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Son of Kato Sayemon, 371-372 Ishiyama-dera

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 193
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Son of Kato Sayemon, 371-372 Ishiyama-dera. Place near Otsu, in Ōmi; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203 Ishizukuri, Prince. One of Kaguya's five suitors, 66-72 Isora. The Spirit of the Seashore; takes Tide Jewels to Empress Jingo as a gift from the Dragon King, 331 Issunboshi ("One-Inch Priest"). Otherwise Little Finger and Grain-of-Corn, 364-367; marries youngest daughter of Prince Sanjo, 367 Itsukushima. Shrine on Island of Myajima, 227; _torii_ called "The Footstool of the King" before, 227 Iuwao, Emperor. Spirit of Death-Stone the consort of, in Great Cathay, 97 Iwama-Dera. Place in Omi; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203 Iwazaru. The three mystic Apes which figure in Japanese legend are Mizaru, Kikazaru, and, 272 Izanagi and Izanami ("Male-who-invites" and "Female-who-invites").

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