On November 20, 2019, Kayo Watari visited Achi Jinja in southern Nagano prefecture. We mentioned Achi Jinja as the final resting place of the solar calendar creator, Achihiko Omoikane. Kayo found both the Maemiya, the “front shrine,” and the Motomiya, the “original shrine,” and she graciously shared these rare photos with us. Motomiya The Motomiya […]
Togakushi Jinja Achihiko Omoikane is enshrined as Omoikane at the Chu-sha of the famed Togakushi Jinja in Nagano-ken. Togakushi Jinja commemorates the myth of the Amanoiwato cave which was opened by Tajikarao. Omoikane is described as the kami who organized the kagura dance by Amanouzume. Tajikarao, Omoikane’s first son, is enshrined at the Oku-sha of […]
Preface Below is Part Two of Beace’s post. Our Part One is the previous post. Editorial remarks are in square brackets. Otherwise, the remarks are Beace’s. Links have been updated 2022-06-20. Motoake chart This is a cosmic map called Motoake or the Motoake chart. It could be called a mandala unique to Japan. Furthermore, according to recent […]
We all know the myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu who secludes herself behind a rock-door in the Ama no Iwato cave. The world goes dark without her light. The kami-gami gather outside, and Ame no Uzume jumps on an upturned sake barrel and does a strip-tease. There is much laughter, and Amaterasu peeks out. […]
Tosiuti ni Nasukoto no Aya Prologue, Ikeda 2017, p117 Tosiuti ni Nasukoto No Aya The wonderful Tosiuti no aya is from the Mikasahumi. It consists of 96 lines. The compete text of the Tosiuti no aya may be found on pp 115 – 124 of Ikeda (Mikasahumi – Hutomani, 2017). The opening lines are shown […]
Koyomi, Calendar Koyomi is the word for calendar in Nihongo today. It is a word that comes out of the Wosite language and is used in the Wosite literature. The Wosite calendar was developed in Hitakami by the Takamimusuhi. We will examine two calendar systems: the Motoake and the Kituwosane systems. These are astronomical calendars […]
Koyomi, Calendar Koyomi is the word for calendar in Nihongo today. It is a word that comes out of the Wosite language and is used in the Wosite literature. The Wosite calendar was developed in Hitakami by the Takamimusuhi. We will examine two calendar systems: the Motoake and the Kituwosane systems. These are astronomical calendars of […]
The Kanayama Megalith Research Center led by Yoshiki Kobayashi and Shiho Tokuda are investigating a possible system of megaliths created by Jomon people for the determination of an observational solar calendar. The area they are exploring is to the south-east of the Kanayama Megaliths in the southern part of Gifu prefecture. In a two-part series, […]
Mt Ena and Ena Jinja on Iwakage blogsite An article of interest to readers of WoshiteWorld has been posted at: https://iwakage.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/ena-jinja/. Here are some excerpts from that post. Mt Ena 恵那山（えなさん）2,191 m Mt Ena is a very sacred mountain from ancient Wosite times. The region around Mt Ena contains some important sites in the story of […]
Wakahirume (Wakahime) was the daughter of Isanami and Isanagi. She is the lady of waka poetry and song. She lived a life full of music and beauty, and did much in service to her people. This remarkable woman has left her name in Wakayama prefecture. Wakahime was a central figure in the chronicles of Wosite. She […]
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