Sendai City of Stars What is "Four Gods"? ×Heiwa Kotsu
②Go to the Four Gods (Feng Shui) Course
Sendai City of Stars "Shishin" Masamune brought down the stars in the sky to the earth
What are the four gods?
In the Chinese study of feng shui, it has been believed that the gods of birds and beasts dwell in the four directions of north, south, east, and west.
In Japanese Feng Shui, the action of natural environmental energy is seen in the formation of the earth, and it is revered as "the land corresponding to the four gods" with great good fortune.
In Sendai, a six-pointed star barrier (magic) was applied starting from the Honmaru, which should be protected.
In the map of Chinese constellations, the 28 constellations (constellations) are divided into seven directions and the four gods are arranged. was matched.
☆ Black Dragon 98 degrees ☆ Blue Dragon 75 degrees ☆ Suzaku 112 degrees ☆ White Tiger 80 degrees
North Genbu Kameoka Hachiman Shrine
Kameoka Hachimangu Shrine is a straight extension of Jozenji-dori Street to the west.It was built by the ４th feudal lord Tsunamura.It is known to have been an important shrine because it was the patron deity of the Date clan's first Lord Chomune, and Matsuo Basho and Sora first stopped by when they came to Sendai.Kameokayama is considered to be a man-made mountain made of earthen mounds.
Seiryu of the East Matsushima Seiryuzan Zuigan Enpukuzenji Temple
Matsushima Seiryuzan Zuigan Enpukuzenji Temple is the sacred site of the Date family, Matsushima, which was once called Koya of Oshu.Zuiganji Temple was rebuilt by Kosai Soitsu, Masamune's master. There is a frame called "Matsushima Hojoki" written by Kosai Osho.Since the arrangement of the four gods requires a high degree of astronomical knowledge, it can be seen that there were excellent intellectuals in the Date family.
Southern Suzaku (Phoenix) Zuihoden
The phoenix is a red bird, and in Meridian magic, the south is 'fire', so it can be said that it is a bird of fire.One of the places where Masamune's magic was performed in hopes of immortality and rebirth.It is said to be the place where Lord Masamune himself made a will to be buried in Kyogamine after his death.For many years it was a sacred place for the Date family, so the natural environment has been preserved as it was during the feudal era.
White Tiger of the West Mount Taebaek
Taebaeksan was once called "Oide no Mori", and there is a legend that it suddenly appeared one day.Because it can be seen from the sea, it has been revered as a landmark by fishermen.Taebaek is also a symbol of the west, taken from the other name of Venus, "Taebaeksei", and in the five elements, the west direction is "gold".In the old Chinese book "Huainanzi", there is a description of "the divine Taebaek and the beast white tiger", which clearly states the relationship between Taihaku and the white tiger.
①To the Sendai hexagram (barrier) course
