Sean bienvenidos japonistasarqueologicos a una nueva entrega del país del sol naciente en la que os, hablaré del Santuario Arashihiban, una vez dicho esto pónganse cómodos que empezamos.
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El santuario Arashihiban, se localiza en la prefectura de Miyagi al noreste de Japón, en la isla de Honshu. Aragshinkan ¿A qué dios está dedicado? Es un dios que está envuelto en muchos misterios, además, es adorado en las regiones de Tohoku y Kanto. Arashiben-jinja se localiza en la ciudad de Tagajo y se desconoce la fecha exacta de cuando se construyó, pero consta en los registros del año 1774.
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¿En qué consiste el Tsugarusoto Sangunshi? Se trata de un antiguo documento, que fue descubierto por Kihachiro Wada. Sin embargo, ahora se podría tratar de una falsificación, Arahabaki aparece más el nombre de una familia que gobernó la región de Tsugaru(correspondería a los terratenientes europeos en Japón se les conoce como daimyō, en hiragana みょう). Dejen en los comentarios vuestra opinión, para debatirlo.
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Espero que os haya gustado y nos vemos en próximas publicaciones que pasen una linda semana.
Welcome Japanese archaeologists to a new installment from the land of the rising sun in which I will talk about the Arashihiban Shrine, so once you have said that, make yourselves comfortable and let's get started.
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Arashihiban Shrine is located in Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on the island of Honshu. Aragshinkan Which god is it dedicated to? It is a god that is shrouded in mystery and is worshipped in the Tohoku and Kanto regions. Arashiben-jinja is located in the city of Tagajo and the exact date of its construction is unknown, but it is recorded as being built in 1774.
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What is the Tsugarusoto Sangunshi? It is an ancient document, which was discovered by Kihachiro Wada. However, it could now be a forgery, Arahabaki appears more the name of a family that ruled the Tsugaru region (corresponding to European landowners in Japan are known as daimyō, in hiragana みょう). Leave in the comments your opinion, for discussion.
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I hope you liked it and see you in future posts have a nice week.
We know SMT’s Arahabaki comes from the Tonichiryu Sotosangunshi, does the same hold true for Momunofu?
Yes. Always described as being a subordinate of Arahabaki basically deep sixes any chance of legitimacy.
A quick source found is Momunofu's Japanese pixiv page, which is quick to point out that the Tonichiryu Sotosangunshi is a forgery and thus the pair are equally invented.
bsd's representation of arahabaki is interesting and worthy of analysis in itself, but it's also pretty different to most other modern remixes of the god. i thought some other people might be interested in it too, so here's some versions of arahabaki i could find!
(this is hardly an exhaustive list, and the god features in other media like noragami too, but these were some of the topmost results when searching in japanese.)
(for reference, this is an artifact thought to be, and widely recognised as, a representation of the ancient god, Arahabaki. the anime representations...vary from this.)
Arahabaki in Persona - probably the most loyal to the relics. the first persona game (image on the right) has a slightly different take!
Ancient Menshen God Arahabaki (in Daewoo Game-Witch's Story The Legend of Istalya, a mobile game.)
my personal favourite! her outfit resembles a shinto priestess a little. menshen are "divine guardians of doors and gates in chinese folk religions", for some extra context.
Arahabaki and Ancient God Arahabaki (in Kakotama Strategy, another mobile game.) i've got no comments for this one. tiddies.
and finally these two, one from another mobile game, Hoshiribe, and the other from a card game (WIXOSS i think). on the first one you can see that the mask (?) on her head resembles the arahabaki figure's eyes - the (ancient vers) kakotama strategy also has a similar "reference" to it. pretty neat way to incorporate the design
also, arahabaki is generally written in katakana as アラハバキ; this is usually used for foreign words or onomatopoeia in japanese. this is probably due to arahabaki's ancient nature and the very little information that's known about it and the original god's worship. but again, i'm getting distracted, so just enjoy the 'bakis as they are!