Culture of Rokugosan 、六郷山の文化 In the ancient, a mountain worship (Buddhism) initiated in Kunisaki Peninsula and many temples were built. It is Rokugosan. 国東半島では、古代に 六郷山(ろくごうさん)という山岳仏教が始まり 、以来多くの寺院が建てられました。 There are many stone works in Kunisaki ; many of them were built in the medieval era when Buddhism spread among people; we always have something to pray. 国東半島には国東塔をはじめ、多くの石造物 があります。仏教が民衆に広がった中世には多く作られました。常に人々の願いがあります。国東塔(複製)は写真左です。 A mountain training “Mine-iri” began in order to reconstruct the Rokugomanzan (mountain worship) in the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868). It was cut off one time, but was restarted in 1959. 近世には、低迷した六郷山復興のために 「峯入り」(山岳修行) が始まりました。幕末に途絶えたのですが、 1959 年に再興されました。様々な形で祈り続けています。大分には高山はないのですが、岩山が多いようです。 What do you think what those masks are used for? There are two big torches beside the showcase. Those masks were used at Rokugosan ceremony called “Oni-e”. People thank gods for the harvest and pray for the good crops of the n...
How to enjoy daily life in Japan before the industrialization (more than 100 years ago). Most Japanese were farmers and poor, but they enjoyed their lives without smartphones and fossil fuels. Through old diaries, exhibits in museums and books, we could find their fun. 百年以上前、スマホや化石燃料を使わなくても人々は日々の暮らしを楽しんでいました。多くは農民で、豊かではなかったけど。昔の日記、資料館の展示品、書籍から、その生き方を学ぶ。「遊びをせんとや 生まれけむ 戯れせんとや 生まれけん」、ですよね。