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| + | ===== The Secret of Akihabara & Moe Otaku ===== | ||
| + | ''This text was mirrored from its original location at http://blog.livedoor.jp/you_rari/archives/50592008.html to help ensure its preservation in the case of possible server loss.'' | ||
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| + | This is an icon of "Arahabaki".\\ | ||
| + | Arahabaki is a god who has shape to deform the woman. | ||
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| + | Arahabaki was believed in from ancient times to the people in Japan as a god who prevented the disaster and reflected the curse. | ||
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| + | As for the history of Arahabaki belief,\\ | ||
| + | The icon of Arahabaki made 3000 years or more ago exists. | ||
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| + | Arahabaki belief existed in every region of Japan until Edo period of the 19th end of the century.\\ | ||
| + | However, this belief was suppressed to the government that implement modernization campaign,and declined at the Meiji era. | ||
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| + | But, arahabaki was secretly believed in among the people.\\ | ||
| + | And, a center place of this secret belief is "Akihabara".\\ | ||
| + | "A-ki-ha-ba-ra" is a name of a place to permute the character of "A-ra-ha-ba-ki". | ||
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| + | The icon of "Arahabaki" was not able to have been done publicly in the age when its belief was suppressed.\\ | ||
| + | Therefore, its believers made a figurine of female as taking the place of the icon.\\ | ||
| + | To escape from the suppression of the government, these figurines were treated as a souvenir. This is an origin of "Moe Figure". | ||
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| + | To know the etymology of the word "Moe" here,\\ | ||
| + | I introduce the song of the ceremony that worships Arahabaki.\\ | ||
| + | In this ceremony,its believers form a ring around the fire and this song is sung.\\ | ||
| + | (It is prohibited to record because this song is hymn.) | ||
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| + | The following are English translations of this lyrics. | ||
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| + | <color red>We honor the god in the heaven.</color>\\ | ||
| + | <color red>The god shows up by the shining appearance.</color>\\ | ||
| + | (Chorus: <color red>moe- moe- otaku</color>)(("Moe" means "burn" in Japanese.\\ | ||
| + | And, "Otaku" is one of the pronouns that mean "You" in Japanese.\\ | ||
| + | ("Otaku" is not a meaning of anime fan here.)\\ | ||
| + | In a word, this chorus says, "You burn". And this chorus is calling to "You" in the fire.\\ | ||
| + | Does "You" indicate the god, or...?)) | ||
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| + | <color red>We salute the god by three holy signs.</color>((Two of three holy signs are the icon and the sutra that is called "Sototsugarusangunshi".\\ | ||
| + | And, the last one doesn't transmit until the present age, and be assumed to be a mystery.\\ | ||
| + | However, the last one is transmitted secretly of "Arahabaki" belief, and there is the theory that it is a woman sacrifice.\\ | ||
| + | According to the theory of Dr. Kibayashi in MMR (Mizuho Mechanical Research institute).\\ | ||
| + | The cause from which this belief was prohibited by the government was in this sacrifice custom.\\ | ||
| + | And, its believers were worshiping the figurine to imitate sacrifice women making it.\\ | ||
| + | it came to call a figurine of sacrifice "moe figure".\\ | ||
| + | ("Figure" was a word that began to be used in recent years,\\ | ||
| + | and the word that meant the doll in Japanese "NINGYOU" had been used in old times.))) | ||
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| + | <color red>Heaven's truth is superior to one,two,three.</color>(("One" means one dimension,"Two" means two dimension, "Three" means three dimension,in a word, these show this world.\\ | ||
| + | Surprisingly,in the Arahabaki belief, the concept of dimension existed from of old.))\\ | ||
| + | (Chorus: <color red>moe- moe- otaku</color>) | ||
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| + | <color red>The God doesn't punish our father and mother's sins.\\ | ||
| + | Lord leads us to the heaven.</color>\\ | ||
| + | (Chorus: <color red>moe- moe- otaku</color>) | ||
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| + | Arahabaki is being believed in by people who live still in Akihabara.\\ | ||
| + | its icon is enshrined in household altars in the shop and the house in Akihabara.\\ | ||
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| + | However, even if you go to Akihabara, the icon of Arahabaki will be able rarely to be seen.\\ | ||
| + | Because,people in Akihabara do not like to expose it to the public notice. | ||
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| + | But, the icon is open to the public at the holy day of Arahabaki once in one year.\\ | ||
| + | The day is today.\\ | ||
| + | Therefore, I am introducing "Arahabaki" to people in the country other than Japan.\\ | ||
| + | So,today is April 1. | ||
