Kaname-ishi
Kaname-ishi is a foundation rock of Japan of which it being bumped was believed eaerthquakes in Japanese mythology. It is located in Kashima, Ibaraki.[1] It and other such rocks are believed to pin down the Japanese islands and protect against earthquakes.[2]
Namazu is a catfish that restrained by Takemikazuchi..[1][3] In the namazu-e or catfish prints of the Edo period, Takemikazuchi/Kashima is depicted attempting to subdue the Namazu, a giant catfish supposedly dwelling at the kaname-ishi (要石, 'pinning rock') of the Japanese landmass and causing its earthquakes.[4][5] The paintings are believed to give protection against earthquakes themselves, and had a massive increase in popularity.[6]
According to myth, the god Takemikazuchi enshrined at Kashima restrains the catfish underneath the stone (要石, kaname-ishi, perhaps "foundation stone" but maybe more aptly "cap stone").[1][3] When the Takemikazuchi lets his guard fall, Namazu thrashes about and agitates the stone, causing violent earthquakes[7].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Smits (2009), pp. 10–11.
- ↑ https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=56209
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ouwehand (1964), pp. 67–72.
- ↑ Ashkenazi, Michael (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. ABC-CLIO. p. 266. ISBN 9781576074671. Search this book on
- ↑ Ouwehand, Cornelis; Logunova, Vera Vasil'evna (1964). Namazu-e and Their Themes: An Interpretative Approach to Some Aspects of Japanese Folk Religion. Brill Archive. pp. 57–. Search this book on , gives sword as "Itsu-no-o habari"
- ↑ "［Catfish and the Keystone (Namazu to Kanameishi)］". www.library.metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Untitled (Monster Catfish, Kashima Deity, and the Kaname-ishi Stone)". collections.rom.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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