御酒みき観音かんのん

Once upon a time, there was a very helpful man named Yahei.

To the extent that she was so caring, she chased for three days to return a wallet forgotten by a traveling merchant she hosted for a night.

Because he was such a caring man, it naturally became common for villagers to stop by his house on their way back from farm work to have tea and relax.

One summer evening, late at night, an old traveling monk in shabby attire arrived.

Feeling sorry for the old monk who said, Please let me stay for the night, even in the dirt floor room, Yahei heated a bath and offered it to the old monk, woke his wife to prepare a meal, and treated him with great hospitality.

The next morning, the old monk handed Yabei an old hanging scroll he cherished as a token of gratitude when he was about to depart.

When I opened it, there was a beautiful painting of Kannon-sama.

At night, the village caretaker gathered at Yaheis house to hold a meeting for the festival caretakers.

It was a hot night, so Yahei served sake, but before they drank, they offered sake to the Kannon-sama.

After a while, everyone got tipsy and it turned into a raucous party, but suddenly when one person looked at the Kannons sake, it was empty.

I thought it was strange and poured it, but after a while, it was empty again.

Arguing about who drank Kannon-samas sake, when they looked at Kannon-sama, they found that Kannon-samas face was slightly flushed.

The story that Kannon-sama drank sake spread, and more people started gathering at Yaheis house than before.

The villagers said, Surely, seeing Yaheis fondness for helping others, even the Kannon wanted to be taken care of, and before long, they began to call this sake-drinking Kannon Omiki Kannon.

Also, it is said that offering sake to this Sake Kannon and receiving it in return brings happiness.