There are many gods in Ōshū not much heard of elsewhere...Letter 30.
From Yanagita to Sasaki...Such as a chicken god usually called Niwatari, spelled many ways such as "Chicken Leg" or "Yard Crosser".I clearly remember differing claims that its worship originated on the mountaintop, or near Shirakawa village.Letter 31.
From Sasaki to YanagitaRespectfully, I beg you forgive my long lack of response...There is also a tale of a chicken being placed in a box and thrown into a river so that it might be enshrined as a water god for the construction of levees....It's alright.You'll be alright.*CREAK...*Excerpts from Ishigami Dialogues, by Yanagita Kunio
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