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Emperor Kōmei, 121st emperor of #Japan, died OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kofun/empress-iwa-no-hime.html?s=mb #travel #history

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Kofun of Empress Iwa no Hime — Megalithic Tombs of Japan's Ancient Rulers

Mausoleum of Empress Iwa no Hime. Kofun, megalithic tombs with distinctive keyhole shapes, were built in Japan from the early 3rd to the early 7th century CE. Today they are believed to be the tombs of Emperors.

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@Rusty__Shackleford@loops.video · 2 days ago

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The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

🪄SON OF A FOX🦊

Abe-no-Seimei (安倍晴明 921-1005) is often thought of as the 'Merlin of Japan'.
Celebrated as perhaps the most successful onmyōji (陰陽師 'yin-and-yang master'), Seimei served 6 emperors. Thanks to a prominent career and long (sickness free) life he came to be viewed as a magical figure.

One of those picture boards where guests are encouraged to put their face through...in this case acting as Abe-no-Seimei or a shikigami.

Bellflowers bloom in the grounds of Seimei-jinja.

People rub the feet of Abe-no-Seimei's statue for luck.

Statue of Abe-no-Seimei at Seimei-jinja.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 4 days ago

Long after he had died, Seimei was the subject of countless stories and miraculous legends.

As an onmyōji (陰陽師) Seimei worked in the palace's onmyō-ryō (陰陽寮 'Bureau of Yin-Yang Divination'), responsible for geomantic and spiritual matters.
#folklore #Japan #Kyoto #安倍晴明

Votive tablets at Seimei-jinja in the shape of the Seimei pentagram.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Hosokawa Katsumoto (細川勝元) helped establish Ryōan-ji (龍安寺) in 1450.
Originally a large estate owned by the Fujiwara family, the temple's current pond, 'Kyōyōchi' (鏡容池), was created by Tokudaiji Saneyoshi (徳大寺実能 1096-1157) as a boating lake in the 12thC.
#Kyoto #京都

Small snow covered bridge leading to Benten-jima (a small island on Ryoan-ji's pond).

Winter wonderland...the snowy steps leading down from the abbot's quarters at Ryoan-ji.

Ryoan-ji's dry landscape garden covered in snow.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

💦THE COIN CHŌZUBACHI🪙

One of Kyōto's most famous water basins can be found at Ryōan-ji (竜安寺).
In the shape of an old coin, the 4 characters atop the chōzubachi '五隹止矢' have no significance until combined with '口' (made by the centre square water hole).
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last week

Ruined during the Ōnin War in 1467, a wealthy merchant later restored Renge-ji on Ondo-yama (音戸山), employing the monk Tansho (但唱) to create 3m tall granite statues of the 5 Wisdom Buddhas.
By his death 6 years later in 1641 Tanshō had managed to complete 12 images in total.