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Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture is famous as a place associated with Japanese mythology. Every year, from mid-November after the rice harvest ends to early February of the following year, a large-scale Kagura festival called Takachiho Yo Kagura is still held in more than 20 villages.
A festival is held during the Takachiho Yokagura, which is performed in sequence throughout the night. It is the Inokake Festival.This festival is held on December 3rd of the lunar calendar during the night Kagura season at Takachiho Shrine, where Oni Yatsuka, a mound dedicated to demons, is
Located. It is said to represent the oldest form of Kagura.In other words, the origin of Takachiho Kagura is the Inokake Festival.What is this Inokake Festival?This Inokake Festival is also called Onihachi. It is also said to be a festival, and is explained by the following legend.The enshrined
Deity of this Takachiho Shrine is Sankeirino no Mikoto, who is also called Jusha Daimyojin.This person is also one of Emperor Jimmu’s older brothers.This Mikeirino no Mikoto lives in Takachiho. At that time, a demon named Kihachi lived in a cave in a nearby mountain. Kihachi
Kidnapped a beautiful woman named Umehime, the daughter of Gakumyojin, the grandmother of Emperor Jinmu, and was planning to make her his wife. When Mikairino-no-Mikoto learned of this , he ordered Kihachi to release the princess, but when Kihachi did not obey, he defeated Kihachi and cut him to death
, then buried Kihachi’s corpse and held him down with a large stone. Overnight, the severed body returned to its original state, moved the stones, and groaned, so they dug up Kihachi ‘s corpse, cut it into three parts, and buried the head, torso, and limbs in separate places.
It is said that she did not come back to life.Mikeirino no Mikoto rescued Umehime and brought her back, but the following year, the spirit of Onihachi woke up underground and began to roar and cause early frost, causing trouble for the farmers.Therefore
, every year he built an altar. It is said that when the sacrifice was made, Onihachi calmed down and crops could be grown.At the time, this festival was called Oni Matsuri, and girls under the age of 13 were offered in front of Oniyatsuka.Girls who became
Human sacrifices. It is said that she did not live long. It is said that the choice of which girl would be sacrificed was determined by a white arrow that flew out of nowhere. This arrow hit his daughter. Sosetsu, who was in trouble , started offering a boar
In place of young girls. Since then, the Oni Festival has become the Inokake Festival. At this Inokake Festival, the Oni Yatsuka is offered. A boar is hunted for sacrifice, and the heart of the boar is offered to the mountain god.Then, the boar’s meat, along with rice and sake,
Is offered to the Oniyatsuka, which are located in three locations in Takachiho.Also , strangely enough, this terrifying demon, Onihachi, is It also appears in the legends of Aso Shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture. This Aso Shrine is a very old shrine that is said to have existed since 2000 BC.
This Onihachi is enshrined at a place called Shimo Shrine, which is a subsidiary shrine of Aso Shrine. The origin of the extremely mysterious festival called the Fire Burning Ceremony, which is held for about two months every year, is told as follows. A long time ago,
A god named Takeiwa Ryu no Mikoto, who pioneered Aso, took his servant Kihachi . Kihachi went to retrieve the bow he had taken with him to practice archery , but after taking pictures of the 99th arrow, Kihachi was exhausted and threw the 100th arrow shot by Keniwa Ryu no Mikoto with his foot.
The angry Takeiwa Ryu no Mikoto cut off Kihachi’s head, but it soon reconnected again even if the limbs were cut off, so Ken Iwa Ryu no Mikoto cut it into pieces and buried them somewhere else. When Kenwa Ryu no Mikoto cut off Kihachi’s head,
Kihachi said, “I will ascend to the heavens and make snow and frost fall,” and died.After that, snow and frost fell in the summer and fall, and the peasants died. The troubled Takeiwa Ryu no Mikoto said that he would enshrine Kihachi as a god, and
Kihachi said, “Please warm me up because my wound hurts.”Therefore, they built Shimomiya Shrine and enshrined it on August 19th every year. It is said that the object of worship was moved to a place called Hitakiden for 60 days, and Hitaki Maiden continued to warm it with a bonfire.This
Mysterious festival continues even today.August is when the Hitaki ritual begins. On the 19th, Shimomiya Shrine, where Onihachi was enshrined ( now called Shimo Shrine), was carried from the temple in a mikoshi and moved to
A place called Hibakiden. Then, children aged 6 to 13 selected from this area were taken. A young girl of about 30 years of age stays in a fire hall with her grandmother for 59 days. Then, to keep the fire going, she and her grandmother take care of the fire.This
Ritual has been designated as an important intangible folk cultural property.The fire-burning maiden, who took care of the fire for the past 59 days , has now moved from the fire hall to an elementary school. She is allowed to go out to attend school, but until around 1960,
It was said that she was not allowed to step outside the premises during these 59 days.Therefore, an elementary school teacher went out of her way to teach the girl. Apparently, the legends and festivals of Takachiho and Aso have something in common, as they both relate to a demon named Onihachi
. It was an indigenous demon living in the countryside, but it was exterminated by a god who came later.Since it would not die even if cut, its body was divided and buried in different places.He hated it and made early frost and snow fall to torment the people.
In both cases, when a festival site called Shimomiya was established and a festival was held every year , the frost damage stopped and crops began to grow smoothly.What had once been an evil demon that had been exterminated by a god had completely changed.
It is said that Onihachi was worshiped as a deity who prevents damage from frost and brings about abundant crops.In Aso , the festival is held to transform Onihachi from a demon to a god, and even today in Aso she is called the Burning Maiden. This is a festival
In Takachiho, and the predecessor of the Inokake Festival, which is currently held for Onihachi, is that the girl, not the boar, stays in front of Oniyatsuka for nearly two months . In the Takachiho legend , it is said that
Girls under the age of 13 were offered to Onihachi. This is also due to the story of the fire-burning maidens in Aso. In Takachiho and Aso, festivals like this are still held every year, where ferocious demons are carefully enshrined to stop their evil spirits and become gods who bring benefits to the land
. In traditional culture, demons are thought to be the embodiment of evil, but they are not thought of as beings that only do harm.The distinction between demons and gods is also ambiguous, and if dealt with properly, demons can be seen as precious creatures that bring good fortune. In fact , it has been
Thought that it is possible to transform demons into gods of good fortune through festivals.In this way of treating demons, we are reminded of the absolute truth that we believe in. Polytheism allows for competition between different principles
, which is clearly different from the monotheistic position, which considers that which is incompatible with the good of the world as absolute evil, and seeks to destroy it by fighting to the fullest without compromising with what it sees as the devil. Through the workings of this polytheistic wisdom that
Has been passed down from generation to generation at the root of our country’s traditions, the Japanese people have lived a culture in which they coexist with nature without conflicting with it since ancient times. Now is the time to clearly reconsider the value
That this polytheistic wisdom, which is the very foundation of our culture, certainly has, and which seems to be extremely valuable to the present world, and to make full use of it to the best of our ability in the world right now.
We hope that we can contribute to alleviating and eliminating the harmful effects of monotheism, which is the cause of bloody conflicts and natural destruction.This is our historical destiny as Japanese people in today’s world. I don’t think there is