I visited Mr Uemori’s office for first time in March 2014. There are quite a few
interesting things placed in his office and I took some photos of them. I’d like to introduce them here.
Japanese maps for foreigners (written in Roman style)
Mr Uemori was introduced to an old lady who lived in an area called Sengamine. On the day that she gave him a book with a red cover, his friend rang
and asked to meet up as he had something to give to Mr Uemori. The time was
getting late so Mr Uemori told him to do it the next day but his friend
insisted to meet asap. And on that night, Mr Uemori’s friend gave him a similar book with a red cover but larger in size.
The book was also published by the same group which the old lady belongs
to, and came to Mr Uemori’s place as if by a miracle.There were surprising maps in the big red covered book.
As you can see, these are the Japanese maps with lines like Mr Uemori makes now. On top of that, this map is written in Roman Style (The style used to write Japanese words alphabetically according to the sound).
There are not only lines but words as well. Some important points
which are not printed originally are hand written.
So-----it means that there were people
who made important findings, and they were researching those area like Mr Uemori is doing at the moment. And they were not Japanese!
Well-----who they were and what were they searching for?
Himiko's KOTAISEKI (Praying stone)
These are strange stones which Mr Uemori found while he was digging and researching Himiko’s tomb. They are magnetised and if you place a compass near them, the needle keeps moving and doesn’t stop at north. They have a formidable power. If you put your hands over them, you will feel very strong energy coming up from the palm of your hands. Me Uemori says if an energy sensitive person stands in front of them, their body will be forced back.
Mr Uemori thinks these stones are the Kotaiseki which were used by HiImiko when she offered her prayers.
Replica of a bronze mirror (銅鏡) and a bronze bell (銅鐸)
Academically, it is said that they were the tools used in rituals at that time (around 2C) however; Mr Uemori determined that they were surveying instruments.
He says they can be used as a sundial when combined.
Turtles
There are so many different sizes, colours and materials of the turtle decorations in his office.
The Turtle plays important role in the story of Urashima tarou and also appears in the song of Kagome Kagome. Mr Uemori says Urashima tarou represents Moses. According to him, the story of how Urashima tarou rescued a turtle when it was abused by a human and the turtle took him to a wonderful palace at the bottom of the deep ocean, represents the story of how Moses rescued Israelis from Egypt and they reached Japan.
Nanakosho (Buddhism ritual implements)
Kongousho, which is called vajra in Sanskrit, is a ritual implement in Tibetan and Esoteric Buddhism. This kind of ritual implement represents a weapon in Indian myths, and expresses a state that the teaching of Buddha renounces worldly desires and gains spiritual enlightenment/Buddhahood.
So, Kongousho generally explains two different faces. One is “impregnable” and the other is “smash”. It is derived from the saying that ”The Buddha’s prajna (insight leading to enlightenment) is impregnable and smashes worldly desires”.
Kongousho has several kinds and they have different shapes at both edges. This one is called Nanakosho as the edge has 6 claws around the central bar.
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