tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post8726863805948474713..comments2023-09-24T13:19:59.285+09:00Comments on Kappa - The Kappapedia: Daija huge snake Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-39406598675691881802022-10-06T13:46:46.962+09:002022-10-06T13:46:46.962+09:00須賀川市 Sukagawa city 小倉 Kokura
. daija, orochi 大蛇 a...須賀川市 Sukagawa city 小倉 Kokura<br /><br />. daija, orochi 大蛇 a huge serpent, great snake .<br />Since there lived daija 大蛇 a huge serpent on 雲水峯 Mount Unsuimine, nobody was allowed to climb up there before the official opening of the mountain on July 15. The mountain is on the border of 郡山市田村町 Tamura town in Fukushima and 須賀川市塩田 Oda in Sukagawa city.<br />It is 677 m high. <br />.<br />unsui legends<br />https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2022/01/unsui-monk-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-48514385706534910212022-05-26T13:21:13.676+09:002022-05-26T13:21:13.676+09:00Iwate 岩手県, 花巻市 Ishinomaki town
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Once a girl wash...<b> Iwate 岩手県, 花巻市 Ishinomaki town </b><br />.<br />Once a girl washed her face in the clear water of the forest and soon became very weak.<br />Her parents got worried and prayed to 熊野権現 the Kumano Gongen Deity for help.<br />Then therer was a thunder and trembling of the earth, with strange light in the sky.<br />Eventually it became calm and clear again.<br />There were two huge dead serpents on the gruond, hugging each other.<br />The male serpent had fallen in love with the daughter,<br />but the female serpent became very jealous.<br />The serpents had a fight and finally fell down dead. <br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2022/01/kumano-gongen-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-47586678084907137772022-03-12T13:20:49.323+09:002022-03-12T13:20:49.323+09:00Saga 佐賀県 神埼町 Kanzaki town
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In 1333, a horse was ...<b> Saga 佐賀県 神埼町 Kanzaki town </b><br />.<br />In 1333, a horse was passing 櫛田宮 Shrine Kushida Gu and suddenly stopped.<br />When they shot kaburaya 鏑矢 a whistling arrow at the Shrine door, the horse moved on.<br />When they cheked the road, they found orochi 蠎 a huge serpent on the road. <br />.<br />https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2021/04/arrow-with-white-feathers-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-41605028504840100482021-12-25T13:49:50.931+09:002021-12-25T13:49:50.931+09:00Legend from Shimane
The Deity 素戔嗚尊 Susanoo no Mik...<b> Legend from Shimane </b><br />The Deity 素戔嗚尊 Susanoo no Mikoto killed a huge serpent with eight tails and eight heads in Izumo<br />with his sword totsuka no tsurugi 十握剣.<br />In the fourth tail, he found a great sword inside the body of the serpent which he named<br />天の叢雲 "Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi".<br />He offered the sword to the goddess Amaterasu.Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi 天叢雲剣 "Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven"<br />Kusanagi no Tsurugi 草薙剣 <br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2021/04/amaterasu-omikami-legends.html<br />Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-18320168296131758082021-10-15T13:24:46.741+09:002021-10-15T13:24:46.741+09:00Legend from Nagasaki 佐世保市 Sasebo city
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tento iwa...<b> Legend from Nagasaki 佐世保市 Sasebo city </b><br />.<br />tento iwa 巓頭岩 boulder at the top of the mountain<br />In the compound of 大智院 the Temple Daichi-In there is a huge boulder called 巓頭岩 Tento Iwa.<br />Once upon a time, a daija 大蛇 huge serpent had wrapped its body around this boulder seven times.<br />Nearby is a pond where the serpent lived.<br />Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo 鎮西八郎為朝 killed the serpent.<br />. Minamoto no Tametomo 源為朝 (1139 – 1170) . <br />.<br />https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2021/04/daichiin-fudo-kasuya.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-73788824447126910782021-10-06T13:24:04.929+09:002021-10-06T13:24:04.929+09:00Legend from Ibaraki 茨城県 鹿島市 Kashima city
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daija ...<b> Legend from Ibaraki 茨城県 鹿島市 Kashima city </b><br />.<br />daija 大蛇 a huge serpent<br />A huge serpent came to live at 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrine.<br />The animal soon moved to the pond in the compound, but the pond dried out soon. <br />.<br />https://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2005/04/oume-aome-sumiyoshi-jinja.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-48517976468761497542021-08-07T13:30:04.986+09:002021-08-07T13:30:04.986+09:00Legend from Gunma 更級郡 Sarashina district 千曲市 Chiku...<b> Legend from Gunma 更級郡 Sarashina district 千曲市 Chikuma city </b><br />.<br />hebi no makura ishi 蛇枕石 pillow stone of a serpent <br />When building a garden for 前田家 the Maeda family they moved a stone from the nearby pond 猪の平の池 to the garden.<br />It begun to rain immediately and did not stop.<br />They were told that this stone was the pillow for the daija 大蛇 huge serpent which lived in the pond.<br />They should bring it back to the pond or offer it to 極楽寺 the Temple Gokurku-Ji.<br />The Maeda family decided to offer it to the Temple Gokuraku-Ji. <br />.<br />https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2021/08/gokurakuji-temple-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-74451755260585484572021-07-22T13:40:54.583+09:002021-07-22T13:40:54.583+09:00Legend from Shiga 滋賀県 守山市 Moriyama city 勝部町 Katsub...<b> Legend from Shiga 滋賀県 守山市 Moriyama city 勝部町 Katsube town </b><br />.<br />. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .<br />The border between 栗本郡 / 「くりたぐん」 Kurita district and 野洲郡 Yasu district was a large river.<br />At 三上山 Mount Mikamiyama the river divided into two. 南川 Minamikawa became a deep river pool at 土山 Mount Tsuchiyama.<br />In former times daija 大蛇 a huge serpent lived in the river pool.<br />During the reign of 嵯峨天皇 Saga Tenno there was a great noisy earthquake.<br />When he asked a diviner about the earthquake, Saga Tenno was told that orochi おろち a huge serpent was living in the river, wanting to kill the Emperor.<br />The emperor invited the local farmers and asked them to get rid of the serpent. A few thousand came together and finally drove the serpent away.<br />The temple Daikōmyō-Ji 大光明寺 Daikomyo-Ji was built in its rememberance. <br />.<br />https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2020/12/saga-tenno-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-74883212223042902972021-05-12T13:24:20.958+09:002021-05-12T13:24:20.958+09:00Legend from Aichi 豊橋市 Toyohashi city 東郷町 Togo town...<b> Legend from Aichi 豊橋市 Toyohashi city 東郷町 Togo town </b><br />.<br />Once a beautiful woman came to the priest of the temple 全久院 Zenkyu-In and wanted to obtain kechimyaku 血脈 a blood lineage chart.<br />As a gift she left some uroko 鱗 fish scales.<br />When the priest saw her leaving, he realized that it had been a daija 大蛇 huge serpent.<br />For the next amagoi 雨乞い rain ritual he used a big tub, placed the fish scales into it, placed some Kechimyaku in it and washed it all into the 海倉淵 Umikurabuchi to produce rain in the evening. <br />.<br />https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2020/04/kechimyaku-lineage-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-24294671368858630662021-02-03T13:21:57.691+09:002021-02-03T13:21:57.691+09:00Legend from Nagano about the devil
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The wife of ...<b> Legend from Nagano about the devil </b><br />.<br />The wife of 甲賀三郎頼方 Koga Saburo Yorikata had been kidnapped by a mashin 魔神 devil. Saburo and his two brothers went to the cave at 蓼科山 mount Tateshinayama to search for her, but the two brothers could not get out any more.<br />Yorikata had eaten awamochi 栗餅 foxtail millet rice cakes, the offerings for the deity in the cave, and stopped being a human.<br />He turned into a huge serpent and lived on in 諏訪湖 Lake Suwa. <br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2020/03/majin-akushin-devil-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-75615319427447064702021-02-02T13:58:23.822+09:002021-02-02T13:58:23.822+09:00Legend from Saitama
秩父郡 Chichibu district 吉田町 Yos...<b> Legend from Saitama </b><br />秩父郡 Chichibu district 吉田町 Yoshida town<br /><br />. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .<br />A couple which did not have any children went to お諏訪様 the Suwa Shrine to pray and indeed, the woman got pregnant. When the girl was 15 years old, it suddenly wanted to go to the Suwa shrine. The parents thought it strange and had some purification rituals held. The girl then jumped to the local pond and became a daija 大蛇 huge serpent. <br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2020/03/suwa-jinja-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-79873602538199598792020-04-25T13:28:13.493+09:002020-04-25T13:28:13.493+09:00Legend from Oita 大分県
At a hamlet called 松原 Matsu...<b> Legend from Oita 大分県 </b><br />At a hamlet called 松原 Matsubara in Hita there appeared a huge serpent. It was very long and rather black, its face long like this of a horse with ears. A farmer painted a picture of it and then it was called kyuuryoo 虬龍 "Serpent-Dragon", a legendary animal.<br />.<br />https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2019/12/nagasaki-hita-kaido.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-91924028823049601542020-02-22T10:00:13.487+09:002020-02-22T10:00:13.487+09:00Legend from Gunma 群馬県
利根郡 Tone district
. daija, ...<b> Legend from Gunma 群馬県</b><br />利根郡 Tone district<br /><br />. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .<br />The governor of the Oku-Joshu region went to a banquet, where he saw a beautiful woman and became her lover.<br />He never saw the woman during daytime, only at night. When he asked her why, she said she was from a poor farmer family from 庄田 Shoda and if he would marry her, she would serve him during daytime too.<br />So they wedded and a while later a boy was born.<br />The woman was a huge serpent from 庄田の沼 the swamp at Shoda. The palanquin she had used to come turned into a rock and was called 牛石 Ushiishi.<br />Her son had a long face and scales on his body.<br /><br />.<br />https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2020/01/ushiishi-gyuseki-bull-rock-legends.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-3407105889061168112020-02-11T13:17:18.148+09:002020-02-11T13:17:18.148+09:00Legend from Fukushima
福島県 塙町 Hanawa city / 山幸神社 S...<b> Legend from Fukushima </b><br />福島県 塙町 Hanawa city / 山幸神社 Shrine Yamasachi Jinja<br />福島県東白川郡塙町眞名畑字宮田84<br /><br />daija 大蛇 huger serpent<br />At the end of the Edo period, there was oosugi 大杉 a huge cedar tree with a hole in its trunk at 山幸神社 the Shrine Yamasachi Jinja.<br />The deity of the Shrine was 老婆 an old woman. Once she threw the 杉葉 cedar leaves into this cave and a huge Thunderstorm lasted for three days, burning the tree.<br />In the ashes they found the bones of a hebi 蛇 serpent.<br /><br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2020/01/sai-no-kami-legends.html<br />.<br />Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-26174482624933980892020-01-03T13:25:00.458+09:002020-01-03T13:25:00.458+09:00Legend from Miyagi 宮城県
nekozuka 猫塚 mound for a ca...<b>Legend from Miyagi 宮城県</b><br /><br />nekozuka 猫塚 mound for a cat,hebizuka 蛇塚 mound for a serpent<br />A Samurai who lived nearby had a cat, which one day bit into the sleeve of his wifeL's kimono and would not let go. So he cut off the head of the cat and it flew up to the ceiling. There he realized that it had bitten into daija 大蛇 a huge serpent, to protect him from harm.<br />He held a funeral for the cat and had a small Shrine and mound erected at 大杉神社 Osugi Jinja.<br />The body of the serpent, which he had cut into three parts, was buried in another mound, to the North of the cat mound.<br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2019/10/osugi-shrine-ibaraki.htmlGabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-24995112235253584352019-11-30T13:55:57.013+09:002019-11-30T13:55:57.013+09:00A legend from Hyogo
A man who had been runin 流人 i...<b> A legend from Hyogo </b><br />A man who had been runin 流人 in exile took his three dogs and went hunting.<br />On the way the dogs suddenly bit the hunter in the legs, so he killed all three of them. There came a large serpent and ate the three heads of the dogs.<br />The man had been saved by his dogs after all, so he burried them and put three Sotoba 卒塔婆 grave markers on their grave.<br /><br />.<br />https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2019/11/sotoba-grave-marker-legends.html<br />Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-61892013412975401782019-10-18T13:00:12.876+09:002019-10-18T13:00:12.876+09:00Legend from Fukushima, 松川町 Matsukawa
In the year ...<b> Legend from Fukushima, 松川町 Matsukawa </b><br />In the year 1121, a daija 大蛇 huge serpent came to live in the river Abukumagawa at the waterfall あゆ滝 / 鮎滝 Ayutaki, and brought great harm to the local people.<br />A courageous villager went to the shrine 黒沼神社 Kuronuma Jinja in retreat until the serpent was gone.<br />This is the origin of the retreat 羽山ごもり Hayama Gomori.<br /><br />黒沼神社 Kuronuma Jinja<br />福島市松川町金沢 Fukushima, Matsukawa, Kanezawa <br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2019/10/abukuma-river.html.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-60337659448405448512018-08-26T10:18:06.126+09:002018-08-26T10:18:06.126+09:00Legend from Aichi 愛知県
北設楽郡 Kita-Shitara district ...Legend from Aichi 愛知県 <br />北設楽郡 Kita-Shitara district 豊根村 Toyone village <br /><b><br />gamabuchi 蝦蟇淵 Toad Riverpool</b><br />When a young girl passed the Toad Riverpool, she saw a large serpent who had swallowed something strange and was in pain. The serpent is the master of the pond.<br />The girl took the strange thing out of the mouth of the serpent to help the animal. The greatful serpent promised to grand any wish of the girl, but she should not talk about it to anybody.<br />After she went home, many people came to her house and asked what had happened, so finally she told the whole story.<br />Very soon after that the girl became ill and died. <br />.<br />https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2018/06/gama-toad-legends.html<br />.Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttps://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2018/06/gama-toad-legends.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-56282421072298117022018-05-23T14:29:10.545+09:002018-05-23T14:29:10.545+09:00Legend from Tokyo 練馬区 Nerima ward
. Yamata no or...<b>Legend from Tokyo 練馬区 Nerima ward </b><br /><br />. Yamata no orochi 山田の大蛇 huge Orochi serpent .<br />When the deity 素盞鳴の尊 Susanoo killed the huge serpent of Yamata there have not yet been metal swords in Japan. The first 鉄剣 iron sword is said to be in the shrine 石神井神社 Shakujii Jinja at the 武蔵国豊島郡下石神井村 Shimo-Shakujii village in the Toshima district.<br />.<br />https://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2018/04/musashi-province.htmlGabi Greve - Darumapediahttps://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2018/04/musashi-province.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-61563285390983563052018-05-06T13:19:14.409+09:002018-05-06T13:19:14.409+09:00Gunma 勢多郡 Seta district 赤城村 Akagi
Once upon a tim...Gunma 勢多郡 Seta district 赤城村 Akagi<br /><br />Once upon a time<br />a huge serpent came swimming down from upstream Tonegawa. She climbed on a rock galled 龍王の岩 "Rock of the Dragon King". Between this and another rock was a small riverpool, and at its bottom is said to be a 竜宮 Dragon Palace. <br />.<br />https://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2018/01/tonegawa-river.html<br />.Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttps://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2018/01/tonegawa-river.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-24183528094765212902018-04-07T09:55:01.313+09:002018-04-07T09:55:01.313+09:00Fukui 福井県
..........................................Fukui 福井県 <br />.......................................................................<br />大野市 Ono city 五箇村 Goka mura<br /><br />daija 大蛇 huge serpent<br />Priest Taicho had thrust his sword into a rock by the pond to bind and confine the serpents that had caused evil in the villages at the foot of the mountain. <br />The rock is called Kengaiwa 剣ヶ岩 "Rock of the sword".<br />The pond is called Senjagaike 千蛇ヶ池 "Pond of 1000 serpents".<br />Women are not allowed in the pond, they will die if they try to. <br />.<br />More about Taicho Hakusanbo Tengu of Shiramine / Hakusan<br />.<br />https://kappapedia.blogspot.jp/2016/09/hakusanbo.html<br />.Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttps://kappapedia.blogspot.jp/2016/09/hakusanbo.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-69041784652053893202018-02-11T13:15:31.309+09:002018-02-11T13:15:31.309+09:00Legend from Gunma - Yakushi Nyorai
多野郡 Tano distr...Legend from Gunma - Yakushi Nyorai<br /><br />多野郡 Tano district 神流町 Kanna<br /><br />daija 大蛇 great serpent<br />At the 池の薬師 Yakushi Pond there lived a husband and wife serpent. The husband snake got killed by a shot. The wife snake shapeshifted into a young woman, went to the temple and told the priest about it. Then she disappeared.<br />Later when the priest went to the pond to perform amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals, it would always rain after his prayers. <br />.<br />https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.jp/2018/02/yakushi-legends-04-fukui-to-hyogo.html<br />.<br />Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttps://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.jp/2018/02/yakushi-legends-04-fukui-to-hyogo.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-4448027315707373002015-08-17T13:39:21.567+09:002015-08-17T13:39:21.567+09:00 Niigata 新潟県 ........................................ Niigata 新潟県 ....................................................................<br />松之山町 Matsunoyama<br /><br />hebi 蛇 serpent<br /><br />The serpent wanted the princess of the pond 蒲生池 / 蒲生の池 Kamo-no-ike as his bride. But the Nakodo was refused. In his anger he killed all the members of the family.<br />He borrowed the famous serpent-cutting sword 蛇切丸 and fought with the enemy.<br /><br />This is a famous sword 蛇切丸 with more legends in other regions of Japan.<br />.<br />http://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.jp/2015/08/nakodo-matchmaker.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-57235354110701289642015-08-15T12:42:26.023+09:002015-08-15T12:42:26.023+09:00
Taira no Masakado 平将門 / 平將門
福島県 - 飯坂町
菅沼平という...<br />Taira no Masakado 平将門 / 平將門 <br /><br />福島県 - 飯坂町<br /><br /> 菅沼平というところがあり、今は水が無くなり谷地になっている。承平年中、平将門の女弟がこの国に来たのだが、藤原秀郷のために嫉妬の恨みにより自害した。その魂は大蛇になり菅沼に住み、建久年中になり、人身御供をとるなどして村人を苦しめた。ところが白鳥大明神の霊験により大蛇を射殺することができた。大蛇を退治して帰ってきたところを来の原といっているが、今は北の原ともいっている。<br />.<br />(yokai database)<br />.<br />http://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.jp/2015/08/taira-no-masakado.html<br />.<br />Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120633719163293516.post-79521898112300991542015-08-03T10:20:06.542+09:002015-08-03T10:20:06.542+09:00Fukushima 福島県
湖南町 Konan
O-Suga sama お菅さま "La...Fukushima 福島県<br />湖南町 Konan<br /><br />O-Suga sama お菅さま "Lady Suga" <br /><br />During the procession fo Sankin Kotai there was a great serpent up on a willow tree along the road. It displeased the vassals of the Daimyo and was thus driven away and had to move to Fukushima. When a branch of this willow tree breaks off, there was blood flowing from the wound. So in the end the whole tree was cut off.<br />This place is called "O-Suga Sama".<br />.<br />sankin kotai legends<br />http://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2015/08/sankin-kotai.html<br />.<br /><br />Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttp://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2015/08/sankin-kotai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com