josai Fudo
04 文殊仙寺 仙の不動 Monjusen-Ji - Sen no Fudo
05 実相院 夷不動 Jisso-In - Ebisu Fudo
06 無動寺 黒土不動 Mudo-Ji - Kurotsuchi Fudo
07 応暦寺 慈相不動 Oreki-Ji - Jiso Fudo
08 三明院 身代り不動 Sanmei-In - Migawari Fudo
09 円寿寺 願かけ不動 Enju-Ji - Gankake Fudo
10 臨済寺 厄よけ不動 Rinzai-Ji - Yakuyoke Fudo

omamori, o-mamori お守り amulets and talismans

omamori card お守りカード amulet card


Onegai Fudoo おねがい不動さま　Onegai Fudo Sama Fukagawa, Tokyo


Oni 鬼 Japanese Demons

Oni Fudo 鬼不動 - Fukui

Onigawara 鬼瓦 "demon gable roof tile
. . . . . Yanagimoto Isao 柳本伊佐雄


Ono Tadahiro 小野忠弘　(1913 - 2001) - painter

Onsen　不動温泉 / 温泉不動 hot springs and Fudo
. . . . . Hanano Onsen 花野温泉　たぬき湯 Tanukiyu

Onzanji 恩山寺 Onzan-Ji - Shikoku Henro 18


大石不動院 Ooishi Fudo-in, Mie


0oji Fudoo no Taki 王子不動之滝 Fudo Waterfall in Oji . Tokyo

Ookuboji　大窪寺　Okubo-Ji - Shikoku Henro Nr. 88


. Ootaki Fudo 大滝不動 Otaki Fudo . - Sendai, Miyagi
Saikooji 西光寺 Saiko-Ji - at the BIG Waterfall


Oogi, Ōgi 仰木 Ogi town - Shiga

Ootokuji 王徳寺 Otoku-Ji - Nagano

Osame Fudo, last Ceremony of a year 納不動、 納め不動

Osame no Daishi 納めの大師, 終大師 Shimai Daishi

Osshinji 乙津寺 Osshin-Ji - Gifu - Tokai Pilgrims 31

Osu Kanon and Fudo 大須観音　と　不動明王. Nagoya

Osugi Jinja 大杉神社 Osugi Shrine - with Fudo-In - Ibaraki

- O-Taki Daisho Fudo Myo-O - 御瀧大聖不動明王
..... 大日坊 - Dainichi-Bo, 湯殿山 Yudonosan, Yamagata

Otome Fudo 乙女不動尊 - 泉龍寺 Senryu-Ji

Otsu-E, Pictures from Otsu大津絵

Oyama Fudo and Fire Rituals ... 大山不動、神奈川県 (Ooyama Fudoo)
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Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .


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Settsu no Kuni 88 Henro Temples 摂津国八十八ケ所

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Settsu Province (摂津国 Settsu no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern 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).
Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province.



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　一ノ宮) for the province.
During the Sengoku period
Settsu became the main exporting centre of matchlock firearms to the rest of Japan.
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In former times, the Kinki region was divided into five provinces:
山城 Yamashiro、大和 Yamato、摂津 Settsu、河内 Kawachi and 和泉 Izumi.

The pilgrimage to 88 Henro temples in Settsu was started by Saint Kekkai 月海上人 in the end of the Edo period.
During WW II many temples were burned down and this pilgrimage has become out of reach. But in 1980 it was revived.

Most temples can be reached within one hour from Central Osaka, which makes this pilgrimage a favorite with Henro Pilgrims.

The main statue of each pilgrim temple is different.


- Osaka 大阪市 / 大阪府 -

01 Hoan-Ji 法案寺 - 大阪市中央区島之内 薬師如来 - Yakushi Nyorai
02 Mitsudera 三津寺 - 大阪市中央区心斎橋筋 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
03 Wako-Ji 和光寺 - 大阪市西区北堀江 一光三尊阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
04 Riyotoku-In 了徳院 - 大阪市福島区鷺洲 准胝観音 Juntei Kannon
05 Jimyo-In 持明院 - 大阪市福島区鷺洲 厄除弘法大師
06 Taiyu-Ji 太融寺 - 大阪市北区太融寺町 千手千眼観音 Senju Kannon
07 Fukko-Ji 富光寺 - 大阪市淀川区加島 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
08 . Fudo-Ji 不動寺 - Toyonaka 豊中 - 五大力不動明王 Godairiki Fudo Myo-O .
09 . Kokubun-Ji 国分寺 - 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai .

10 Hoju-In 寶珠院 - 大阪市北区与力町 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
11 . Zenpuku-Ji 善福寺 - 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi . Dondoro Daishi .
12 Kotoku-Ji 興徳寺 - 大阪市天王寺区餌差町 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai
13 Dainichi-Ji 大日寺 - 大阪市城東区鴨野東 子安大日如来 Koyasu Dainichi Nyorai
14 Rokudai-In 六大院 - 大阪市天王寺区餌差町 大聖不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
15 Enju-An 圓珠庵 - 大阪市天王寺区空清町 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
16 Kannon-Ji 観音寺 - 大阪市天王寺区城南寺町 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
17 Shoyu-Ji 正祐寺 - 大阪市天王寺区上本町 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
18 Sokei-In 宗恵院 - 大阪市天王寺区生玉前町 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
19 Toji-Ji 藤次寺 - 大阪市天王寺区生玉町 宝生如来 Hosho Nyorai

20 Jisho-In 自性院 - 大阪市中央区寺 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu
21 Hoon-In 報恩院 - 大阪市中央区高津 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
22 Shimyo-In 持明院 - 大阪市天王寺区生玉町 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
23 Shoren-Ji 青蓮寺 - 大阪市天王寺区生玉寺町 金剛界大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
24 Shinko-In 真光院 - 大阪市天王寺区夕陽丘町 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
25 . Shitenno-Ji 四天王寺 - 救世観音 Kuse Kannon .
26 Kiyomizudera 清水寺 - 大阪市天王寺区伶人町 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
27 Koya-Ji 高野寺 - 大阪市西区土佐堀 厄除弘法大師 Kobo Daishi
28 Naniwa-Ji 浪速寺 - 大阪市浪速区恵比寿西 毘沙門天 Bishamonten
29 Daijo-Bo 大乗坊 - 大阪市浪速区日本橋 毘沙門天 Bishamonten

30 Chikurin-Ji 竹林寺 - 大阪市中央区難波 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
31 Jizo-In 地蔵院 - 大阪市大正区三軒家東 地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu
32 . Shooenji 正圓寺 Shoen-Ji - 大聖歓喜天 Kankiten / Kangiten .
- and Mizukake Fudo Myo-O
33 Shaka-In 釈迦院 - 大阪市港区築港 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi
34 Nishi no Bo 西之坊 - 大阪市住吉区上住吉 地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu
35 Shogon Jodo-Ji 荘厳浄土寺 - 大阪市住吉区帝塚山東 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
36 Yakushi-Ji 薬師寺 - 大阪市住吉区苅田 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai
37 Nyogan-Ji 如願寺 - 大阪市平野区喜連 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu
38 Choho-Ji 長寶寺 - 大阪市平野区平野本町 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
39 Senko-Ji 全興寺 - 大阪市平野区平野本町 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai


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40 Horaku-Ji 法楽寺 - 大阪市東住吉区山坂 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
41 Kyozen-Ji 京善寺 -大阪市東住吉区桑津 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
42 Joko Enman-Ji 常光圓満寺 - 大阪府吹田市元町 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu
43 Ensho-Ji 圓照寺 - 大阪府吹田市山田東 千手観音 Senju Kannon
44 Saidera 佐井寺 -大阪府吹田市佐井寺 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai
45 Kongo-In 金剛院 - 大阪府摂津市千里丘 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai
46 Renge-Ji 蓮花寺 - 大阪府茨木市天王 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai
47 Soji-Ji 総持寺 - 大阪府茨木市総持寺 千手観音 Senju Kannon
48 Jizo-In 地蔵院 - 大阪府高槻市真上町 延命地蔵菩薩 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu
49 . Ryozen-Ji 霊山寺 - 一言不動尊 Hitokoto Fudo Myo-O .


50 Daimon-Ji 大門寺 - 大阪府茨木市大字大門寺 如意輪観音 Kannon Bosatsu
51 Shinryu-Ji 真龍寺 - 大阪府茨木市東福井 釈迦牟尼如来 Shaka Nyorai
52 Taishaku-Ji 帝釈寺 - 大阪府箕面市粟生外院 帝釈天 Taishakuten
53 Zenpuku-Ji 善福寺 - 大阪府箕面市粟生間谷西 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
54 Katsuo-Ji 勝尾寺 - 大阪府箕面市粟生間谷 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
55 Ryuan-Ji 瀧安寺 - 大阪府箕面市箕面公園 弁財天 Benzaiten, Benten
56 Hoju-In 宝珠院 - 大阪府箕面市如意谷 如意輪観音 Kannon Bosatsu
57 Shaka-In 釋迦院 - 大阪府池田市鉢塚 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai
58 Ichijo-In 一乗院 - 大阪府池田市鉢塚 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu
59 Jofuku-Ji 常福寺 - 大阪府池田市神田 千手観音 Senju Kannon

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60 Kongo-In 金剛院 - 兵庫県伊丹市宮ノ前 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
61 Anraku-In 安楽院 - 兵庫県伊丹市千僧 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
62 Ninyo-Ji 昆陽寺 - 兵庫県伊丹市寺本 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai
63 Daiku-Ji 大空寺 - 兵庫県伊丹市野間字来福地 延命地蔵 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu
64 Joko-Ji 浄光寺 - 兵庫県尼崎市常光寺 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu
65 Daikaku-Ji 大覚寺 - 兵庫県尼崎市寺町 千手観音 Senju Kannon
66 Koho-Ji 高法寺 - Osaka 大阪府池田市綾羽 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
67 Kyuan-Ji 久安寺 - Osaka 大阪府池田市伏尾町 千手観音 Senju Kannon
68 Mangan-Ji 満願寺 - Hyogo 兵庫県川西市満願寺 千手観音 Senju Kannon
69 Nakayamadera 中山寺 Daishido (大師堂） - 兵庫県宝塚市中山寺 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon

70 Nakayamadera 中山寺 Nokyojo (納経所） - 兵庫県宝塚市中山寺 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
71 Nakayamadera 中山寺 Oku no In (奥之院） - 兵庫県宝塚市中山寺 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
72 Seicho-Ji 清澄寺 - 兵庫県宝塚市米谷清 大日如来・三宝荒神 Dainichi Nyorai / Kiyoshi Kojin 清荒神
73 Heirin-Ji 平林寺 - 兵庫県宝塚市社町 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai
74 Kinryu-Ji 金龍寺 - 兵庫県宝塚市鹿塩 得自性清浄法性如来 Nyorai
75 Kanno-Ji 神呪寺 - 兵庫県西宮市甲山町 如意輪融通観音 Kannon Bosatsu
76 Toko-Ji 東光寺 Mondoyakujin (門戸厄神) - 兵庫県西宮市門戸西町 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai
77 Hoshin-Ji 法心寺 - 兵庫県西宮市高木西町 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon
78 Dainichi-Ji 大日寺 - 兵庫県西宮市高木東町 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai
79 Enman-Ji 圓満寺 Nishinomiya, Naritasan（西宮成田山） - 兵庫県西宮市社家町 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai

80 . Tenjo-Ji 天上寺 / Maya san Tenjooji 摩耶山天上寺 .
81 Shotoku-In 聖徳院 - 神戸市中央区宮本通 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi
82 Dairyu-Ji 大龍寺 - 神戸市中央区再度山 聖如意輪観音 Kannon Bosatsu
83 Shinpuku-Ji 真福寺 - 神戸市兵庫区下沢通 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
84 Konko-Ji 金光寺 - 神戸市兵庫区西仲町 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Nyorai
85 Jofuku-Ji 常福寺 - 神戸市長田区大谷町 延命地蔵 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu
86 Myoho-Ji 妙法寺 - 神戸市須磨区妙法寺 毘沙門天 Bishamonten
87 Shofuku-Ji 勝福寺 - 神戸市須磨区大手町 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu
88 Sumadera 須磨寺 - 神戸市須磨区須磨寺町 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu

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Links to most temples
- source : www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad

Wikipedia links to the temples
摂津国八十八箇所（せっつこくはちじゅうはちかしょ） 霊場一覧
- source : wikipedia

Links to most temples
- source : www.houshuin.com/settu88

Link to the shuin 朱印
- source : gosyuinnotabi.web.

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- Other deities from Settsu -

. Sanju Banjin 三十番神 30 Protector Deities .
3 摂津　- Hirota Daimyojin 　広田大明神　　　　賀茂


. Arima Hot Spring - Legends from Gyoki .

. Tsunashiki Tenmangu .
near temple Sumadera in Suma-Ura Park. Kobe
綱敷天満宮 (神戸市) - 兵庫県神戸市須磨区鎮座


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. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 . (774 - 835) .

. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

. Fudo Myo-O at Mount Koyasan 高野山の明王像 .


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

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. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .

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YAMAGUCHI Ryuzo-Ji

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The 18 Fudo Doji Pilgrim Temples of Yamaguchi
十八不動童子霊場 -　山口　


source :　happy.ap.teacup.com/ooshima



. Sanjuuroku Dooji 三十六童子 Sanjuroku Doji .
36 attendants of Fudo Myo-O
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十八不動三十六童子 18 Attendants of Fudo Myo-o

. 01 Kokubunji 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji - Nabe .
. 02 Anyooji 安養寺 Anyo-Ji - Yoshimi .
. 03 Saikooji 西光寺 Saiko-Ji - Yoshimo .
. 04 Senjuuin 千寿院 Senju-In - Tabe .
. 05 Saimyooji 最明寺 Saimyo-Ji - Hoki .

. 06 Noomanji 能満寺 Noman-Ji - Tawarayama .
. 07 Nanbaraji 南原寺 Nanbara-Ji - Mine .
. 08 Enseiji 円政寺 Ensei-Ji - Furuhagi .
. 09 Koobooji 弘法寺　Kobo-Ji - Hagi .
. 10 Amidaji 阿弥陀寺 Amida-Ji - Aio .

. 11 Joofukuji 浄福寺 Jofuku-Ji - Kagawa.
12番 瀧塔山 龍蔵寺 Ryuzo-Ji 真言宗御室派 山口市吉敷1750 - see below
13番 華宮山 阿弥陀寺 Amida-Ji 華厳宗 防府市牟礼上坂本1869 - see below
. 14 Gokurakuji 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji - Shuto .
. 15 Misenji 弥山寺 Misen-Ji - Yanai .
. 16 Saichooji 西長寺 Saicho-Ji - Himi .
. 17 Seikyooji 清鏡寺 Seikyo-Ji - Asae .
. 18 Juutooji 鷲頭寺 Juto-Ji - Nakaichi .

- reference list : 山口十八不動三十六童子霊場


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12 - Ryuuzooji 龍蔵寺 / 竜造寺 Ryuzo-Ji
Yamaguchi City, 山口市吉敷１７５０番地


© PHOTO :　www.oterasan.co.jp/~ryuzouji

This temple was founded in 698 by En no Gyoja. In 741 the priest Gyoki Bosatsu choose this place for his ascetic practises and venerated a statue of Kannon with 1000 arms. He also gave it its present name, Ryuzo-Ji. Dainichi Nyorai is venerated here. It is the oldest temple in Yamaguchi City.
Today the statue of Kannon with a horse-head (Bato Kannon 馬頭観音) is venerated in the main hall.
In the precincts is a famous Gingko tree of more than 1000 years. There is also a famous waterfall, Tsuzumi no Taki 鼓の滝, in three steps, altogether 37 meters steep.

This temple is one of the 18 Fudo pilgrim temples of Yamaguchi prefecture.
This pilgrimage was started in 1989 with a wish for world peace. See below.



This Fudo Statue is about 10 meters high. It was built by the sculptor Kishi Takashi 貴志佳史.
It is Nr. 12 of the Yamaguchi Fudo Pilgrimage and contains reliques of the Buddha.
Is is a "Holy Fudo", Daisho Fudo Myo-O . 大聖不動明王.
source : 龍蔵寺 : 山口県


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Fudo Myo-O and Sakura cherry blossoms

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Daisho Fudo (Daishoo Fudoo) . 大聖不動明王 - Holy Fudo -
Incarnation of Dainichi Nyorai : 大日大聖不動明王

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13 - Amidaji 阿弥陀寺 Amida-Ji
Ajisaidera アジサイ寺 Temple of Hydrangeas
Suo Amidaji 周防阿弥陀寺





- source : Hitomi Sota - facebook

Known as the best place to see hydrangea in West Japan
Todaiji Betsu-In Amidaji
In June, there are 80 different kinds and over 4,000 hydrangeas that take you into Buddhist Paradise of Jodo. The path takes you into splendid Japanese scenery.
- Homepage of the temple
- source : www.c-able.ne.jp/~amidaji

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


En no Gyoja 役行者、E no Ozunu 小角

. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668-749) .
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NORTH . Kitamuki and Kimon

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. kimon 鬼門の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Gate Legends .
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Kitamuki Fudo ... 北向き不動 ...
Fudo facing North
北向きのお不動さん , 北向不動
kita-muki, kita muki
The north is considered an un-auspicious region and needs protection from real and imagined enemies, fiends and demons. 　
The deity usually associated with the NORTH is

Bishamonten 毘沙門天
Vaishravana ~ Heavenly King of the North

Tortoise (Black Warrior) = North, Winter, Black, Water　
Genbu 玄武

More is here
- - Four Directions (toozai nanboku)- -
East, West, North, South

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Kimon, the "Demon Gate" 鬼門,
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Chinese geomancy (Ch: feng shui), a system for determining auspicious or inauspicious placements and orientations of cities, temples, houses, and graves. In Chinese thought, the northeast quarter is considered to be particularly inauspicious. The northeast direction is known as the "demon gate," which can be loosely translated as the place where "demons gather and enter." This belief was imported by the Japanese and is referred to as Kimon (literally "Demon Gate").
Kimon generally means ominous direction, or taboo direction. In Japan, both the monkey and the fox are guardians against evil Kimon influences.

In Japan, the monkey's role in guarding against demons originates from the Japanese word for monkey (猿, pronounced saru), which is a homonym for the Japanese word "expel" (去る, also pronounced saru). The latter word means to "dispel, punch out, push away, beat away."
source : 　MONKEY IN JAPAN / Mark Schumacher



© PHOTO :　taishi


The KIMON for the city of Kyoto was the double-peaked Mt. Hiei.
. WKD : Hieizan Temple Enryakuji 比叡山延暦寺 　
See the haiku of Issa below.



Kimon Konjin 鬼門金神
was another powerful deity of the North-East (ushitora, ox-tiger).
WKD : The Deity of Metal, Konjin



His heavenly direction changes with every year and if you do something to displease him, he will kill seven people (nanasatsu 七殺) (even your neighbours) to show his wrath.

There were four days, one in each season, in his honor where you had to be especially careful not do anything to anger this deity.
春の丑の日、夏の申の日、秋の未の日、冬の酉の日
ox day in spring, monkey day in summer,
sheep day in autumn, cock day in winter


Photo source : 神霊の思頼
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Fudo Myo-O is also one of the
krodha-devata, krodhadeva - minor Indian deities, 10 deities of direction.
In this group, Fudo Myo-O governs the North-East.

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Let us look at some Fudo Myo-O, facing North !

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At the temple Fudo-Ji 不動寺 in Kyoto.
It is also called Matsubara Fudo 松原不動.
下京区松原通麩屋町

Emperor Kanmu Tenno 桓武天皇 had four "Iwakura" Sacred Stone Areas constructed in Kyoto, one for each heavenly direction. This temle was in the south : 南岩倉　明王院不動寺.
Today the temple is rather small and looks almost like a normal old house.




There is also another temple in South Iwakura, Konzo-Ji (Konzooji) 金蔵寺, with a famous "Ichigan Fudo" .


This temple is on the northern side of Matsubara Road. Its original function was to protect the capital against demons and evil from the the Northern Side.

Its statue is also called :
"Holy Fudo", Daishoo Fudo 大聖不動






The Four Iwakura Temples

北岩倉：山住神社（左京区岩倉河原町）

西岩倉：金蔵寺（西京区大原野石作町）

東岩倉：観勝寺（左京区粟田口大日町）

南岩倉：不動寺 this one


sources : ”北向き不動”



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Kitamukizan Fudo-In 北向山不動院 - Fushimi
Fushimi 伏見区竹田浄菩提院町61
61 Takeda Jobodaiincho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto


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It is in the 鬼門　Kimon direction to protect the Imperial Palace.


source : kinki36fudo.org/22

- - - - - Chant of the temple
はるばると　したいきたれる　きたむきざん　
いままのあたり　おがむうれしさ

harubaru to shita ikitareru Kitamukizan
ima manoatari ogamu ureshisa

The temple was built in 大治5年（1130）on order of Emperor Toba 鳥羽上皇 / 鳥羽天皇 (1103 - 1156) by Saint Kakuban 覚鑁 (1095 - 1143)


Nr. 22 in the pilgrimage of Kinki
近畿三十六不動尊霊場第22番

. Kinki Fudo Pilgrimages .
近畿三十六不動尊巡礼

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Temple Ho-On In 報恩院
Osaka 大阪市中央区高津1-2-28

This temple had been burned down during WW II and even the Fudo statue as we see it today shows signs of severe burning.
It now stands facing North under a large camphor tree.



On the other side is another statue facing south,
Minamimuki Fudo 南向き不動尊


source : 　pilgrimari.exblog.jp


Tempel Number 5 of the Kinki Fudo Pilgrimage
近畿三十六不動尊巡礼

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At Otsu Town
大津の北向き不動様


© PHOTO :　月光山洗心庵


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Temple Ensho-Ji (Enshoji) , Iruma City, Saitama
円照寺不動堂（えんしょうじふどうどう）

The "Fudo facing North" has its own hall 北向き不動堂 to the left of the main gate. It was re-constructed in the year 1779. Now the roof tiles have been changed to copper.


© PHOTO :　www.city.iruma.saitama.jp


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MORE kitamuki Fudo

sources : ”北向き不動”


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Fudo protecting the North-East Demon Gate
Kimon Yoke no Fudo
In Kamakura, Juniso
This was in the North-East direction of Kamakura, the old capital of Japan.
不動明王は鎌倉幕府の鬼門除けの不動さま
明王院（神奈川県鎌倉市十二所32)
... Kamakura, a Haiku Town in Japan


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Jizo facing North
Kitamuki-Jizo 北向き地蔵

A long time ago, the Ikuta River flowed south from the intersection of Kano-cho along Flower Road. One year, when there was a severe rain, people moved busily about on the riverbanks, stacking sandbags to reinforce weak spots. "Is the bank OK over there?"

"Hey, over here, the bank upstream is about to break!" Several people grabbed sandbags and rushed upstream. The rain, continuing for several days, caused the dirty water of the Ikuta River to increase, and the flow was strong. There were several spots along the banks that looked like they would break soon, but as night fell there were no more sandbags left for reinforcement.

The exhausted people went into the watch lodge on the hill by the bank, where they sat with extreme fatigue. Then they heard sounds of something dragging, then a booming sound, then something rubbing against something else. It sounded like something heavy was being dragged; the sound came from the direction of the river. Another dragging sound, then the sound of something heavy falling in to the water, then water gurgling… It sounded as if something was sinking into the river.

However, the villagers were too tired to go back outside, and one by one fell asleep. When morning came, they found that the sky had cleared and the sun was shining. People got up, went outside to look at the banks, and exclaimed. "Oh my, look there! There's a big tree stuck there, and the bank looks ready to give way!"

"The bank has been reinforced with a big rock." "Look, the Kitamuki-Jizou is on top of the rock!" "That sound we heard last night was the doings of Kitamuki-Jizou. He came to fix the weakened bank. He protected our village."
The thankful people built a hall enshrining Kitamuki-Jizou west of Ikuta River.
source : 　kobe city chuo ward


Kitamuki Jizo


Read this essay:
Wayside Shrines at Urban Train Stations:
Religion at the Crossroads
Kitamuki Jizo at Umeda, Osaka

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Kannon Bosatsu facing North
Kitamuki Kannon 北向き観音 / 北向観音 - photo search


There is one at 比叡山延暦寺 Hieizan Enryaku-Ji, facing North
toward 善光寺 Zenko-Ji in Nagano.

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Kitamuki Hachiman Shrine 北向八幡宮
Suma, Kobe City
It was built in 1484.



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. . . . . . . . . . H A I K U

By Kobayashi Issa

鳶の巣も鬼門に持や日枝の山
tobi no su mo kimon ni motsu ya hie no yama

the black kite's nest, too
in the unlucky direction...
Mount Hie


鳥の巣も鬼門に立つや日枝の山
tori no su mo kimon ni tatsu ya hie no yama

the bird's nest, too
in the unlucky direction...
Mount Hie


明星や庵の鬼門の梅の花
myôjô ya io no kimon no ume no hana

morning star--
on my hut's unlucky side
plum blossoms

More KIMON haiku
Tr. David Lanoue


WKD : Morning Star

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. kimon 鬼門の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Gate Legends .

Four Directions (toozai nanboku)East, West, North, South
東西南北

. Onipedia 日本の鬼 The Demons of Japan .

. Oni 鬼　Demon Amulets .

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