Tale 110 — The miraculous power of Gongesama and fire-quelling
Gongesama, a sacred dance-head kept in a house, was a wood-carved image kept by each kagura troupe, resembling a lion's head. There was a tale that the images of the Niibari troupe and the Itsukaichi troupe fought, and the Niibari one lost one ear. At Tsukumoushi, there was a tale of miraculous power: a fire broke out in a house that had given lodging, and the Gongesama set on top of a masu leapt about and put it out. There is also a belief that it cures headaches by biting.
- Land
- Tono
- Setting
- Tsuchibuchi, Tono, Iwate
- Type
- Gods and Belief
- Beings
- mountain gods
This is an English rendering of our short Japanese summary of the source tale — a summary translated from the Japanese, not a translation of the original text. The summary was drafted and translated with AI assistance, and names and numbers were checked against our records.