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A Shintō priest in charge of shrine of Ogawachi-Myōjin, 191; journey to Kyōto to appeal to Shōgun, 191; his…

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 197
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A Shintō priest in charge of shrine of Ogawachi-Myōjin, 191; journey to Kyōto to appeal to Shōgun, 191; his strange sight of a beautiful woman's face in a well, 192; the Poison Dragon and, 193; the Soul of the Mirror and, 193-196 Matsunoo-dera

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III. The Bronze Deer of, 275 Matsumura. A Shintō priest in charge of shrine of Ogawachi-Myōjin, 191; journey to Kyōto to appeal to Shōgun, 191; his strange sight of a beautiful woman's face in a well, 192; the Poison Dragon and, 193; the Soul of the Mirror and, 193-196 Matsunoo-dera. Place in Wakasa; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204 Matsuyama, The Mirror of, 196-198 Mercy, Goddess of. Kwannon, the; compared to Jizō, 104 Michimasa. An eleventh-century official; _tanka_ by, quoted, 383; addressed _tanka_ to the Princess Masako, 383 Miidera. I. The Bell of, 141-143. II. Place near Otsu, in Omi; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203 Midzunoe. Village in province of Tango, in which Urashima lived, 324 Mimuroto-dera. Place at Uji, in Yamashiro; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203 Minamoto Clan. Reference to great sea-fight between Taira clan and, 300 Miné. Wife of Tomozō, 233 Minokichi. Loved by the Lady of the Snow, 150-151 Mio. Shore of, on which the Moon Lady's Robe of Feathers is found by Hairukoo, 128 Mionoseki. The God of, is the God of Mariners, 276; detests cocks and hens, 276 Mirrors.

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