Onishi Demon Rock

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onishi (oni-ishi, oniishi) 鬼石の鬼伝説　
Onishi Demon Stone Legends / "ogre stone"

There are various places, Onishi and Oniishi, in Japan.

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Gunma, Fujioka town 群馬県藤岡市
Onishi 鬼石町 Onishi-machi was a town located in Tano District, Gunma Prefecture.
鬼石町（おにしまち）は群馬県多野郡にあった町。
On January 1, 2006, Onishi was merged into the expanded city of Fujioka.

Oni no Ishimaru　鬼の石丸
He is the symbol of the shopping arcade and appears at the Setsubun rituals.

Onishi Jinja 鬼石神社 Onishi Shrine in Onishi village

The region produced many stones 石の産地.
The protector deity of stones was called 鬼石明神 Onishi Myojin and is known at least since 1703.

- - - - - A legend from Onishi village
Daibagami (daibakami) だいば神 / 大馬神 is a strange illness of horses.
All of a sudden the hind legs can not move any more and soon after the animal dies.
This disease only occurs from April to August.

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Shiro Oni Studio: Artist in Residency Program シロオニスタジオ "White Demon"
Our program introduces artists to the Japanese countryside. We offer private studios, opportunities to work with the surrounding community,
Away from the congested urban life of Japan and surrounded by mountains in the small town of Onishi (ogre stone) in Gunma prefecture, artists can work free from outside distractions. Shiro Oni Studio's first priority is to provide each artist with individual studio space to focus on their work.
- reference source : shirooni.com... -

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Oniishi 鬼石 - Beppu Hot Spring, Oita 別府　大分県

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Oniishi Bozu Jigoku 鬼石坊主地獄

Gray thermal mud at boiling temperature looks like the bald head of a boozu or a Buddhist monk.
It is located next to the Umi-jigoku. There are also foot bath and onsen inside the area.
- - - - - Oniishi-bozu-jigoku Ashiyu Footbath
It’s clean and comfortable. The hot water also retains heat.
- source : english.beppu-navi.jp... -

Nearby is the hot-spring hotel Oniishi no Yu 鬼石の湯.

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

............................................................................ Aomori 青森県
むつ市 Mutsu town

. sanzubashi 三途橋 Bridge over the river Sanzu at Osorezan .

............................................................................ Mie 三重県
鈴鹿峠 Suzuka toge pass

. Onigakiba 鬼ヶ牙 "Demon Fang Stone" .
臼石？杵石？ and onisurusuishi 鬼臼石 / オニスルスイシ Oni Surusu Ishi mortar stone

............................................................................ Miyagi 宮城県
刈田郡 Katta district 蔵王町 Zao

At the foot of Mount Zao there lived a sanki 山鬼 mountain Oni who grabbed humans and ate them.
The Oni eventually turned to stone and the place is now called
鬼石原 Oniishihara
Oniishihara Tōgatta onsen, Zaō-machi, Katta-gun, Miyagi

. sanki 山鬼の鬼伝説 Mountain Oni Demon Legends .

............................................................................ Nagano 長野県
小県郡 Chiisagata district

The story about the onishi 鬼石 Oni Rock in 東内村 Higashi-Uchimura.
Around 1916 a new road was to be built and this stone had to be moved. Below it a huge kyuushi 臼歯 molar, bigger that that of a horse or bull, was found.
People thought it was oni no ha 鬼の歯 the tooth of an Oni.

. oni no ha 鬼の歯 teeth of an oni / kiba 牙 fangs .

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茅野市 Chino town

The mountain range of Tateshina 立科山麓 and the name of CHINO.
Near 北山村 Kitayama village there is a stone with 鬼の足形 the footprint of an Oni, called 鬼石 Oniishi.
Where the Oni was driven out is a place called 鬼場 Oniba, and where his blood came down the river is
Chino 血野 "bloody field".
Where the Oni was burned and the ashes scattered around is now 灰原田 Haibarata.

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北安曇郡 Kita-Azumi district 白馬村　Hakuba

At the pass 佐野坂峠 Sanosaka Toge there is a Demon Stone.
It has been touched by an Oni and to our day shows the marks of his hands.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -

- reference - 鬼石　-

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