What Happens to Eho when You're Not in Japan?

• What happens to Ehō when you are outside of Japan?

• First, I want to understand the meaning of direction (blu3mo)

  • The original source seems to be this: Ehōmairi - Wikipedia
  • Saitokami - Wikipedia

    • The direction where the Saitokami is located is called Ehō.

    • What does “located direction” mean? (blu3mo)
      • Possibility 1: Spatially, does it mean that “god” exists in the direction beyond Japan?
        • If so, it might be possible to determine the location of the god and find the Ehō in the United States.
        • (Assuming that the Earth is a sphere)
      • Possibility 2: Should we consider it in a space that is non-Euclidean, like considering the Earth as a plane?
        • Should we think along the “mental model of space” that the people who created the concept of “directional gods” had?
          • Was the concept of “directional gods” created on the assumption that the Earth is a plane?
            • From a quick search, it seems that until information flowed from the West to Asia, the Earth was considered to be a plane.
        • However, if that’s the case, I’m not sure what kind of space should be adopted.
      • Possibility 3: The abstract concept of “direction” (Nijūshi-yama) and “existence” are independent of space and are connected.
        • Zodiac and Nijūshi-yama are used to divide various things (such as 12 years, time of day, directions) into 12 or 24 parts.
        • It can be interpreted that the labels of these abstract divisions are associated with the “existence” of gods.
    • Directional Gods - Wikipedia
      • Are there gods located in other “directions” besides the Saitokami?
      • Hōchigae - Wikipedia

        • When going out or returning home, if there is a specific directional god at the destination, one should first go in a different direction, spend the night, and then head to the destination from a different direction the next day to avoid the prohibited direction.