Ubusuna Kojin - Ubusuna Kojin

Japanese: ウブスナ荒神 - うぶすなこうじん
Ubusuna Kojin - Ubusuna Kojin

...In eastern Japan, it is common to enshrine both Kojin, the god of fire, and Okamasama, the god of agriculture, indoors. In western Japan, type (2) is prominent, and the Kojin worshipped at the village level is called Ubusuna Kojin, and is considered to be the protector of agriculture and of life in general. Type (3) is strong in Tottori, Shimane, and Okayama prefectures, and its religious center seems to have been Mt. Daisen in Hoki.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ubusuna Kojin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東日本では,火の神としての荒神と作神としてのオカマサマを屋内に併祀する形が多い。西日本では(2)のタイプが顕著であり,集落単位でまつる荒神はウブスナ荒神と呼ばれ,作神ひいては生活全般の守護神のように考えられている。(3)のタイプは鳥取,島根,岡山県などに濃厚で,その信仰的中心は伯耆大山であったらしい。…

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