Seven Mysteries Of Echigo
{{unreferenced, date=October 2014 ''The Seven Mysteries of Echigo'', or in Japanese ( 越後七不思議(えちごななふしぎ)), is a compilation of seven unusual events passed down through Echigo (present day Niigata Prefecture). The content of each story varies, and there are actually over 40; however, due to the influence of the priest Shinran ''Popular Buddhism in Japan: Shin Buddhist Religion & Culture'' by Esben Andreasen, pp. 13, 14, 15, 17. University of Hawaii Press 1998, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, Kyoto) at the turbulent close of ...'s legends, the following seven became the most famous. The Upsidedown Bamboo Niigata-Shi, Chuuou-Ku, Toyano 3-Chome, Saihou Temple. National Natural Monument. Natural Monument designated title: 鳥屋野逆ダケの藪（とやのさかさだけのやぶ）Toyano Flipped Bamboo Shrub. This is a bamboo shoot whose bows grow downward. It is said that it planted its roots when Shinran st ...
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