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Kitanosan Sinpuku-ji Hosho-in (Osu Kannon Temple)

4.0

450 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Naka-ku Osu 2-21-47

Located in the Osu district of Nagoya City’s Naka Ward, this temple belonging to the Shingon Chisan sect is said to be one of Japan’s three hallowed grounds of Kannon, the deity of mercy. It is also well-known under the name Osu-Kannon. The temple was constructed as Shinpuku-ji in 1333 in what is now Gifu Prefecture’s Hashima City, and was moved to its present site in 1612. The vermillion hondo (main temple) is a symbol of Osu and is known as the “Osu Bunko” (library) for its collection of some 15,000 old books including Japan’s oldest manuscript of the “Kojiki” (Records of Ancient Matters), a National Treasure, and the “Shomonki” (The Chronicle of Masakado), which is an Important Cultural Property.

Located at osukannon station & just right beside osu shopping street! Glad & surprise to see cherry blossom still in bloom in the temple as cherry blossom started earlier this year. Good to drop by...
Nittaiji Temple

4.0

142 Reviews

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Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Chikusa-ku Hououchou 1-1

Nittaiji Temple is located about 10 minutes on foot from Kakuozan Station. It was founded in 1904 to house the ashes of Buddha, which the Kingdom of Siam (now the Kingdom of Thailand) gave to Japan. It is the only temple in Japan that does not belong to any specific sect but represents all the sects. In the main hall is the gold-bronze statue of Shaka Nyorai (Tathagata), which was a national treasure of Thailand, and the ashes of Buddha are kept in the holy tower. On the 21st of every month approximately 100 stalls and throngs of people flock to the path leading up to the temple. It is also well-known as a place to see cherry blossom and azaleas.

They have market on 21th every month. Lots of food carts on side of street from the kakuozan subway station. Try little bit each as one portion is small and cheap!
Daijuji Temple

4.0

89 Reviews

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Aichi Pref. Okazakishi Kamodachou Hiromoto 5-1

Daijuji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Kamoda Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. It is a family temple of the Tokugawa Shogun family and their ancestors, the Matsudaira family. Matsudaira Chikatada founded the temple in 1475 as a temple for the war dead. The tombs of eight generations of the Matsudaira family and life-sized mortuary tablets of successive Tokugawa Shogun rest here. The temple is also famous as the place where Ieyasu, who lost the Battle of Okehazama, vowed to stage his comeback. In the temple grounds are many treasures including Important Cultural Properties such as the splendid Tahoto pagodas (a “multi-treasure” pagoda) established by Ieyasu’s grandfather, Kiyoyasu Matsudaira, and the screen paintings by Reizei Tamechika.

テレビで、絶対絶命の若き家康公を助けた住職のお寺と言ってていたので、気になって行ってみました。遠くに小さく岡崎城が見えるこの寺まで来て、動けなくなって寺に駆け込んだところ、自害を諫められ、岡崎城奪取に成功したらしい。その後の徳川家の庇護のもと発展してるだろうとは思っていたものの、、カーナビでは、幹線道路の交差点を曲がったところ。街中も街中。ところが！交差点を曲がったら石畳。立...
Naritasan Nagoya Betsuin Temple

4.0

67 Reviews

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Aichi Inuyama-shi Inuyama Kita Hakusan

A branch temple of the Buddhist Daihonzan Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. The temple was erected in 1953 for believers in the Nagoya area and is the largest temple dedicated to Acala in the Chubu area. The temple’s principal object of worship is a figure of Acala holding a sharp sword in his right hand to cut away worldly desires. In his left hand, the statue holds a lariat to tie to the legs of those who have turned their backs on the teachings of Buddhism and drag them back to the path of righteousness. On New Year’s day, a special gomaku ceremony is held in which cedar wood is burned in offering to Acala. A variety of other events are also held at the temple. The closest station is the Meitetsu Inuyamayuen Station, a 10 minute walk away from the temple.

This must be the main attraction of Inuyama. Zou can enjoy panoramic view from the swuare befor the temple. It offers fantstic view on the Inuyama castle and whole city. Mountains in the background...
Horai-ji Temple

4.0

67 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Shinshiroshi Kadoya Houraiji 1

A Buddhist temple located near the summit of Mt. Horaiji dedicated to Bhaisajyaguru. The Deva gate on the temple's approach has been designated a National Important Cultural Property; nearby, the giant, 60 meter tall Japanese cedar dubbed Kasasugi has been selected for the New List of Japan's 100 Most Famous Trees. The temple grounds are also a renowned destination for fall foliage, and many visitors come here to climb the temple's 1,425 stone steps while taking in the scenery provided by Mikawa (Province - eastern Aichi Prefecture) in the distance.

長い石段が表参道ですが、湯谷温泉駅南からバスで鳳来山寺前まで行きました。そこから徒歩で10分ほどで本堂です。火事などで多くのお堂が失われていますが、かっては山頂一帯にお堂が並んでいたようです。本堂からの眺めも絶景。天気のいい日は、麓から石段を登って、山頂まで行くのもいいと思います。
Inuyama Jakko-in Temple

4.0

68 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Inuyama-shi Tsugao Sugi No Dan 12

Jakkoin Temple in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, is a temple of the Chisan School of the Shingon Sect. The temple is also known by the names Tsugaokannon, and Momijidera. It is said that the Japanese Buddhist priest, Dosho, built the temple by order of Emperor Kotoku in 654. The temple received a donation from Oda Nobunaga as a holy temple of the Kimon guardian of Kiyosu Castle in 1565. The place is famous for its beautiful flowers all year round such as the spring Yoshino cherry, hydrangeas and crape-myrtle. The colorful leaves of about 1,000 trees can be seen in autumn, and many tourists come to the Momiji Festival held from the second Saturday of November to the second Sunday of December.

別名「もみじでら」と呼ばれています。紅葉は1000本あり、見応えがあるスポットとして有名です。中部圏の紅葉スポットとしては、1位か2位とのお話がありました。私たちが訪問した日は祝日でしたが、雨模様だったこともあり、車はスムーズに停められました。駐車場は複数箇所ありました。私たちは気付かずに離れた場所に停めてしまいましたが、意外と近くに駐車場がありました。本堂まではスロープカーが便利です。スロープカ...
Shinshu Otaniha Nagoya Betsuin (Higashi Betsuin)

3.5

41 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Naka-ku Tachibana 2-8-55

A Buddhist temple located in Tachibana, Naka Ward, Nagoya City. Founded in 1690, locally it is known as Gobo-san. The temple holds a regular festival every 12th of the month as well as a homemade food and handicraft morning market every 28th of the month. The temple also conducts events such as regular sermons, a variety of lectures, and the Oteraifu temple life experience which lets participants stay at the temple for one night and two days.

地下鉄東別院駅から徒歩3分ほど。 1690年創建。本尊は阿弥陀如来。ほとんどの建物は戦災で焼失しており、現在の山門や本堂は1960年代に建立されたたもの。大きく立派ではあるが趣きはない。江戸時代の建造物としては唯一「東門」だけが残っている(国登録有形文化財)。
Muryoji Temple

4.0

31 Reviews

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Aichi Pref. Gamagorishi Nishiurachou Nicchu 30

A Buddhist temple located in Nitchu Nishiura-cho, Gamagori City. The temple was founded all the way back in the Heian period. The temple's principal object of worship is a hidden Buddha statue called the Nishiura Fudo. The temple is believed to ward off incurable diseases, particularly cancer. Many visitors purchase special ema votive tablets to ward away cancer and the temple also provides lectures on life habits for avoiding cancer.

ここのお寺さんは、全国からガン封じで来られる、不動明王の面白い赴きのあるお寺さんです。毎回行く度に参拝者の人が沢山訪れてます。近くには浄土宗の寺院の真如寺さんもあります。ここも色んな地方から限定朱印を求めて参拝者の人が来てます。直筆の限定朱印が特徴があり行く度に楽しめます。蒲郡は観光地になっていまして、他にも周遊ができます。
Omidoji Temple

3.5

42 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Chitagunmihamachou Noma Higashi field 50

A Shingon Buddhist temple located in Mihama Town, Chita County, Aichi Prefecture. The temple's principal object of worship is a figure of Amitabha. According to legend, the famous samurai Minamoto no Yoritomo prayed continuously to this statue and eventually his wish was granted; accordingly, the temple is also believed to grant the prayers of worshipers. The grave of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Yoritomo's father, is also located on the temple's grounds. The temple also owns a wooden statue depicting Amitabha in a seated position which has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the prefecture as well as many other Important Cultural Properties.

源義朝が入浴中に殺されたことが，観光の売りである寺。戦いに関心のある人には，見どころのある寺かもしれない。知多四国や尾張観音の札所になっていて，観光で歩いて訪ねることもできる。そもそも本家本元の四国八十八か所が，江戸時代に金儲け目的で作られたもので，あまりに儲かるので全国に広まった霊場めぐりだ。私は，奈良の古道を歩くのが好きだが，交通費をかけたくない人には，近場の寺めぐりもいいかもしれない...
Kenchuji Temple

4.0

35 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Higashi-ku Tsutsui 1-7-57

A Pure Land Buddhist temple located in Higashi Ward, Nagoya City dedicated to Acala. The temple's grounds are host to many precious examples of Edo period architecture designated Cultural Properties by the city of Nagoya, including the main temple, sanmon triple gate, and bell tower. Each year during the Setsubun festival in February, dried beans are thrown from the main temple, and the temple grounds bustle with visitors come to see the spectacle.

御三家筆頭の菩提寺ということで期待して来てみましたが、道路などで分断されていたり、境内には車が停められていたりと少し期待外れのお寺です（決して他のお寺と比べて小さいというわけでは有りません）。それでも総門や山門、鐘楼、二代藩主光友公廟所などが往時の勢いを窺うことが出来ますよ。
Toyokawa Inari Shrine (Toyokawakaku Myogon-ji Temple)

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Toyokawashi Toyokawachou 1

A Soto Buddhist temple which is also regarded as one of the three great Inari Shinto shrines in Japan. The official name of the temple is the Toyokawakaku Myogon-ji, but it is popularly called the Toyokawa Inari. The nickname derives from the temple’s figure of a Buddhist Dakini spirit, which sits astride a white fox and carries an ear of rice, symbols of the Inari Okami, the god of foxes. The temple was built in the Muromachi period and came to be worshipped by the common people in the Edo period for purportedly blessing people with thriving businesses, good fortune, and peace and prosperity in the home. One of the highlights of the temple is the “fox mound” found on its grounds, which is covered with countless statues of foxes donated by worshippers. Restaurants in the neighborhood around the temple serve Toyokawa Inari-zushi fried tofu sushi rolls.
Kojakuji Temple

3.5

37 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Toyotashi Asukechou Imori 39

Kojakuji Temple is a Soto sect temple on Mt. Iimori in Asuke Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. In order to hold a memorial service for the departed powerful Asuke clan, the temple was built among the remains of the Asuke clan residence in 1427. In the mountains there is a stone image of the sixteen arhats, and the tombs of the Asuke Castle Lords and five generations of the Asuke clan. The eleventh chief priest of the temple known as the father of momiji, planted maple and cedar trees in the area and now it is famous for its beautiful autumn leaves. Because it is located in the middle of the Korankei Gorge, many tourists come to visit in the fall.

東海随一とも言われる紅葉の名所香嵐渓は、シーズンになると巴橋から待月橋までの巴川両岸に観光客が密状態となりますが、飯盛山の登り口に当たるこのお寺も、実に美事な紅葉が見られます。観光客が写らないように写真を撮るのは困難な人気ぶりです。飯盛山まで登らなくても十分美しいのですが、正面の石段だけでもお年寄りには難所です。
Iwaya-ji Temple

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Chitagunminamichitachou Yamami Masou 109

A Shingon Buzan Buddhist temple located in Minamichita Town, Chita County which boasts a history dating back over 1,300 years. Founded by the great monk Kukai, the temple's principal object of worship is a statue of Acala. The temple is also the 45th on 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The temple's Daishi-do hall is a nationally-designated Important Cultural Property, while the grounds have been designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty as well as a Nature Park by the prefectural government.

それ程期待もせずに立ち寄りましたが素晴らしいお寺でした。日本の歴史を改めて感じる建物が素敵です。お遍路さんが回っていましたが違和感なく時代劇の世界に突入しました。
Arako Kannon Temple

4.0

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Nakagawa-ku Arakochou Miyamado 138

A Buddhist temple located in Miyamado Arako-cho, Nakagawa Ward, Nagoya City. The temple's principal object of worship is a statue of Avalokitesvara which is only revealed once every 33 years. The two tier pagoda on the temple's grounds is the oldest wooden structure in Nagoya City and has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The temple also possesses over 1,200 Enku Buddhas, wooden statues carved by the monk Enku, the greatest of any location in Japan.

知ってる人には有名な荒子観音様があるお寺。今はやりの徳川家康ゆかりのお寺のようです。たまたま、節分の日に近くを通り、お祭りのようににぎわっていたので思わず寄ってみました。非常にラッキーで、この日は節分会。お参りの後、豆まきが行われていました。豆まきへの一般参加も可能で、４，５００円って書いてありました。若い女性なども参加されていましたよ。
Ryusenji

3.5

17 Reviews

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Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Moriyama-ku Ryusenji 1-902

A Buddhist temple located in Ryusenji, Moriyama Ward, Nagoya City. The temple was founded some 1,200 years ago by the great monk Saicho. In addition, because the famous monk Kukai buried three of the eight swords of the Atsuta Jingu shrine here, the temple is also said to have been founded by Kukai. Located in the unlucky northeast direction of Nagoya Castle, the temple is considered one of the four guardian Owari Kannon temples along with the Arako Kannon, Kasadera Kannon (Ryufukuji), and Jimokuji, and even today many worshippers come here during the Setsubun celebration.

ゆとりーとラインの小幡緑地駅から徒歩10分。延暦年間(782-806)に最澄により創建された天台宗の寺院。本尊は馬頭観音。尾張三十三ヶ所観音霊場の25番札所。豪壮な仁王門は1607年の建立で国の重要文化財に指定されている。朱塗りの本堂は1911年の再建。鐘楼堂にある「平和の鐘」は10円を奉納すれば1打撞くことができるので幸せを願いながら撞いてみては。
Narita-san Manpuku-in Temple

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Naka-ku Sakae 5-26-24

A Buddhist temple standing along Wakamiya Odori Avenue in Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya City. In the Taisho period, the spirit of Acala enshrined at the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture was transferred here, and in turn the temple's name was changed and it was made a branch of the Naritasan. Many visitors come here on February 3 to participate in the temple's Setsubun bean throwing ceremony to ward away evil.

名古屋栄の成田山で有名な寺院ですね。不動明王の御利益がある寺で御朱印もいくつか用意されてます。若宮大通りの沿道で目に着きにくい場所にあります。歩いて探した方が早いかも。雰囲気のいいお寺さんです。
Kezoji

4.0

12 Reviews

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Aichi Prefecture Nishio-shi Okayama Sanno 59

A Buddhist temple located in Okayama Sannosan Kira-cho, Nishio City. The temple was founded in 1600 by Kira Yoshisada, great-grandfather of the infamous court noble Kira Yoshihisa. A graveyard in which generations of the Kira clan are buries is located on the grounds, and a memorial service is held each year on December 14 on the anniversary of Kira Yoshihisa's death.

吉良家ゆかりの文化財を数多く所蔵している高家吉良家の菩提寺の華蔵寺。お墓もあります。歴史好きな人には欠かせないコースです。吉良義央公の木像もありますが普段は未公開です。
Koshoji Temple

5.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Shouwa-ku Yagotohonmachi 78

A Buddhist temple located in Showa Ward, Nagoya City dedicated to Dainichi-Nyorai. The temple is also famous as having been a favorite of the Owari Tokugawa family. The temple grounds are hosting to designated Important Cultural Properties such as a five tier pagoda, and the temple's mountain walking path attracts many visitors. A monthly festival and market are also held at the temple.

本堂向かって右側にある階段やエスカレータで上に上がり、そのまま道を進んで一番奥にある茶室です。ここでは本堂裏にある庭園、普門園を拝観できますが入場料として500円（お抹茶とお菓子付）が必要になります。それでも庭園を眺めながらお抹茶をいただき、静かに時を過ごすことができて、ちょっと癒された気分になりました。興正寺へ行った際は是非立ち寄ってみてはいかがでしょうか。
Josen-ji Temple

3.5

11 Reviews

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Aichi Nagoya-shi Nakamura-ku Nakamuracho Kinoshita Yashiki 47

A Buddhist temple located in Kinoshitayashiki Nakamura-cho, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City. The grounds of the temple are said to be located on the place where the mighty samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born, and visitors can find a well said to be the place where Hideyoshi received his first bath as a baby as well as a holly olive tree said to have been planted by the lord. In addition, the Nagoya City Hideyoshi andKiyomasa Memorial Museum is located inside the adjoining Nakamura Park.

中村公園駅から徒歩10分。中村公園に隣接。 1606年に加藤清正により創建された日蓮宗の寺院。本尊は大曼荼羅。本堂は鉄筋コンクリート造で瓦葺き。豊臣秀吉の生誕地とされており、境内には秀吉公御手植えの柊、秀吉の銅像などがある。
Zuisen-ji Temple

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Inuyama-shi Inuyama Zuisenji 7

A Rinzai sect Buddhist temple that was built more than 500 years ago. The principal object of worship is an image of the Bodhisattva Kokuzo from Kongoshoji Temple in Ise City, Mie prefecture. The temple was destroyed during battle in 1565 but was rebuilt with permission from Oda Nobunaga. Since then it has continued under the patronage of the Toyotomi clan, the Tokugawa clan, and other influential people. It has a magnificent bell tower carved with the Three Wise Monkeys. It's said to have been made during the Edo period by Hidari Jingaro, who is also known for carvings at Nikko Toshogu Shrine.

犬山遊園駅の東側には寺社がまとまっていて、そのうちの一つ。広い境内で雰囲気が良いと思います。山門は犬山城の移築門だそうです。

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Aichi is a prefecture of great natural beauty with Nagoya city at its heart, a busy hub home to a labyrinth of underground shops and the 17th-century Nagoya Castle. Castles are easy to find in this history-rich prefecture, but the highlight for history buffs has to be the Museum Meiji-mura, where preserved buildings from the turn of the 20th century are displayed in all their grandeur in an outdoor museum.