In fact, Deer Senbei is not expensive. It costs 200 yen per portion, which has 10 pieces. Two portions only cost 400 yen for 20 pieces.
What makes everyone excited is the feeling of being able to feed the deer freely.
Kasuga Taisha Shrine is actually located in Nara Park. In the shrine, you can see many deer walking around freely.
Moreover, compared to the "Nara Park" in a narrow sense, which is a place for tourists to feed deer, the deer at Kasuga Taisha Shrine are obviously more gentle and more tender.
The bus stopped at the parking lot, and everyone got off and walked towards Kasuga Taisha Shrine.
Deer may be rare animals in other places, but here they can be seen everywhere.
If the teacher had not restrained them, many students would have lost their patience and run to buy "Deer Crackers" to feed the deer.
However, under the supervision of the teachers and the school, the students were relatively obedient and walked all the way to Kasuga Taisha Shrine, although they felt a little bit like they were in Cao's camp but their hearts were with Han.
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"Kasuga Taisha Shrine was first built in 1589 by Fujiwara no Fuhito, the patron saint of the aristocratic Fujiwara family. Today, the wisteria flowers in the shrine are also very famous."
As they walked towards Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Kirisu Mafuyu introduced it.
"But the wisteria flowers bloom from April to May, and we can't see them now." In the crowd, Yushan Kazuto was trying to discredit Kirisu Mafuyu in a very low voice.
Listening to what Kazuto Yuyama said, several classmates walking next to Kazuto Yuyama couldn't help but chuckle. Even Kato Megumi had a faint smile on her face. She felt that Kazuto Yuyama looked very cute now.
However, Kirisu Madoka, who was walking in front, naturally could not hear what Yushan Kazuto said, and continued with the introduction.
"The gods enshrined in Kasuga Taisha include Takeumutsuchi-no-Mikoto, Munetsu-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Mikoto, and Himei-no-Mikoto. There are also sixty-one shrines, both large and small. After visiting the main shrine, you can visit the remaining shrines on your own."
Sekmosha is actually a special system of Japanese shrines, also known as branch shrines or branch shrines.
Generally, in addition to the main shrine, large shrines will also have varying numbers of sub-shrines and branch shrines. For example, there is a saying that there are 125 shrines in Ise Grand Shrine.
However, among these 125 shas, there are also annex shrines, sho-gō shas, etc., so they cannot be completely counted as sekmo-shas. But we can still get a glimpse of the universality of the sekmo-sha system in Japan.
Chapter 2489: Couple National Society
After visiting the main shrine of Kasuga Taisha, Hayama Kazuto, Kato Megumi and Fujinomiya Ningzi did not immediately go to find Kirisu Mafuyu to receive the deer clams. Instead, they visited the Satsuma-sha of Kasuga Taisha.
Some Sekmosha are very simple, with just a single small shrine with the deity enshrined in the center, much like the shrines in some Japanese homes.
A shrine like this one is basically not very popular. It is the type that people only occasionally pay attention to when they visit Kasuga Taisha.
Some Shemot shrines are more magnificent and even have separate temples built.
Such a Shemotsu shrine has more incense. After all, running a shrine is also a business. If there are not many people willing to worship at a shrine, it would feel like a waste of resources just to maintain it.
After walking around and looking around, Yushan and the other two stopped in front of a temple.
This is a branch society. Theoretically speaking, the connection between the branch society and the main society is not strong, and the gods worshipped here are also "outside members" and will not receive too much care from the main society.
However, this small sect built a separate temple, which is enough to show how popular it is.
"Fukuoku Shrine." Looking at the words on the plaque, Fujinomiya Ningzi couldn't help but read.
"This is probably one of the few shrines in Japan that worships both Okuninushi and Suserihime-no-Mikoto." Hayama Kazuto said with a smile.
Generally speaking, although Okuninushi and Suserihime-no-Mikoto were husband and wife, they basically visited the shrine separately.
This is mainly because Japanese shrines are in charge of different areas and the duties of the priests are very detailed.
To pray for various things such as academic success, health, career, and marriage, you need to visit different shrines to have your wishes fulfilled.
This is different from China. Although Chinese gods also have different duties, when people worship them, there is often confusion among the duties of the gods.
For example, "Master Guan Erye". Basically, you can worship "Master Guan Erye" for whatever you want, and the scope of his duties is constantly expanding according to different needs.
Originally, "Guan Erye" only appeared as an ancestor god and a god of war, but now the most important identity of "Guan Erye" has become the god of wealth.
Not to mention the rest of the Bodhisattvas like Guanyin and Sakyamuni, they have been omnipotent gods since their birth.
Of course, although the division of labor in Japanese shrines is very detailed, in order to attract different tourists, each shrine is actually gradually confusing the concept of priestly duties.
Nowadays, many young people no longer care much about these distinctions and basically do whatever is convenient.
I passed by a shrine on the way and on a whim, I went in to pay my respects.
However, many people still care about the detailed distinction. Therefore, when promoting, many shrines will focus on introducing the main business of the Time Shrine, but they will not cut off or reject some non-main businesses.
Or it can be said that confusing the abilities of priests is the purpose of the shrine, and specializing the abilities of priests is also the purpose of the shrine.
Anyway, the ultimate goal is to attract more people to visit the shrine and increase revenue.
"This shrine is a shrine for matchmaking, right?" After thinking for a while, Kato Megumi said.
"Almost, but it's mainly for those couples who are about to get married, or those who are already married, who come to pray for a happy marriage and a long life together." Yushanhe said
It has to be said that the choice of the priest for the Futuro-Okunoki Shrine is very ingenious, and it is quite normal that the incense is so prosperous.
"Then do I need to step aside for a while?" On the other side, Fujinomiya Ningzi glanced at the two of them and said.
"Let's go in together and just treat it as an ordinary prayer." Hearing this, Yushan Heren shrugged and said.
Kazuto Hayama is not really interested in the various priests in shrines. Basically, no matter which shrine he visits, he just prays for blessings.
"Then go in." Hearing this, Fujinomiya Ningzi smiled and said.
"Senior Kazuto, why are you here?" Just as the three were about to enter the Couple Okuni Shrine, the voice of Yui Doma suddenly came from behind them.
When I turned around, I saw that Domama and others were already approaching.
"Come and take a look at this couple's national shrine." Upon hearing this, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but say.
"Meeting Okuni Shrine." Doma Yui repeated the name of the shrine.
"Is there anything special about this shrine? It seems to be just a branch shrine, right?"
“Although it’s only a branch shrine, this shrine is actually considered a local of Nara,” Hayama Kazuto said with a smile.
"Local? What do you mean death?" Toumori Sanae also came up and asked.
"It means exactly what it says. The history of this shrine may be even longer than that of Kasuga Taisha Shrine." Yushan Kazuto said.
The shrine in front of them was obviously not as old as Kasuga Taisha, so Hayama and others only talked about the history of the other side.
"Huh? Really? This shrine doesn't look very old!" Doma Mai couldn't help but say.
"No, Umaru-chan, the Evil King's true eyes have seen the ancient aura!" Rikka Takanashi suddenly covered her patched eyes and spoke as if in pain.
Looking at Rikka Takanashi's hard performing, Kazuto Yuyama couldn't help but blink slightly, with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"I'm talking about the history of this shrine's inheritance, not the history of this shrine." Yushan Kazuto said involuntarily.
After listening to Yushan Kazuto's somewhat confusing explanation, even Kato Megumi and Fujinomiya Ningzi became a little curious.
"Then talk to him about it." Kato Megumi said.
"You still remember when Kasuga Taisha was first built, right?" Upon hearing this, Yushan Kazuto nodded, but he did not directly talk about the Couple's Great Shrine. Instead, he asked about Kasuga Taisha.
"In the second year of Wadō, the builder Fujiwara no Fuhito died!" Touma Sanae replied quickly.
She had an excellent memory, and she remembered it very clearly after Akio Narita had only introduced it to her once.
"That's right, the second year of Hetong, which is 710 AD." Yushan Heren nodded and said.
"Then have you ever thought that there were no shrines in Nara 710 years ago?" Yushan Kazuto said.
Upon hearing this, Doma Yui and the others couldn't help but shake their heads. The history of Nara is not just a few years, it can be traced back to the Jomon period.
"But, if there was a shrine before? Why did Kasuga Daisha become the main shrine?" Doma Yui asked in confusion.
"That's of course because the builder of Kasuga Taisha Shrine was Fujiwara no Fuhito!" Hayama Kazuto couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing this, Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly. Her knowledge of Japanese history was not very good, but she also knew that Fujiwara no Būhito was a famous name in history.
Chapter 2490: The Young Awahara Kuni
Fujiwara no Fuhito was a famous powerful official from the Asuka period to the Nara period. There is no need to explain his status. The capital of Japan before Heijo-kyo in Nara was called Fujiwara no Kyo, which shows his identity and the emperor's favor.
There are even rumors that Fujiwara no Fuhito is the emperor's illegitimate son. If that is true, then the Fujiwara clan might be the first branch of the emperor's descendants to be demoted to the status of vassal.
In 1529, Nara was established as the capital. At the same time, Fujiwara no Fuhito began to build Kasuga Taisha Shrine. Of course, it was probably not called this name at that time.
"When Kasuga Taisha was first built, it was used as a guardian shrine, and the deity enshrined there was naturally the Fujiwara clan's patron saint, Takeuko Tsuchigumo no Mikoto, also known as Takemikaze," said Hayama Kazuto.
Because of the legend that Takeukutsuchi-no-Mikoto came riding a deer, Nara has now become a paradise for deer.
"In order to make Kasuga Taisha more legitimate, Fujiwara no Fuhito even sent people to Kashima Jingu to invite the spirit of Takekazu Tsuchi-no-Mikoto to take charge of Kasuga Taisha."
Listening to Yushan Heren's words, several people couldn't help but blink slightly.
Although as modern people, they all know that "dividing the spirit" does not exist, but this was not necessarily the case for people at that time.
"Since then, Kasuga Taisha has gradually become the main shrine in the Nara area, and Takemikaze has also become the main belief of the local area, while the original beliefs have gradually declined." Yushan Kazuto said.
"If you put it that way, it does seem to make sense." Tsuchiya Mai couldn't help but say.
"But Lord Hayama, how can you be sure that the Meteoric Shrine is Nara's native death shrine?" Touma Sanae asked.
Hearing this, several people couldn't help but look at Yushan Kazuto. They were also very curious about how Yushan Kazuto confirmed this.
"This is relatively simple, because from the Chongshin era to the Taika era, the entire Izumo to Yamato and even to Takashi were all places where Okuninushi's faith spread."
"It was not until the Fujiwara clan rose to power that the worship of Okuninushi was gradually replaced by the Kashima God and Katori God worshipped by the Fujiwara clan. At the same time, the status of Kashima God and Katori God in the pantheon gradually rose."
"Is... is that so?" Upon hearing this, several people couldn't help but be surprised.
Therefore, the status of a god sometimes does not depend on the god himself, but on the status of the god's believers.
Okuninushi was originally the absolute main god of Japan, and the so-called ruling god of Kunitsugu.
However, because the subsequent believers of other gods are more powerful than each other, and everyone believes in Tianjin God, the status of Okuninushi God can now be said to lag behind many gods.
Some studies also claim that the Tianjin God is an imported god, and that all the legendary three sacred artifacts were introduced from the mainland.
Kunitsu God is a local god, so it is not an exaggeration to call him a "local".
"By the way, have you heard of the legend of Awihara Kunijo?" After looking at a few people, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but ask.
"Ashihara Kunijo, I know this!" Rikka Takanashi suddenly said.
She has always been interested in these supernatural things. She naturally knows about Ashihara Kunijo, a famous battle of gods in Japanese mythology.
"Legend has it that when Okuninushi was ruling Awahara China, Amaterasu Omikami appointed Amenohiro no Horo-no-Mikoto as the ruler of Awahara China and sent Takemiya Raijin and Ame-no-Fune to take over."
"Okuninushi and his eldest son, Yae Kotoshiro-ushi, have agreed, but the second son, Takemikata-no-Mikado, still has objections."
"Takemikata is the strongest god among the Kunitsu gods. The other party swung a huge rock and smashed it at Takemikata, saying that he wanted to compete with Takemikata in strength."
"Takeru Raijin agreed to challenge Takeru Mingfangshen, but just when Takeru Mingfangshen was about to hold Takeru Raijin's hand, Takeru Raijin's hand suddenly turned into an icicle, and then into a sword, scaring Takeru Mingfangshen so much that he stepped back repeatedly."
"After that, Jianyu Thunder God did not intend to let Jianyu Mingfang Shen go. He took a step forward and grabbed the clothes on Jianyu Mingfang Shen's chest. While waving his fist, he said, 'Then I will shake your hand too!'"
"As a result, Takemiya Akata's hand was as fragile as the reeds in Awahara China, and was directly broken by Takemiya Thunder God, and the whole person fell to the ground."
"After getting up, Jianyu Mingfang Shen no longer dared to go against Jianyu Lei Shen and fled directly and quickly."
"After that, Takemiya Raijin didn't intend to let him go, and he kept following Takemiya Akatagami until Shuuhakai of Kanno Country caught up with him and planned to kill him directly."
"Under such circumstances, Takemikata could only kneel down and beg for mercy, saying that he would obey Amaterasu's orders and give up Awahara China. Only then did Takemikata let him go."
"Later, Takemikata chose to recuperate in the Suwa area, and now has become the main god of the Suwa area."
After telling the legend of Awihara Kunirou, Rikka Takanashi couldn't help but look at Hayama Kazuto with some expectation. The ahoge on her head jumped, as if she was expecting Hayama Kazuto's praise.
"There is nothing wrong with what you said, but there is one thing we need to note. The Kojiki records that the gods who took over Awahara China were Takemikami and Amano-no-funa, but the Nihonshoki records that it was Takemikami and Mutsu-nushi who took over Awahara China." said Hayama Kazuto.
"In the Nihonshoki, the role of the Ame-no-tori is that of a boatman. Because the Yae-no-koto-shiro-no ...
Opinion."
Hearing this, Rikka Takanashi nodded helplessly.
She had only read the story of Awahara Kunijo, but didn't quite understand the differences between the stories of Awahara Kunijo in different ancient Japanese books.
"Takemikaze God and Kizuno-no-Mikoto are actually Takenori Tsuchiya and Kizuno-no-Mikoto, who are now worshipped at Kasuga Taisha Shrine, that is, Kashima God and Katori God."
"In mythology, Takemikaze and Tsutsu-no-Kami seized Ashihara-China from Okuninushi. In reality, Kashima and Katori gradually replaced Okuninushi. Don't you think this is a bit of a coincidence?"
Smiling, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but say.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but blink slightly.
If it is true what Hayama Kazuto said, it is very likely that the Fujiwara clan compiled the legend of Ashihara Kunijo in order to protect the legal status of their own main god.
