Chapter XXXI: Miscellaneous Legends (3)

Sacred Key. Part of the cargo of the Treasure Ship, 115, 116
Sacrifice, Human. _See_ Superstition, 342
Sadayo. Princess Aya's favourite maid, 172
Saga, Emperor. Kōbō Daishi performs funeral obsequies of, 239
Saijosen. The Phoenix and, 281
Saikou Sanjū-san Sho ("The Thirty-three Places").
Reverence bestowed upon the, 201
Sai-no-Kawara. "The Dry Bed of the River of Souls," 106;
place where all children go at death, 106;
the legend of the Humming of the, 107
Saion Zenji. Kwannon's sacrifice on behalf of, on Mount Nariai, 204-206
Sakata Kurando. Name given by Yorimitsu to Kintaro, 368
Salwey, Mrs. C. M.
New Year Festival described by, 220;
reference to the _torii_ by, 226, 227;
reference to _Fans of Japan_, by, 243;
reference to _On Symbolism and Symbolic Ceremonies of the
Japanese_, by, 244
Samébito ("A Shark-Person").
Tōtarō kindly succours, 376;
the jewel-tears of, 377-379
Sanemori. A great warrior;
becomes a rice-devouring insect called Sanemori-San, 284
San-ga-nichi. Pine-tree conspicuous at the Festival of, 187
Sanjo, Princess. Issunboshi becomes page to, 365-367;
the magic mallet and, 366
Sankichi. Dives from Tarada's junk and secures the Woman's Sword, 337
Sano Genzalmon Tsuneyo. Peasant who burns three dwarf trees to give
warmth to Tokiyori, 183-186;
goes to Kamakura, 185;
rewarded by Tokiyori by being presented with the villages of
Matsu-idu, Umeda, and Sakurai, 185, 186
Sanugi no Miyakko. Discovers Lady Kaguya
("Precious-Slender-Bamboo-of-the-Field-of-Autumn"), 65
Sanzu-no-Kawa. "The River of the Three Roads" along which the dead
journey, 222
Sawara. Pupil of the artist Tenko, 122;
loves Kimi, Tenko's niece, 122-125
Sayemon, Kato. A rich man who lived in palace of the Shōgun
Ashikaga, 370;
Ishidomaro son of, 371;
becomes a priest in the temple of Kongobuji, on Mount Koya, 371
Sea. Legends of the, 323-341;
Urashima in the palace of the Sea-King, 325, 328;
of Mud, visited by Shikaiya Wasōbiōye, 374
Sea God. _See_ God of the Sea, 35
Seashore, The Spirit of the.
Is unfavourable to Empress Jingo, 331
Sefuku-ji. Place in Izumi;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203
Sengen. Otherwise Ko-no-hana-saku-ya-hime;
as Ko-no-hana, the wife of Ninigi, 34;
the Goddess of Fuji, 132
Sennin = mountain recluses, 356, 357;
Yōshō, the first great Japanese, 356;
Emmei becomes a, 356;
Japanese art and, 357;
Chokoro a, 357; Gama a, 357; Tekkai a, 357; Kumé a, 357; Roko a, 357
Sentaro. His visit to the Land of Perpetual Youth (Mount Fuji), 133, 134
Serpent. Cat and the, did not weep when the Lord Buddha died, 264;
the White Sea, otherwise Yofuné-Nushi, 334
Sesshiu. A great artist;
legend _re_ his liberation from imprisonment by painting rats, 116
Séta. Samébito and Tōtarō at the Long Bridge of, 376-379
Seven Gods of Good Fortune.
The favourite theme of the Japanese artist, 115;
Shintōism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Brahmanism, the source of the, 115
Shaka Muni. The Lord Buddha; legend _re_ his sacrifice as a hare, 255
Shelf of Souls. Food placed on, by Shinzaburō, 229
Shidoji. Temple called, built at Shido-no-ura by Kamatari,92
Shido-no-ura. Boy of, 89;
Kamatari builds temple called Shidoji at, 92
Shiko-tsutsu no Oji ("Salt-sea-elder").
Conveys Hoori to the Palace of the Sea God, 35
Shin Kiyomizu-dera. Place in Harima;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204
Shingé. Bitten by a snake in the Valley of Shimizutani, 167;
rescued by Yoshisawa, 167;
found dead at the bottom of the Violet Well, 168
Shingon-shū. Buddhist sect founded by Kōbō Daishi, 234
Shinsaku. Favoured suitor for hand of O Cho San, 338;
raises shrine to O Cho San, 339
Shintō. Temples, contrasted with those of Buddhism, 114;
old custom associated with Mount Fuji, 131;
cult, "The Way of the Gods" symbol of the Right Direction,
according to the dogmas of the, 227
Shintōism. Reverence to dead taught by, xii;
legends relating to Japanese heroes enriched by, xvi;
the _torii_ originally associated with, 226
Shinzaburō, Hagiwara. Falls in love with Tsuyu, 228;
the sad story of the lovers' fate, 228-233;
Tomozō, servant of, 230;
Hakuōdō Yusai advises, 230;
goes to the high-priest Ryōseki, 231
Shippeitarō. The phantom cats and, 269, 270
Shiro. Sent by Emma-Ō to conquer the God of Wealth, 211, 212
Shita-teru-hime ("Lower-shine-Princess"). Wed by Ame-waka, 31
Shō-Chiku-Bai. The name embracing the three emblems of the Pine,
Bamboo, and Plum-flower, 195
Shōgun-s. Kamakura, seat of, of the Hōjō family, 82;
Yedo Government issues notice to Tengu and other demons prior
to the visit to Nikko of the, 355
Shojō. A sea monster fond of sacred _saké_, 359;
legend _re_ Yurine and, 359-362
Shokuro. The Thunder God, Raiden, and, 254;
Chiyo slain by, 254;
makes peace with Chiyo after she has been restored to life, 254
Shonin, Shōdō. Founder of first Buddhist temple at Nikko, 242;
legend _re_ sacred bridge of Nikko, 242
Shosha-san., Place in Harima;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204
Shutendoji. The Goblin King of Oyeyama;
his doings on Mount Oye, 44-48;
Kimitaka's daughter snatched away by, 45;
Raiko at ball of, 47;
magic _saké_ drunk by, 47;
attacked and slain by Raiko, 47-48
Smith, R. Gordon.
Legend of the Lady of the Snow in his _Ancient Tales and Folk-lore
of Japan_, 122, 152, 165, 177
Snow, The Lady of the. Yuki-Onna is, 149;
Mosaku and, 149, 150;
Minokichi and, 149-151;
Mr. R. Gordon Smith in his _Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan_
describes, 152, 153;
Kyuzaemon and, 152,153
Soda, Ito. A young soldier who discovers cause of illness of Prince
of Hizen, 266-268
Sodzu-baba. The Old Woman of the Three Roads, associated with the
Festival of the Dead, 222;
Ten Datsu-Ba, husband of, 222
Soga Sadayoshi. Visits temple of Ken-cho-ji, 110;
appears before Emma-Ō, 110;
remembered by Jizō, 110, 111
Sōjiji. Place in Settsu;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204
Sonobé. Sent by the Lord of Kishiwada to cryptomeria-tree
on Oki-yama, 181, 182
Spirit. Of the Mountain, 330;
of the Fields, 330;
of Grass, 330;
of the Seashore, 331;
of the Sword, 336
Star Lovers. Stars (possibly Lyra and Aquila) shine with five colours
at yearly meeting of the, 127
Street Everlasting. Place for ghosts to wander in, 224
Street of Aged Men. Near Street Everlasting, 224
Stones. Poetry suggested by names given to, by the Japanese, 157
Suicide. Of Japanese lovers, is called _jōshi_--_i.e._,
"love-death" or "passion-death," 144;
_see_ also _hara-kiri_, or _seppuku_, 161
Sullivan, Sir Arthur. Reference to _The Mikado_, by, xi
Sun Goddess. Ama-terasu, daughter of Izanagi and Izanami, the, 23;
the dead fear to gaze upon the, 109;
the mirror in which she gazes reposes at Ise, 191;
mirror cakes associated with, at New Year Festival, 220
Superstition. Japanese, various forms of, 342-349;
human sacrifice associated with, 342-344;
forms of divination, 344-346;
unlucky years and days, 346, 347;
strange, relating to children, 347, 348;
charms associated with Japanese, 348;
the Beckoning Leaf, 348;
Bimbogami (the God of Poverty) and, 349;
_Bimbo-mushi_ ("Poverty-Insect") and, 349;
the _Baku_, 358, 359
Suruga.
The Elixir of Life sent to the highest mountain in, by the Mikado, 79;
(_see_ Fuji); Visu lived on plain of, 136
Susa-no-o ("The Impetuous Male"). Child of Izanagi and Izanami, 23;
brother of the Sun Goddess, Ama-terasu, 25;
an undesirable and cruel deity, 25;
banished by parents to Yomi, 25;
proposes to first visit Plain of High Heaven, 25;
his sister, Ama-terasu, prepares to withstand him, 26;
he tricks her by guile, 26;
Ama-terasu flees from the cruelty of, 27;
finally banished to Yomi, 28;
arrives at River Hi, 29;
seeks hand of Kushi-nada-hime, 29;
wins her by slaying the eight-forked serpent, 29, 30;
the _Tengu_ = emanations from, 352
"Sutra, Treasure-Raining."
A holy _sutra_ given by Ryōseki to Shinzaburō, 232
Suzuki Shichiro. Discovers Kiuchi Heizayemon, 353
Sword. "The-Grass-Cleaving," a divine weapon discovered by Susa-no-o, 30;
given as a gift to Prince Yamato, 54;
the Spirit of the, 336

T

Taiko-Hideyoshi. The friend of Rikiu, 296, 297
Taira. Yoshitomo killed in a battle with, 41;
Kiyomori, the cruel leader of the clan, 41;
finally conquered and driven into the sea at Dan-no-ura by Benkei
and Yoshitsune, 43
Taira Clan. Great sea-fight referred to, between Minamoto clan and, 300
Taira-no-Masakado. Swarm of butterflies during preparation for revolt
by, 217
Takachihi. Uzume and companions reach summit of, 33
Takahama. The White Butterfly and, 218, 219
Taka-mi-musubi. God who sends Ninigi to govern the Central Land
of Reed-Plains, 30
"Takasago."
I. The famous pines of, referred to, 159;
Matsue, daughter of a fisherman at, 187-189.
II. Considered one of the finest of the _No_ or classical
dramas, 186
Takeru. Brigand, slain by Yamato, 52
Takeru, Idzumo. Outlaw, slain by Yamato, 53
"Taketori Monogatari." F. Victor Dickins's translation of, v
Tama. Maid-servant of Kazariya Kyūbei, 282;
revisit to master and mistress after her death, in the form of
a fly, 284
Tamana. Loved by Tōtarō, 377-379;
Tōtarō weds, 379
Tamate-Bako. Otherwise "The Box of the Jewel Hand"; gift bestowed by
Princess Otohime on Urashima, 327
Tamba, Province of. Raiko and companions reach, 45
Tameyoshi. Death of Sea Serpent, Yofuné-Nushi, reported to, 335
Tanabata. Alternative, The Weaving Lady; daughter of the God of
the Firmament, 126;
wife of Hikoboshi, 126, 127
Tango. Village of Midzunoe, in the province of, 324
Tanigumi-dera. Place near Tarui, in Mino;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204
"Tanka." _See_ Japanese Poetry, 380-386
Taranda, Captain. The Woman's Sword and, 336, 337
Tawara Toda ("My Lord Bag of Rice"). _See_ Hidesato, 62-64
Tea. Origin of first plant, 291; in China, 290-293;
Luwuh the first Chinese tea-master, 292;
_Chaking_ the Holy Scripture of, 292;
drunk by Zen priests before image of Bodhi Dharma (Daruma), 293;
Professor B. H. Chamberlain on tea ceremonies, 293;
pamphlet on, by Buddhist priest Eisai, 293, 294;
Rikiu the greatest of tea-masters, 296, 297
Tea-drinking. In England and Japan, contrasted, 290, 291;
the _Spectator_ on, 290;
Dr. Johnson regarding his propensity to, 291;
is a ritual in Japan, 291
Tea-kettle. Story of the miraculous, 262-264
Te-nadzuchi ("Hand-stroke-elder"). Wife of Ashi-nadzuchi,
and mother of Kushi-nada-hime, 29
Ten Datsu-Ba. Husband of Sodzu-Baba, 222
Tengu. King of the, his kindness to Yoshitsune, 41, 42;
reference to story of the, 351;
Tobikawa imitates a, 353;
modern belief in the, 355;
officials of the Yedo Government and their belief in the, 355
"Tengu-Kakushi" = "Hidden by a _Tengu_," 353;
legend giving an account of the, 353-355
Tenjiku. Prince Ishizukuri required to journey to, in order
to procure the Begging Bowl of the Lord Buddha, 67
Tenko. Art master to Sawara;
Kimi's uncle, 122
Tenno, Antoku. Infant Emperor who perished in the great sea-fight
between the Taira and Minamoto clans, 300
Teoyo. Rescued by Matsue, and loved by her, 188, 189
"Thought-Combining." A God who brings birds from the Eternal Land
to tempt the Sun Goddess back to Heaven, 27, 28
Thunder. Legends in regard to, 250-254;
Bakin's _Kumono Tayema Ama Yo No Tsuki, re_ the God of, 250;
Animal; Raijū the, 251;
Bird; Raicho the, 251;
Woman, Kaminari the, 252;
Child; Raitaro the, 253;
Record; _Shin-rai-ki_ the, 251
Thunder Gods. Eight varieties rest on Izanami, 24;
_see_ Raiden, 250;
_see_ legends, 250-254;
Shokuro and the, 254
Tide Jewels. Sent by hand of Isora as a gift from the Dragon King to
the Empress Jingo, 331
Toba.
I. Emperor. The Jewel Maiden concubine to, 98.
II. Ex-Emperor. Wishes to build temple to Kwannon in Kyōto, 179
Tobikawa. An ex-wrestler of Matsue who imitates a _Tengu,_ 353
Tochi. Ishizukuri discovers a bowl in, which he offers to Kaguya, 68, 69
Toema-dera. Chūjo Hime, a Buddhist nun, retires to temple of, 201
Togo, Admiral. A hero of Japan, xii
Tokimune, Regent. Nichiren sent to beach of Koshigoye to be
beheaded by, 241
Tokiwa. Wife of Yoshitomo, mother of Yoshitsune;
at her husband's death she weds Kiyomori, 41;
urges Yoshitsune to avenge his father's death, 41
Tokiyori, Saimyoji. A celebrated Regent during reign of Emperor
Go-Fukakusa, 182;
his mission to relieve peasants from grasping officials and its
sequel, 182-184
Tokoyo. Daughter of Oribe Shima, 334;
her search after her father, 334-336;
slays Yofuné-Nushi (the White Sea Serpent), 335
Tokudō Shōnin. The great Buddhist abbot of the eighth century, 201
Tokutaro. His scepticism regarding foxes, and how he was deluded
by them, 98-100
Tokutarō-san. The boy doll of life-size, 215
Tōkyō. Covered with ashes from Fuji volcano, 131
Tomozō. One of Shinzaburō's servants, 230;
Miné wife of, 233
"Torii," The. Meaning of = "Fowl-dwelling" or "Bird-rest," 226;
reference to Professor B. H. Chamberlain and, 226;
reference to Dr. W. G. Aston and, 226; "The Footstool of the King"
the most perfect gateway in the world, 227;
Mrs. Salwey's reference to, 227
Tōtarō. Samébito succoured by, 376, 377;
falls in love with Tamana, 377-379;
weds Tamana, 379
Tottori. The _futon_ (quilt) of, 309-311
Toyo-Tama ("Rich-jewel").
Daughter of the Sea God; weds Hoori, 36;
gives birth to a son, assumes form of a dragon, and departs
from Hoori, 37
Treasure Ship. The _Takara-bune_;
Seven Gods of Good Fortune as passengers on, 115
Trees. Reference to the Japanese dwarf, 159;
the pine, the emblem of good fortune and longevity, 159;
the cherry and plum, association of Japanese woman's beauty and
virtue, with, 174, 175;
the camellia, legend regarding, 175;
the cryptomeria, 176;
the God of Roads and a pine, 176;
Ki-no-o-baké, a tree spirit, 176;
the spirit of the God Kōjin resides in the _enoki_ tree, 177;
the silent pine, 177;
the Willow Wife, 177-180;
Yenoki, the tree of the One-eyed Priest, 180;
the burning of the Three Dwarfs, 182,184;
the pine-tree lovers, 186-189
True Sakaki Tree. Hung with jewels and dressed by Uzume to tempt
Ama-terasu back to Heaven, 28
Tsubosaka-dera. Place in Yamato;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203
Tsugaru. Kikuo, the retainer of, 165
Tsuki-yumi. The Moon God, son of Izanagi and Izanami;
climbs Ladder of Heaven to become the consort of Sun Goddess,
Ama-terasu, 23
Tsure-Dzure-Gusa. Record by Kenkō written in fourteenth century, xi
Tsuyu ("Morning Dew"). The only daughter of Iijima, 228;
the story of, illustrates the power of Karma, 228-233;
falls in love with Hagiwara Shinzaburō, 228;
the story of their sad fate, 228-233
Tuski no Iwaksa. Scroll of the Elixir of Life sent in charge of,
to highest mountain in Suruga, 79
Tusna. Most worthy of Raiko's retainers, 49
"Twenty-eight Followers."
Personifications of certain constellations, 200

U

Uda, Emperor. Baptized by Kōbō Daishi, 239
Uji River. People visit, to witness the firefly battle, 286
Unai. The Maiden of, 313-315;
Mubara and Chinu lovers of the Maiden of, 313-315
Underworld. Reference to, 202
Upper Horikané. Tokutaro at, 99
Urashima. The legend of, 323-328;
ballad of "The Fisher Boy of," 324;
the tortoise and, 324, 325;
at the Dragon (Sea) King's palace, 325-328;
weds Otohime, the Dragon King's daughter, 325;
receives from Otohime the gift of the "Box of the Jewel Hand"
(_Tamate-Bako_), 327;
the tomb of, still shown at temple in Kanagawa, 328
Uzume ("Heavenly-alarming-female").
Dances to tempt the Sun Goddess (Ama-terasu) back to Heaven, 28;
accompanies Ninigi, 33;
accosts the Deity of the Field-paths, 33;
reaches summit of Takachihi, 33;
given by Ninigi to Deity of the Field-paths as wife, 33

V

Visu. The Rip Van Winkle of Old Japan;
his adventures beside Mount Fuji, 136-139

W

Waggon Priest _See_ Hotei, 213 Wasa. The Laughing Festival of, 225 Wasōbiōye, Shikaiya. A man of Nagasaki, a Japanese Gulliver, 374-376; story of, adapted from Professor B. H. Chamberlain's translation in the _Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan_, 374; arrives at Sea of Mud, 375; meets Jofuku, 375; starts on journey to the Three Thousand Worlds mentioned in Buddhist Scriptures, 375; visits Lands of Endless Plenty, of Shams, of the Followers of the Antique, of Paradoxes, and of Giants, 375 Watanabé, Isuna. Finds out all details of Kintaro's life, 368 Weaving Lady, The. Festival of Tanabata, or, 126 Well, The Violet. _See_ Shingé, 167 Wheel of Existence, The Great, 109 Williams, Sir Monier. His description of the lotus flower, 169 Willow Wife, The. Story of, adapted from Mr. R. Gordon Smith's _Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan_, 177; Heitaro, husband of Higo, the, 178-180 Wind God, The, 330 Woman. The, in Japanese art, 112, 113; the Mountain, 355 Worlds, Three Thousand. Mentioned in Buddhist Scriptures, 375; Shikaiya Wasōbiōye journeys to, 375 Wrestlers, The Ghostly, in Omi province, 358 Writing. Legendary origin of the Chinese system of, 363

Y

Yaegaki. The Precious-Camellia of, 175
Yaégiri. A lady with whom Sakata Kurando falls in love, 367;
gives birth to Kintaro, or the Golden Boy, 367
Yakami, Princess of. Eighty-one brothers, Princes in Japan,
who wish to marry, 256-258
Yama, Fuji. _See_ Fuji
Yamato Take, Prince. Youngest son of King Keiko, 51;
Princess Ototachibana wife of, 51;
his expedition to the Southern Island of Kiushiu, 51, 52;
disguised as a woman, encounters Kumaso and Takeru, 52;
slays Kumaso and Takeru, 52;
he encounters and slays Idzumo Takeru, 53;
"Eight-Arms-Length-Spear" given to, 54;
the "Grass-Cleaving-Sword" of Murakumo given to, 54;
meets and weds Princess Miyadzu, 55;
Ainu rising quelled by, 54-56;
passes through province of Owari, 57;
reaches the province of Omi, 57;
slays serpent in, 57
"Yang" and "Yin." The Chinese, correspond to _In_ and _Yo_, 21
Yao, Emperor. Reputed son of a dragon, 362
Yayoi. The Month of Increase, 193;
the Soul of the Mirror, 193, 194
Yedo Government. Officials of, and their belief in the _Tengu_, 355
Yenoki. The One-eyed Priest who served at temple of Fudo,
on Oki-yama, 180-182;
spirit of, passes into a great cryptomeria-tree, 181;
in form of a handsome youth allures a number of maidens away
from their lovers, 181, 182
Yellow Dragon. _See_ Yellow River, 363
Yellow River. Fuk Hi present by Yellow Dragon with mystic scroll
by the, 363
"Yih-king" ("Book of Changes"). The main source of Japanese
divination, 344;
begun by Fu Hsi 2000 B.C. and added to by Confucius, 344
Yofuné-Nushi. The Serpent God; variant, the White Sea Serpent, 334;
slain by Tokoyo, 335
Yomi, Land of (Hades).
Izanami creeps away to, 23;
Izanagi goes to, 23;
Eight Ugly Females of, 24;
the Even Pass of, 24;
Susa-no-o banished to 25, 28
Yoné. Faithful servant of Tsuyu, 228-233
Yone Noguchi. Sums up magic of a Japanese night associated with the
Festival of the Dead, 224;
quotation _re_ Japanese fan from, 243;
reference to _The Pilgrimage_ by, 380
Yorimasa. Knight; encounters and slays evil monsters outside
Emperor's palace, the Purple Hall of the North Star, 38, 39;
presented with Sword Shishi-wo as a reward, and marries
the Lady Ayame, 39
Yorimitsu. A famous hero who makes Kintaro his retainer, 368, 369
Yoritomo. General, who laid out city of Kamakura, 83;
saved, after defeat, from power of Oba Kage-chika by two
doves, 277, 278
Yorozuya. Proposed husband for Kimi, 123
Yoshimasa, The Lord. The Shōgun; mirror presented to, 194
Yoshimine-dera. Place at Kyōto;
one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204
Yoshisawa. Rescues Shingé from the snake, 168;
drowns himself in the Violet Well, 168
Yoshitomo. Father of Yoshitsune;
killed in battle with the Taira clan, 41;
Tokiwa wife of, 41;
reference to story of, 351, 352
Yoshitsune. Compared with the Black Prince and Henry V., 39;
his father, Yoshitōmo, killed in battle with the Taira, 41;
his mother, Tokiwa, urges him to avenge his father's death, 41;
his intercourse with the King of the Tengu, 42;
news of Benkei's lawless doings reaches ears of, 42;
seeks out and conquers Benkei, 42, 43;
assisted by Benkei, drives out the Taira, 43, 440
Yōshō. The first great Japanese _sennin_, 356, 357
Yosoji. Consults the magician Kamo Yamakiko, 134;
visits Mount Fuji, 134, 135
Youth, The Land of Perpetual.
Visit of Sentaro to, 133, 134
Yuki-onna. The Lady of the Snow, 149
Yurine. A poor man who lived near Mount Fuji; story of, 359-362;
Koyuri, son of, 359
Yusai, Hakuōdō. Gives advice to Shinzaburō, 230-232

Z

Zembei. Father of Shingé, 168 Zen. Sect; tea-drinking associated with Buddhism by, 293 Zodiac. The Dragon (_Tatsu_) one of the signs of the, 363 Zoology. Lafcadio Hearn's reference to ghostly, 94