Hasedera Nara

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Temple Hasedera

***** Location: Japan, Nara
***** Season: Early Spring
***** Category: Observance

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Hasedera no Tada-oshi
長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし)

Temple Hasedera in Sakurai Town was built in 686, in the Asuka period, to pray for the recovery of Emperor Tenmu. Saint Tokudo is said to have been the first priest there.
It also has a three-storied pagoda.
The main statue is now Kannon Bosatsu, made in 727.
This temple is one of the 33 pilgrim temples of Kannon Bosatsu.
It is also famous for its peony garden.




The spring festival is held to ward off evil for the whole year.
A stamp with the name of Enma, King of Hell, is made on the forehead of each believer. Torches are lit during the night.
Monks blow the conch shells and a great procession walks along the wide corridors of this temple.



Hase, Hatsuse 初瀬 - old spelling

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Woodblock from Toyokuni, about 1845–48
Minamoto no Toshiyori 源俊頼朝臣
Narukami Shonin 「鳴神上人」
Kumo no Taema 「雲のたへま」

. Narukami and the God Fudo .



うかりける 人をはつせの山おろしよ
はげしかれとは祈らぬものを

Ukari keru Hito o Hatsuse no Yamaoroshi yo
Hageshikare to wa Inoranu mono o

It was not for this
I prayed at the holy shrine:
That she would become
As pitiless and as cold
As the storms on Hase's hills.

74 - Minamoto no Toshiyori Ason 源俊頼朝臣
Hatsuse はつせ = Hase

. Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Poems 小倉百人一首 .


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Pilgrimage to 18 Shingon Temples in Kansai
No. 16 HASEDERA TEMPLE



There is another famous Hasedera in Kamakura.
Hase Kannon Temple


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Visiting - Hasedera 長谷寺 Hase-Dera in Nara -
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .



source :　Yamada Naokimi


春の夜や籠り人ゆかし堂の隅
haru no yo ya komorido yukashi doo no sumi


うかれける人や初瀬の山桜
ukare-keru hito ya Hatsuse no yama-zakura


二日にも　ぬかりはせじな　花の春
futuska ni mo nukari haseji na hana no haru

雲雀より　空にやすらふ　峠哉
hibari yori sora ni yasurau tooge kana


春雨の　木下につたふ　清水かな
harusame no koshita ni tsutau shimizu kana


ほろほろと　山吹散るか　滝の音
. horo horo to yamabuki chiru ka taki no oto .


Oi no Kobumi 笈の小文
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .


Visiting - Hasedera 長谷寺 Hase-Dera in Nara -
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .


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長谷寺に　閻魔の慈悲も　馳せる也
Hasedera ni Enma no jihi mo haseru nari

at temple Hasedera
there is even the compassion
of Enma, the King of Hell
Tr. Gabi Greve

© noriko


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ema　絵馬 votive tablet from autumn


. EMA Votive Tablets and Prayer Boards 絵馬 .

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. Nara Folk Art - 奈良県 .
Izumo ningyoo 出雲人形 Izumo dolls / 大和出雲人形　Yamato Izumo ningyoo
and
Hase tsuchi ningyoo 初瀬土人形 clay dolls from Hase /Hatsuse
Hatsuse 初瀬 / Hatsuse Izumo Tsuchi Ningyoo 初瀬出雲土人形


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***** Peony Park at Temple Hasedera

***** Enma, King of Hell


. Fudo Myo-O statue at Hasedera .


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Kashihara Festival

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Kashihara Festival (Kashihara matsuri )

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Early Spring
***** Category: Observance

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Kashihara Festival, Kashihara matsuri
橿原祭 (かしはらまつり) 橿原祭り

The present-day Kashihara Shrine was erected by order of Meiji Tenno in 1889.
It stands with respect to the early Japanese emperors and the Fujiwara family.
From here you have a view of the three mountains of Yamato, Unebi-yama, Miminashi-yama, and Amanokagu-yama.



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The Kashihara Shrine (橿原神宮, Kashihara Jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Kashihara Shrine was built in 1889 at the site of the Kashihara-gū where Japan's first emperor, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have acceded to the throne more than 2660 years ago.

On February 11 from 10:00 am, "Kigensai　紀元祭", a ritual ceremony commemorating the foundation of Japan, is held.
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"Ceremony for long life" enju sai 延寿祭

Enju Sake Cup, enju hai 延寿盃（えんじゅはい）
Enju Chopsticks, enju bashi 延寿箸（えんじゅばし）

. WKD : Long Life Ceremony (enjusai ) .

Ceremony for a long life at Shrine Kashihara Jingu, Nara
January 1.


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神呼びの声おうおうと紀元祭
kami yobi no koe oo oo to kigensai

calling the God
it sounds : ooh, ooh !
Kigensai Festival
Tr. Gabi Greve

Matsushima 松島東邑


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***** WKD Reference


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Long Life Ceremony

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Long Life Ceremony (enjusai )

***** Location: Nara, Japan
***** Season: New Year
***** Category: Observance

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Ceremony for a long life at Shrine Kashihara Jingu, Nara
January 1.

"Ceremony for long life" enju sai 延寿祭 (えんじゅさい )

Enju Sake Cup, enju hai 延寿盃（えんじゅはい）
Enju Chopsticks, enju bashi 延寿箸（えんじゅばし）



People use new chopsticks and a new ricewine cup to pray for health and long life in the new year.
This can also be done on the a birthday of 60, 70, 77, 80 or 88 of a person.

Sake cups



Chopsticks

©　PHOTO www.kashimajinja.jp




. WKD : Kashihara Festival 橿原祭 Kashihara matsuri .
On February 11 from 10:00 am, "Kigensai　紀元祭", a ritual ceremony commemorating the foundation of Japan, is held.



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Shrine Kashihara Jingu
The Birthplace of the Japanese Nation
橿原神宮（かしはらじんぐう）

Kashihara-jingu, located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, was built in 1889 at the site of the Kashihara-gu where Japan's first emperor, Jinmu, is said to have acceded to the throne. The Main Hall and Kagura-den (hall for sacred dancing) were relocated here from the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and the other buildings were constructed in 1940. The deities enshrined are Emperor Jinmu and his consort Hime-tatara-Isuzu-Hime.

A new national regime was inaugurated in 1868 with the end of rule by the samurai class, with the emperor as head of state, and the spirits of Emperor and Empress Jinmu were formally enshrined here in recognition of their status as the first generation of the Imperial Family.
©　Japan National Tourist Organization

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When the emperor Jinmu (Jimmu) landed at the port of Naniwa (Osaka) and tried to enter Yamato, his advance was impeded by the troop of the earthy god Nagasune-hiko (the Long Shank), and his brother Itsuse no Mikoto died in a battle.

His brother, on his death bed, said to the emperor: " We are descendants of the Goddess of the Sun, and therefore, we must not have fougfht in the face of the Sun. "

The emperor retreated and went around to the Kii Peninsula and landed there and advanced through the mountains of Kumano, which is the Unesco's World Heritage.

Once again, Nagasune-hiko appeared to hold back the troop of the Emperor.
Then, a shining large bird "Tobi" appeared and came flying to the top of the bow of the emperor. The enemies became dazzled at the shring light of the bird.

Nagasune-hiko finally surrendered.


Kashihara-jingu Shrine and the Unebi-yama

Read more HERE
©　Hiroaki Sasaki


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還暦の私も行くぞ　延寿祭
kanreki no watakushi mo iku zo enju sai

on my 60th birthday
I will go there !
Ceremony for Long Life

Gabi Greve, January 2008


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***** Saijiki of Japanese Ceremonies and Festivals



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