Chiiwa shrine 千磐神社
famous for its huge trees and clear water

water clears - to quench the thirst of all the demons
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Abason, 阿波村, the village of Aba in Northern Okayama, north to Tomada district and bordering to Tottori, with a small pass leading over the mountains to Chizu town.
The shrine Chiiwa Jinja 千磐神社 looked rather forelorn and not in use. The wooden stage for the lion dance was in a very bad shape, certainly not ready to be used for this year's autumn festival.
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. Abason Village 阿波村 my TEXT . Abason ... my Photo Album . Chizu 智頭 (Tottori) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
In summer, the demons are out there in the heat :
邪鬼が踏む大和盆地の暑さかな jaki ga fumu Yamato bonchi no atsusa kana
as if the demons
tread on the Yamado plains -
this heat Kadokawa Haruki 角川春樹 (1942 - )
This year the summer heat was especially HOT, and it seems all demons had come out to dance in all of Japan. ....
seeing this huge bolder as a natural basin reminded me that the cool water of the River Yoshiigawa will now bring coolness to Okayama as will all the other rivers bring coolness to the other over-heated parts of Japan.
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. Water clears (mizu sumu) kigo for all autumn
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