This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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山王祭

さんのうまつり
Sannou Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannou Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
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山王権現

さんのうごんげん
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山王一実神道

さんのういちじつしんとう
Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
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三王礼拝

さんおうれいはい
Adoration of the Magi
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孔雀明王

くじゃくみょうおう
Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)
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国王印

こくおういん、こくおうのいん
royal seal
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王母

おうぼ
deceased grandmother
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王都

おうと
royal capital; imperial capital
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大王椰子

だいおうやし、ダイオウヤシ
royal palm (esp. Cuban royal palm, Roystonea regia)
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大王烏賊

だいおういか、ダイオウイカ
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)