...In addition, in eastern Japan, Sozen-sama is often worshipped, and in some places the shelf where this god is worshipped is called Soden-dana. In addition, in Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture, a god called Hayama-sama is considered the guardian deity of horses, in the Chugoku region, especially Yamaguchi Prefecture, Onban-sama, and on Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kusagoesama. In general, belief in horses is more prominent in eastern Japan, because horse breeding was centered in eastern Japan, and there is also a strong notion of horses as members of the family. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Onbansama" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…このほか東日本では蒼前様(そうぜんさま)をまつることが多く,この神をまつる棚をソウデンダナと称するところもある。このほか鹿児島県曾於郡ではハヤマサマ,中国地方,とくに山口県などではオンバンサマ,長崎県壱岐島ではクサゴエサマと呼ばれる神がそれぞれ馬の守護神とされている。概して馬に対する信仰は東日本に顕著であるが,それは馬の飼育が東日本中心であったためで,東日本では馬を家族の一員とする観念も強い。… ※「オンバンサマ」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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