Aoso Shrine

Japanese: 青麻神社 - あおそじんじゃ
Aoso Shrine

...It is similar to the legend of Yaobikuni of Wakasa who gained eternal youth and longevity by eating mermaid meat. The famous legends are those handed down at Osugi Shrine in Awa, Sakuragawa Village, Inashiki County, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Aoso Shrine in Iwakiri, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture, but they are widely distributed throughout eastern Japan, mainly in Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata prefectures. [Yamamoto Kisao]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Aoma Shrine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…若狭の八百比丘尼(はつぴやくびくに∥やおびくに)が人魚の肉を食して不老長寿を得たとする伝説と一脈通じるところがある。伝説としては,茨城県稲敷郡桜川村阿波(あば)の大杉神社や宮城県塩釜市岩切の青麻(あおそ)神社に伝わるものが有名だが,青森,岩手,宮城,山形などの各県を中心に,東日本一帯にかなり広く分布している。【山本 吉左右】。…

※「青麻神社」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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