Samurai story - The samurai enshrined at Kanda Myojin

On the Zuishin-mon gate of the Kanda Myojin Shrine there’s an unusual ornament that caught my attention, a tethered horse.

The tethered horse is Taira no Masakado’s emblem, a famous and respected hero, a samurai who lived during the Heian period, who rebelled against the central government of Kyoto.

After his death, the head of Taira no Masakado was separated from his body and moved somewhere near the shrine’s current location and later was enshrined in the Kanda Shrine.
Today, Taira no Masakado is one of the three kami enshrined in Kanda Myojin Shrine, together with Daikokuten and Ebisu. It is believed that his spirit watches over the surrounding area.

Pe poarta Zuishin-mon de la altarul Kanda Myojin se află un ornament care mi-a atras atenţia, un cal legat.

Este vorba de emblema familiei lui Taira no Masakado, un samurai care a trăit în perioada Heian, conducatorul a uneia dintre cele mai puternice rebeliuni împotriva guvernului de la Kyoto, un erou renumit şi respectat.

După moarte, capul lui Taira no Masakado a fost mutat aproape de locul pe care se află acum altarul, iar apoi a fost mutat în altar.
Taira no Masakado este unul dintre cei trei kami de la Kanda Miyojin, alături de Daikokuten şi Ebisu. Se crede că spiritul lui veghează asupra zonei.