yYokai & Mysteryz@ Shrines that bring good luck(Un) / In Japanese, "luck" and "shit" are pronounced similarly "Un". (Aomori pref.)
In August 2016, I visited Kabushima Shrine with a creator from Hachinohe. Apparently, this shrine is popular with business owners and stock investors because of the play on words between "kabu" (turnip) and "kabu" (stock).
And above all, this place is teeming with seabirds. So, as you walk around, seabird droppings (Un) fall from the sky, and you quickly become covered in them ? a truly auspicious place! @(Nihedon @ KesaranPasaran Lab)
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Unfortunately, the building was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of November 5, 2015, due to a fire in the lighting power supply.
When I visited, it was under repair and off-limits.
Objects at Kabushima Shrine before it was completely destroyed by fire
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The main deity enshrined at Kabushima Shrine is Ichikishimahime, one of the Munakata Three Goddesses born from the "ukei" (divination ritual) between Amaterasu and Susanoo in the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters).
This deity was originally the guardian deity of maritime trade in the Genkai Sea region, and through the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism, she became an incarnation of Benzaiten, who is also the guardian deity of business prosperity. Therefore, even without any puns like "kabu" (turnip) sounding like "kabu" (stock), it's a shrine perfectly suited for praying for business success from the start.
"Dawn breaks in song at the seagull harbor, ships sail south and north, and the sea mist rises over Shark Cape."
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ACCESS :
Approximately 15 minutes on foot from Same Station on the JR Hachinohe Line
Approximately 25 minutes by taxi from Hachinohe Station on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen
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