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Datsueba, the Old Hag of Hell

Datsueba (also Datsue-ba), spelled either 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆, but pronounced
Datsueba だつえば.
The characters 脱衣 literally mean to undress, to "take off one's clothes," or to “stripe one of one’s clothing.” Also known as
Sanzu no Baba 三途の婆,
Shozuka no Baba しょうずかの婆, and
Jigoku no Baba 地獄の婆.


Tokyo 乗蓮寺 Joren-Ji

According to Japanese Buddhist folklore (mostly from Japan’s Pure Land sects), when a child dies, its soul has to cross the River Sanzu (Sanzu No Kawa, River of Three Roads, River of Three Crossings, 三途の川 さんずのかわ the River Styx in Western myth), which lies between the first and second Judges of Hell (between the kings Shinko-o and Shoko-o.

At the river's edge (before crossing it), the bewildered soul is advised by the hellish hag Datsueba to make a pile of pebbles on which to climb toward paradise. But before the pile reaches any small height, the hag and underworld demons viciously knock it down.

After the first trial by Judge Shinko-o, the dead who are found innocent can cross the River Sanzu (River of Three Crossings), walking on a bridge guided by Jizo Bosatsu. The guilty, however, must swim across deep waters and the less guilty ford across a rapid stream. At the other side of the river, the old hag Datsueba waits for the guilty to arrive and then robs them of their clothes. Those who arrive without their clothes are instead stripped of their skin.

quote from
Datsueba and Sai no Kawara
Mark Schumacher
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Datsueba 奪衣婆


From Temple 正受院







quote from
閻魔参り Enma Mairi,
visiting a temple with statues of the Lord of Hell
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From temple Shoho-Ji
Shoohooji 正法寺 in Mizusawa, Northern Japan


http://www.ukima.info/feature/enma/shouboji.htm

Temple 大梅拈華山（だいばいねんげざん）
奥州市水沢区黒石町字正法寺１２９

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奪衣婆の掌に翅たたむてんと虫
Datsueba no shoo ni hane tatamu tentomushi

in the hands of Datsueba
it folds its wing -
this ladybug

Wakisaka Keiko 脇坂啓子




奪衣婆の瞳にも秋思か風の中
Datsueba no hitomi ni mo shunshi kaze no naka

in the pupil of Datsueba
there shows autumn melancholy -
(standing) in the wind

Sentoo 千冬




垂乳根の奪衣婆にいま半夏生
tarachine no datsueba ni ima hangeshoo

the old hag of hell
with sagging breasts celebrates
11 days after the solstice

Tomita Naoji 富田直治 (1922 -

eleventh day after the summer solstice 半夏生 (はんげしょう)



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奪衣婆にいためられたる羽抜鶏 黒川芳穂
奪衣婆に小春日の風入れてあり 鈴木しげを
奪衣婆の利手欠けたる夏の果 倉永弘子
奪衣婆の手持無沙汰の小春かな 北見さとる
奪衣婆の時雨に胸をはだけたる 川崎展宏 冬
奪衣婆へ千の直立曼珠沙華 山本秋穂
奪衣婆へ風の着せたる花衣 小松洋子
奪衣婆もつとも小さく控へたり 高濱年尾 年尾句集
奪衣婆やなんぢ重ね着おしやれ婆 加藤知世子 花寂び
奪衣婆より冥き風来る今年竹 鍵和田[ゆう]子 飛鳥
奪衣婆目尻の皺のうすわらひ 河野静雲

年の豆奪衣婆わらひゐる堂に 阿波野青畝
水仙や奪衣婆の指黒光り 村井郁子
炎天や胸はだけたる奪衣婆 大竹多可志
秋しぐれ奪衣婆さへも物思ひ 鍵和田[ゆう]子 浮標
笹鳴いて舌先かわく奪衣婆 鍵和田[ゆう]子 飛鳥
紫陽花にわだつみの冷え奪衣婆 鍵和田[ゆう]子 武蔵野
胸ゆるく着て奪衣婆も夏の痩 綾部仁喜 樸簡
閻魔参り奪衣婆のがれ鶏ねむる 渡辺 昭
鬼踊り鬼にまじりし奪衣婆 金子知代

あばら骨あらはにすゝけ奪衣婆 河野静雲
いささかの寒紅さして奪衣婆 有馬朗人 知命
嗤ひつゝ胡粉こぼせり奪衣婆 河野静雲 閻魔
四囲の山笑みて奪衣婆頬ゆるむ 新井章有

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. Enma, King of Hell 閻魔天、閻魔王

. Sanzu no Kawa 三途の川 River Sanzu, on the way to hell .


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青森県 Aomori

Ubadoo 姥堂 Hall for Datsueba
Once upon a time in a year with long rain 三途川 the river Sanzunokawa overflowed, the hall were the statue of 奪衣婆 Datsueba was kept, floated downriver to 正津川 Shozugawa. The villagers brought the things back, but over night they all went back to Shozugawa.
Therefore the villagers now built a hall for the statue and kept the statue there.

. Mount Osorezan 恐山 - Aomori .

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東京都 Tokyo, Shinjuku

. A beggar stealing a cushion from Datsueba Hall .

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Princess Himiko and the Yamatai Kingdom

There are many legends around this ancient queen of the land of WA during the Yayoi period.

Her country is located in Kyushu or in the Nara plain ...
The Chiefdom of Yamatai

In the city of Saga, Kyushu, there is a memorial park for her with a village replica in the style of the 3rd century.

The famous site from Yoshinogari 吉野ヶ里（よしのがり） at the Ariake Sea is near by.


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Himiko or Pimiko (卑弥呼, 卑彌呼 d. ca. 248)

She was an obscure shaman queen of Yamataikoku in ancient Wa (Japan). Early Chinese dynastic histories chronicle tributary relations between Queen Himiko and the Cao Wei Kingdom (220-265), and record that the Yayoi period people chose her as ruler following decades of warfare among the kings of Wa. Early Japanese histories do not mention Himiko, but historians associate her with legendary figures such as Empress Consort Jingū, who was Regent (ca. 200-269 ) in roughly the same era as Himiko.

Scholarly debates over the identity of Himiko and the location of her domain Yamatai have raged since the late Edo period, with opinions divided between northern Kyūshū or traditional Yamato province in present-day Kinki. "The Yamatai controversy", writes Keiji Imamura (1996:188), is "the greatest debate over the ancient history of Japan."

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Yamataikoku, やまたいこく【邪馬台国／耶馬台国】

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Dougill John wrote:

When the Yoshinogari area in northern Kyushu was excavated in 1986, the extent of the ruins led to great excitement that it might be the site of an ancient Yamatai kingdom mentioned in Chinese chronicles. People flooded to visit, and in 1992 it was decided to turn it into a historical park celebrating the Yayoi era (300 BC – 300 AD).

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3rd century structure unearthed in Nara Pref.
(Nov. 12, 2009)

NARA--
The remains of a large early-to- mid-third century structure have been unearthed at the Makimuku ruins in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, the local municipal board of education announced Tuesday.
The Makimuku ruins may have stood in Yamataikoku, an ancient country led by the female ruler Himiko that some experts believe was located in what is now the Kinki region. Others think it was part of what is now the Kyushu region.
The recently discovered remains stretch 19.2 meters from north to south at their largest point, and at least 6.2 meters from east to west.

The discovery is significant to the history of Japan's formation as a country--according to the Sakurai Municipal Board of Education, the remains are an early example of a royal palace. Based on their age and location, some researchers speculate they may have been the center of Yamataikoku and Himiko's palace.
The board's researchers discovered pillar holes in the ground while conducting a search east of a group of remains unearthed by March. Considering the structure's balance and the shapes of the holes, the board believes the dimensions of the structure were 19.2 meters from south to north and 12.4 meters from east to west. Each pillar is about 32 centimeters in diameter. It is likely the structure had an elevated floor.

The excavated site is located in a hilly development area. At least four structures, including the most recently discovered one, were found to have been built in a line from a central axis, indicating careful planning.
Dating back to the third or fourth century, the Makimuku ruins are one of the nation's largest settlement ruins. Earthenware items produced in various regions from Kanto to Kyushu have been unearthed there.
The ruins also are the site of the oldest keyhole-shaped Japanese tomb, Hashihaka tomb, which is believed to have been Himiko's, and may have been the birthplace of the Yamato Kingdom.

Taichiro Shiraishi, director of the Osaka Prefectural Chikatsuasuka Museum, said the excavated remains of the large structure may have been the central facility for Yamataikoku politics and religion.
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Hashihaka Kofun 箸墓古墳
possible grave of Himiko in the Nara area, Sakurai.
Nearby, food in memory of Himiko is prepared:

Himiko senbei 卑弥呼せんべい
Yamataikoku manjuu 邪馬台国饅頭



In Saga, Kyushu, they sell
「吉野ケ里名物　やぐらまんじゅう」

Yagura manjuu やぐらまんじゅう Yagura manju
Himiko manjuu 卑弥呼まんじゅうや / 卑弥呼饅頭 Himiko manju
Himiko senbei 卑弥呼せんべい / 卑弥呼煎餅 Himiko sembei


WAGASHI ... Sweets SAIJIKI



Specialities near Yoshinogari, Saga



akamai aisu 赤米アイス red rice icecream
from Yoshinogari





Yoshino gaarikku 吉野ガーリック giant garlic from Yoshino





Yoshinogari kodaimen 吉野ヶ里古代麺 noodles the old style




Yoshinogari saburee 吉野ヶ里 サブレー Sablee from Yoshinogari


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H A I K U



火の国の拳の奥に卑弥呼佇つ
hi no kuni no ken no oku ni Himiko tatsu

in the background of power
in the land of fire
there is Himiko

Anai Futoshi 穴井太 (1926 - 1997)

hi no kuni, an old name for Kyushu, 肥の国, including parts of Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures.


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よく通る声は卑弥呼ぞ枯蘆原
yoku tooru koe wa Himiko zo kare ashiwara

the voice that carries well
is from Himiko -
withered reeds in the marsh

Koshigawa Miyako 越川都



kare ashiwara 枯蘆原（かれあしわら）
withered reeds in the marsh
kigo for all winter


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Mount Yufu ゆふだけ【由布岳】 Yufudake

Mt. Yufu is a symbol of Yufuin, which is one of the best hot springs resort in Kyushu Area. As Yufuin is a basin, the beautiful figure of the mountain can be seen from everywhere in the town. It has two peaks, the East Peak and the West Peak, and a height of 153 meters above sea level.
Another name it is known by is Bungo Fuji because of its conical shape. The mountain has been revered since a long time ago, and appears in Kojiki. You can enjoy climbing, as there are routes for everyone from beginners to intermediate climbers. Climbing fans from all over the country get together in early May every year to hold the safety praying festival. If the weather permits, you can see mountains in other prefectures from the summit.
The mountain was designated the Aso Kuju National Park, and the grassland spread out at the foot of it. At the same time, it is a volcanic mountain to bring plenty of hot springs to Yufuin.
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Yufuin 湯布院（ゆふいん）Yufuin Hot Spring

Located in a green valley beneath the spectacular Mount Yufuin (Yufudake 由布岳, 1583 m), a short walk from the town centre is a mix of paddy fields, housing and upmarket ryokan, with a few temples. A common evening sound is the rhythmic ringing of temple bells. Although still connected to its rural roots, Yufuin is a tourist town and a popular destination for coach tours. There is a picturesque lake, and rivers flow down and across the valley. Some hotels have outdoor baths called rotenburo with a view of the mountain.

Kinrin-ko (金鱗湖) lit. "Golden Scale Lake"
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Yunohira 湯平 Yunohira Hotspring
This town is associated with the haiku poet
Taneda Santoka 種田山頭火.
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Tsukahara Hot Springs 塚原温泉
It is said that this secluded spring located north of Mt. Yufu has been flowing since the Heian period. Tsukahara Hot Spring is recognized as one of the three major medicinal baths of Japan, and its strong acidic pH of 1.4 is reputed to be especially effective against skin diseases.
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Why are there places in this area that are written 由布院
and others that are written 湯布院?
The pronunciation is the same, both are pronounced Yufuin, but that first kanji in the name varies. In the 30th year of the Showa period, when the towns of Yufuin (由) and Yunohira (湯) merged, the resulting town was named Yufuin (湯布院).
This is why older places like Yufuin Station and Mt. Yufuin are written with 由 rather than 湯.
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Special food from Yufuin Onsen 湯布院名物
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baumukuuhen 湯布院 バウムクーヘン baumkuchen from Yufuin
with various flavors like yuzu citron.
with strawberries (ichigo) or matcha 抹茶 green tea
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jibiiru 湯布院地ビール local beer from Yufuin
ヴァイツェン淡色タイプ
ヴァイツェン濃色タイプ
ゆふの香り（エールタイプ）
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karashi shiitake からし椎茸 shiitake pickled with hot mustard
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also shiitake cha 椎茸茶



kuresson suupu クレソンスープ soup with watercress
Watercress is one of the specialities of the area and different types are grown in the clear river water.
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purin dora ぷりんどら waffle with pudding
dorayaki filled with pudding
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YUZU products


yuzugoma 柚子胡椒 soy sacue with sesame and yuzu flavor


yuzuneri 柚子ねり jam with yuzu flavor
lit. "kneaded yuzu citron"
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Daruma Tee shirts from Yufuin だるまTシャツ


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大夕立来るらし由布のかきくもり
ooyudachi kuru rashi Yufu no kakikumori

a big shower is coming -
Mount Yufu is covered
with clouds

Takahama Kyoshi, 1927
Tr. Gabi Greve


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On his way back from Beppu, Kyoshi visited the Kijima Plateau at the foot of Mt.Yuhu. Here he found that majestic mountain swathed in dark clouds. The air itself was dark and heavy with impending rain.

Note that this haiku conveys a real sense of distance, Kyoshi, who was no doubt standing at the Kijima Plateau which was blessed with the best view of Mt.Yuhu, points up the distance between himself and the mountain by expressing his awe at Mt.Yuhu's grandeur.

When we know that this is one of the twenty-five haiku entitled 'Draught,' we are more inspired with awe, thinking that this was the rain people had been waiting for a long time.
source : Inahata Teiko . Nagayama Aya, 2001

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由布岳や白く化粧しお出迎え
Yufudake ya shiroku keshoo shi o-demukae

you welcome us
with a white makeup -
Mount Yufudake





由布岳や雲を頂き隠れんぼ
Yufudake ya kumo o itadaki kakurenbo

Mount Yufudake -
your head plays hide and seek
in the clouds



由布岳や迫りくるよにそそり立つ
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. Unagihime Jinja 宇奈岐日女神社
Unagi-Hime Shrine .
at Yufuin Onsen 湯布院温泉　Yufuin Hot Spring
宇奈岐日女（うなぎひめ）Unagi Hime and Kesaki Gongen 蹴裂権現（けさきごんげん）


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Kunisada Chuji 国定 忠治
Kunisada Chuuji

Kunisada Chūji (国定 忠治) (1810-1851)
His real name was Nagaoka Chuujiroo 長岡忠次郎.



He was born in Gunma prefecture 群馬県伊勢崎市国定町, into a noble home.
He later became a gambler and yakuza and roamed the area of Shinshu and Mount Akagi 赤城山南麓. He killed some officials, who were after him, like 島村伊三郎 and 玉村の主馬 and the detective Kansuke from Edo, 三室勘助.

He was put to death by crucification on January 22, 1851, together with 12 of his underlings (kobun 子分"children" ). The place was surrounded by heavy bamboo fences and 300 officers stood gard, because they feared his friends would come to his rescue. More than 1500 local people had gathered, to see the "noble gambler" get his official punishment. He was pierced by 15 spears before he finally died. Then his head was cut off and paraded through the area (sarashi kubi 晒し首).

After his death, legends began to build around this "noble yakuza" and he became more of a local hero. At the place of his punishment 大戸関所, a Jizo statue was errected to pacify his soul. When people offered incense there, their own illness of palsy would heal (since Chuji also suffered from palsy).
Or they would win in gambling (like Chuji).
Songs were written about Chuji and Mount Akagi and movies were cast with the popular hero.



国定忠治は鬼より怖い、にっこり笑って人を切る
Kunisada is more develish than the devil.
He smiles when he kills a person.


A group in his memory

忠治だんべ会
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Kitajima Saburo is famous for his performance.
北島三郎



Isezaki Chuji
伊勢崎ってえば国定忠治だんべ


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His life as a good yakuza was made into many films, the most famous one with Mifune.


There are various stone memorials in his honor.
Two graves have been provided for him.

One is at temple Yoojuji 養寿寺.
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He is also celebrated at temple 善應寺 as 遊道花楽居士 in Isezaki Town.
群馬県伊勢崎市国定町


He once hid in a cave, now the famous
忠治の岩屋 Chuji no Iwaya
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Kunisada Chuuji Jizoo 忠治地蔵 Chuji Jizo

Various places claim this honor.






People from Akagi placed an old Jizo statue on his memorial place and clad the statue in the typical straw hat and falling robe of a yakuza.

When Chuji was in charge of the area of Akagi during the famines, he used his own money to provide food for the farmers and was well loved. He was kind of the famous "Robin Hood" of his area. They still honor his memory to this day.

famine of Tempo 天保の大飢饉

His famous last words were

赤城の山も今宵限りか
Akagi no yama mo koyoi kagiri ka

赤城の山も今夜を限り
生まれ故郷の国定の村や
縄張りを捨て国を捨て
可愛い子分のてめえ達とも
別れ別れになる首途（かどで)


吾妻郡東吾妻町大戸






Now tourist buses come to this Jizo spot and souvenir shops flank the approach to it along the Old Road to Shinshu (Shinshuu kaidoo 信州街道).


There is also an old cherry tree near the memorial place.


忠治地蔵の桜 Chuji Jizo no Sakura
　吾妻郡東吾妻町大戸 Oodo (Odo)


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Scarecrow like Chuji 国定忠治かかし




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桑の実や忠治の墓へ駅３分　　　　　　
kuwa no mi ya Chuuji no haka e eki sanpun

the grave of Chuji
is three minutes from the station -
oh these mulberries

Rakuga 楽可


WKD : Mulberry and silk related KIGO
Mulberry leaves were used to feed the silkworms, and the area of Chuji was famous for its silk production.


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... ... ... Jizo Bosatsu　地蔵菩薩

. kyookaku 侠客 Kyokaku, "chivalrous Yakuza" .


Daruma Pilgrims in Japan

O-Fudo Sama Gallery

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