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Zentsuji Temple

4.5

193 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Zentsujishi Zentsujichou 3-3-1

Zentsuji Temple is the grand head temple of the Shingon sect Zentsuji school, located in Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is the 75th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. The area where the temple stands is known as the birthplace of Kobo Daishi (Kukai), and he himself built the temple over a period of six years from 807 with the aid of donations from his father. The temple is noted as one of the three holy sites linked to Kobo Daishi and has drawn worshipers since the olden days. Within the vast temple grounds are housed National Treasures relating to Kobo Daishi and numerous Important Cultural Properties. Saiin, or the Western Temple, is called the birthplace temple and it is here where visitors will find the ordination platform revered as the place of Kobo Daishi’s birth.

Beautiful Temple and surroundings. You can learn so much from this visit. The birthplace of Kobo Daishi and Temple number 75 on the 88 Temple Pilgrimage on Shikoku.
Temple No. 84, Yashimaji Temple

4.0

172 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Yashimahigashimachi 1808

The Yashima-ji Temple is an Omuro-sect Shingon Buddhist temple in Takamatsu City. It is the 84th temple visited on the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage, and is said to have been founded by the monk Ganjin in 754. The Yashima-ji Temple has several Important Cultural Properties, including the Hon-do hall and the temple bell, as well as a wooden statue of a seated Senju Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) which is the main object of veneration in the temple and which can be viewed in the Homotsu-kan (Treasure Hall). Other artifacts on display in the Homotsu-kan include an illustrated scroll of the Genpei Josuiki (an extended version of the Heike Monogotari, or “Tale of the Heike”), a white banner of the Genji clan, and a folding screen painting of the Battle of Yashima.

There are many interesting statues throughout the temple grounds. We were particularly taken by the tanuki statues. On the side of the main hall there is a small pathway through red torii beside...
Okuboji Temple

4.5

85 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Sanukishi Tawa Kanewari 96

Okuboji Temple located in Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture is a temple of the Shingon sect Daikakuji school and the 88th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It is the place for completing a Shikoku pilgrimage, and the kongozue (sticks) and hats which belonged to pilgrims who completed the pilgrimage are dedicated next to the main hall. It is said that Gyoki established the temple in the Yoro period (717 to 724), and Kobo daishi built an edifice and enshrined a statue of Bhaisajyaguru carved by him later. It was popular for the principal image of Bhaisajyaguru which is said to blow away calamity and sicknesses, and also as a Nyoninkoya where women can access the mountain. The main hall and a two-story tahoto pagoda line up are backed by Taizogamine Peak, and it is said that you can receive the same fortune as with the pilgrimage of the 88 sites when you walk one lap around the Osunafumidojo (sand stepping field) of Daishi hall. It is also well-known for fall foliage.

第８８番札所大窪寺結願のお礼にお伺いしました。最初にお伺いしたのが５年前、久しぶりのお参りです。境内は広く見ごたえも十分。８月の四国とは思えない雨で寒さもなかなかでしたがゆっくりとお参りさせていただきました。
Yakuri-ji Temple

4.5

87 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Murechoumure 3416

The temple is the 85th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage in Mure Town, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is located half-way up Mt. Goken and is of the Shingon sect Daikakuji school. Legend has it that when Kobo Daishi, a Japanese Buddhist priest, was completing Gumonjiho training, a method where a person chants the Shingon or “True Word” one million times over 50 days or 100 days, five swords fell from the sky. Daishi buried the five swords as the guardian of the mountain and in 829 he built the temple. It is said that the name of the temple comes from the eight grilled chestnuts Daishi planted that grew. In front of the approaching path where the Shotendo Hall stands, a Buddhist Ganesh Kangiten is enshrined, and it is thought that it brings luck for a prosperous business, academic achievement, and marriage.

A gem of a Temple (& Shrine) off the beaten track near Takamatsu in Kagawa. Accessible via the Kotoden Electric Railway its well worth a visit for its giant Getas and its syncretic Temple/Shrine...
Negoro-ji Temple

4.5

50 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Nakayamachou 1506

The Negoro-ji Temple, which is a mountain temple located on the slopes of Mt. Ao-mine, around 30 minutes’ drive from JR Takamatsu Station, is the 82nd temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, the origins of the Temple lie in the Kezoin Temple that Kobo Daishi built to worship the Godai Myo-o (Five Great Wisdom Kings) of Ao-mine. Subsequently, a new temple, the Senju-in Temple, was established nearby to house the statue of the bodhisattva Kannon with “one thousand” arms that was carved by Chiso Daishi from an aromatic tree growing in the Renge-tani Valley; the two temples were combined to create what is now the Negoro-ji Temple. Particularly worth seeing are Kobo Daishi’s statue of the Godai Myo-o, the statue of an Gyuki (cow-headed devil) situated in a corner of the car parking area, and the approximately 33,000 statues of the bodhisattva Kannon arranged along a three-sided cloister just in front of the Hon-do (Main Hall). The path leading up to the Temple is lined by trees, and is a marvelous place to view autumn foliage in the autumn months.

堂塔も縁起も素晴らしい寺院、創建１１００年を超える古寺名刹。ここの数々の仏像や石像も実に素晴らしい！五大尊堂内の五大明王像は圧巻、一種の尊厳をさえ感じる重厚なもの。青峰山に居た「牛鬼像」が睨みを利かせる駐車場から計１３０段ほどの石段を登ると本堂、紅葉の季節なので得も言われぬ美しさの石段、坂道であり、しんどいのも暫し忘れさせてくれる。何度、遍路しても飽きない素晴らしい遍路寺でした。ここは真言宗じゃな...
Tennoji Temple

4.0

26 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Sakaideshi Nishinoshouchou Emperor 1713-2

This temple is 79th of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is said to have been founded by Gyogi Bosatsu then revived by Kobo Daishi. As a miracle was performed at the time, it is said to have flourished for a long time. Its ingo temple title was Shoko-in but as the mausoleum for the Emperor Sutoku, famous for having turned in to a vengeful spirit, was built and memorial services were held here, the name was changed to Tennoji (The Emperor’s Temple). It is famous for its rare design that looks like the three gates are joined together.

呆れ果てた怠慢口コミサイトです。まだ、天皇寺だけでいいものを、何故か天皇寺高照院などと云う極めて失礼で、とうでもいいような名称の口コミページとなっている。何度も指摘してやっているのに何を考えているのか？寺院に対して不遜なことこの上ない。行基が開創した由緒ある寺院、境内に入る前の三輪鳥居はつとに有名。他には同字同称の寺院もなく、何故、このようなどうでもいい髙照院などと附しているのか？理解に苦しむ。施...
Jinne-in Kannon-ji temple

3.5

48 Reviews

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Kagawa Kanonji Yahatacho 1-2-7

This rare holy site features two temples that share a single temple gate. It is located halfway up Mt. Kotohiki in Kotohiki Park, Kannonji City, Kagawa Prefecture. Jinnein Temple is the 68th temple on the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage, and Kannonji Temple is the 69th. It was established by Nissho as an adjunct to Kotohiki Hachimangu, and afterward Kukai built a complete seven-structured temple compound and made Sacred Avalokitesvara the principal image, renaming the temple to Kannonji. In the first year of the Meiji period, the split between Buddhism and Shintoism led Kotohiki Hachimangu to be split into Kotohiki Shrine and Jinnein. Jinnein was relocated to the Saikondo hall of Kannon-ji Temple, situating both on the same grounds. The garden on the slope of the mountain is known as a famous rhododendron spot. There’s also a treasure room that contains many of Jinnein’s precious items and other sights worth seeing.

If you are doing the henro pilgrimage, then you get the bonus of two temple side by side without any travel in between. Typical temples, calm, serene, and with the occasional pilgrim dressed in white...
Hakugyuzan Kokubunji Temple

4.0

43 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Kokubunjichoukokubu 2065

This temple is 80th temple of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is one of the kokubunji temples that Emperor Shomu built across the country in the 8th century. There are four of these in Shikoku and as some of them are designated in the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, this one is distinguished as Sanuki Kokubunji. It is said to have been established when Gyogi Bosatsu made a giant statue of the eleven-faced kannon there. The entirety of the old grounds has been designated as a nationally important historic site. It is famous for having the oldest temple bell in Shikoku. It is legend that the feudal lord purchased the temple bell and when he tried to install it at his castle, a number of mishaps occurred and he returned it to the temple in the end.

Very easy to get to, this is the 4th temple named “Kokubunji” on the 88 Buddhist Temple Pilgrimage. In the main hall (which is considered a national treasure) is a 16-foot tall statue of Kannon. It...
Ichinomiyaji Temple

4.0

44 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Ichinomiyachou 607

An old temple located in the center of Ichinomiya Town, Takamatsu City, Ichinomiyaji Temple is the 83rd temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. The Sho-Kannon bodhisatva placed in the main hall as the primary deity worshipped is thought to have been carved by Kobo Daishi when his visited this area during the construction of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The best sight may be the camphor tree-focused garden built along the worship road. It was created by Kyoto’s famous gardener, Minoru Fujii and it gives you deeper healing and more varied emotions each time you visit.

This temple is really quite lovely. Rebuilt in 1701 it still is old enough to enjoy and feel the tone and mood of the ohenro (pilgrim) experience. Noted for it being the place of the Medicine...
Botaraku-san Shido-ji Temple

4.0

53 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Sanukishi Shido 1102

Located around seven minutes’ walk from JR Shido Station on a site that looks out over Yashima Island and Mt. Gokenzan, facing Shido Bay, Botaraku-san Shido-ji Temple is the 86th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It is the oldest of the 88 temples, having been founded in 625. The statue of the bodhisattva Kannon with eleven faces, flanked by guardian attendants Fudo Myo-o (Acala) and Bishamonten (Vaisravana), which was donated to the Temple by Matsudaira Yorishige, the lord of the Sanuki domain, the statues of the Nioh Guardians which were carved by Unkei, the Hon-do (Main Hall) and the Nioh Gate are all designated Important Cultural Properties. There is no admission charge for entry to the Kyokusui-shiki Garden, a garden constructed in the Muromachi period which resembles a traditional landscape painting and which is located in a corner of the Temple precincts, or to the Muzen-tei Garden, a Zen-style dry landscape garden.

創建が626年ということなので、仏教伝来から100年もたっていない程の古刹中の古刹の寺院です。山門を入れば、堂宇を見に来たとというより樹木を見に来たといった方が正しいほど、自然いっぱいです。山門にある大きな草履、高い塔など見どころいっぱいです。戦国武将生駒親正の墓、海女の伝説も有ります。
Nagao-ji Temple

3.5

42 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Sanukishi Nagaonishi 653

The Nagao-ji Temple is the 87th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. There are several different stories regarding the Temple’s origins, but the most widely-quoted story is that the Temple was founded when the bodhisattva Gyoki carved a statue of the bodhisattva Kannon and built a temple to install the statue in. Subsequently, when Kobo Daishi was preparing to travel to China to study Buddhist teachings there, he spent a period of seven days at the Temple, starting from New Year, performing the Gomakito fire ceremony to pray for a successful journey. A Daieyo ceremony is still held at the Temple every year on the seventh day of January in commemoration of this event. During this event, there is a competition in which participants compete to see who can carry a huge rice cake, which weighs 150 kilograms and is decorated with the Three Jewels, for the longest distance.

補陀落山観音院長尾寺（ふだらくさんかんおんいんながおじ）は、香川県さぬき市長尾西（かがわけんさぬきしながおにし）にある天台宗の寺だ。四国八十八ヶ所霊場第87番札所で、本尊は聖観世音菩薩（しょうかんぜおんぼさつ） 2020年11月13日、この日は志度寺に参拝した。そこから車で、長尾寺にやってきた。駐車場はとても広い。第87番札所ということで、順番に回っていたら大詰めだ（区切り打ちだけど...
Gosho-ji Temple

4.0

36 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Ayautagunutaduchou 1435

The Gosho-ji Temple is the 78th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. Unusually for the temples included in the Pilgrimage, the Gosho-ji Temple belongs to the Ji-shu school of Buddhism. It was originally founded in 725 by the bodhisattva Gyoki as a temple dedicated to Amida Nyorai (the Amitabha Buddha). Subsequently, Kobo Daishi visited the site, carved a statue of himself, and built a monastery. The wooden statue, which came to be known as Yakuyoke Udatsu Daishi, attracted larger numbers of worshippers for many years. Subsequently, many famous monks—including Rigen Daishi and Keishin Sozu—visited the Temple to meditate. In 1288, Ippen Shonin (the founder of the Ji-shu school of Buddhism) visited the Gosho-ji Temple, and established a hall for Odori-nenbutsu (a form of Buddhist incantation that involves dancing, drumming and chanting). As a result, the Gosho-ji Temple became a temple where both the Shin-shu and Ji-shu schools of Buddhism were practiced.

仏光山広徳院郷照寺（ぶっこうざんこうとくいんごうしょうじ）は、香川県綾歌郡宇多津町（かがわけんあやうたぐんうたづちょう）にある時宗の寺だ。四国八十八ヶ所霊場第78番札所で、本尊は阿弥陀如来（あみだにょらい）「厄除うたづ大師」として広く信仰されている。 2020年11月12日、この日は自宅を車で出発し、古街の家の駐車場にやってきた。ここに車を停め、チェックインは後にしてまず宇多津町の街歩きに...
Iyadaniji Temple

4.5

30 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Mitoyo-shi Minocho Omi-Otsu 70

A flight of 540 steps lead to the mountain top main temple of Iyadaniji Temple. It's one of the top three sacred spots in Japan according to some rankings and the 71st temple on 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Known for its difficult access, worshiping there is thought to help ward off illness. These days a shuttle bus is available for those who don't want to make the climb.

四国霊場第７１番札所、弥谷寺と書いて「いやだにじ」と称する。素晴らしい寺院ですね。派手さは無いが、如何にも厳粛で、修行の場と云う雰囲気漂う山岳寺院です。８８か寺霊場の中でも印象深い寺院、寺全体が岩にめりこんでいるような景観の寺院。下の駐車場は無料だが、石段を５４０段も上がらないと本堂に行き着かない、途中にある駐車場は有料だが、本堂までは石段が２７８段、さて、どちらを選ぶかは体力とお遍路さんの考え方...
Motoyamaji Temple

4.0

26 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Mitoyoshi Toyonakachoumotoyama Kou 1445

This is a Koyasan Shingon school temple in Toyonaka-cho in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture and is 70th temple of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It was built in 807 by Kobo Daishi at the behest of Emperor Heizei. It is legend that the main hall was built in one night. The principal object of worship is the Hayagriva which is said to have been made by Daishi. The current main hall was reconstructed in 1300 with a tiled hip roof and is designated as a national treasure. There are many things to see in the grounds including a five-storied pagoda, a guardian god hall and a hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi. It is famous for its Cucumber Blessing held every year in July on the day of the ox.

遍路も１０周目(うち１回は逆打ち)となり、各遍路寺も余程印象が薄い寺院以外は殆どが名称聞けば、境内の様子から縁起まで思い起こされる程度に、知識は蓄積されて来ました。ここは何度遍路しても印象は変わることなく「素晴らしい」寺院でした。かつては四国の無法者、長曾我部元親の為に大変な被害を被った寺院です。ここだけでなく、四国全土が悠久の文化財をこのたった一人の不届き者の為に殆ど焼失させられたのですが、この...
Konzoji Temple

3.5

33 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Zentsujishi Konzoujichou 1160

"Known to locals as ""Okaruten-san,"" since ancient times people have come to pray at this Buddhist temple for luck in conceiving children, easy childbirth, and the protection of children and women. The temple is dedicated to the Buddhist deity Hariti, also known as Kishimojin. Prior to praying at the temple, worshippers purify themselves with pomegranate scented incense. This incense serves as a symbol of the temple; its fragrance is also highly relaxing, and the incense makes a great gift or souvenir."

まぁ、この程度の寺院でした。仁王門以外は約１０回も遍路で来ているのに・・・何の印象も残っていない。それにしても、この寺院以上に「変な」のがこのサイトの検索方法。この寺院の口コミページは「金倉寺」と入れるとすぐに登場するが、これらの寺院の王様格の善通寺はいくら正確に善通寺と入れても絶対に登場しない。てっきり、今まで口コミも1件もなくて新規で施設報告が必要なのか？とも思った。何故、総本山などと冠しない...
Koyama-ji Temple

3.5

30 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Zentsujishi Hirotachou 1765-1

The Koyama-ji Temple is the 74th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, when Kobo Daishi was looking for a suitable site for a temple, an old man appeared to him and told him to build the temple at the spot where he was currently standing. Kobo Daishi carved a statue of Bishamonten (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) and placed it in a cave to be worshipped. Subsequently, an order was received from the court to repair the Manno-ike, the largest irrigation reservoir in Shikoku. Kobo Daishi went to the cave and prayed that the repair work could be completed successfully; large numbers of people who revered Kobo Daishi came together to undertake the work, which was finished without any problems. Tradition has it that part of the reward paid by the court for the successful completion of the repair work was used to build the Koyama-ji Temple. The original statue of Bishamonten still survives, situated in a cave at the rear of the Temple’s Daishi Hall.

１０回も遍路した寺院なのに、依然として印象としては残っていない寺院。１２００年もの縁起があるらしいが、８８もの霊場を遍路していると余程の寺院でないと記憶には残りづらい。但し、この寺院の往復、いずれかは忘れたが、途中にあった満濃池は記憶に新しい。四国でも有数の溜池と認識している。空海の治水工事で水害が治まったと伝えられている。溜池としては大きさは四国で一番とか・・・。
Doryu-ji Temple

3.5

26 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Nakatadoguntadotsuchou Kitagamo 1-3-30

The Doryu-ji Temple is the 77th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, the Temple was founded when Wakino Michikata, the local ruler, carved a statue of the Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha) from a large mulberry tree and built a temple to install it in. There is a mystical legend associated with this mulberry Buddha statue. Curious about a strange light that the mulberry tree was emitting every night, Wakino Michikata shot an arrow at the tree, and killed his old nurse by mistake. Overcome with grief, Wakino Michikata carved a Buddha statue from the tree to pray to, and his nurse subsequently came back to life.

住所は善通寺市から多度津町に変わりますが、こちらも街中のお寺さんです。立派な仁王門を始め多宝塔など建造物は目をひきます。とはいえ、なかなか八十八カ所それぞれのお寺さんの特長の記憶を定着させることの難しい事といったら。。。道隆寺と聞いて、後日でも一番記憶を呼び出しやすい印象的なものといったら、境内に都合200体以上が並んでいる観音像ということになるでしょうか。
Mandaraji Temple

4.0

29 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Zentsujishi Yoshiwarachou 1380-1

This temple in Zentsuji City belongs to the Zentsuji sect of Shingon Buddhism. It is the 72nd temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. Its origins are old, established in 596 as the family temple for the Saeki clan—a powerful clan in Sanuki region. Then, after Kobo Daishi returned from Tang (China), he paid homage to the Dainichi-Nyorai here, and set up the Diamond World and Womb Realm World mandalas, renaming it “Mandala Temple.” The grounds had nurtured an “undying pine” called “Kasamatsu” —thought to have been 1200 years old—but it was cut down due to insect damage. An image of Daishi was later carved into its trunk, and is lovingly called “Kasamatsu Daishi.”

最近は昔と違って、あらゆることに対して許容とか寛容とか云うことが出来ない世の中になっているらしい。かと云って、世の中が正義で満ち溢れているのか、と云うと全く逆で世の中はむしろ悪意に満ち溢れているのが現在。若干の清濁を合わせ飲む「余裕」が今ほどほしい時代はないんじゃないか？と思う。ここの遍路については以前も述べたが、何故、面倒なバスに乗ったり降りたりしながら廻らなければいけないのか？不合理。バス遍路...
Komatsuozan Fudokoin Daiko-ji Temple

4.0

19 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Mitoyoshi Yamamotochoutsuji 4209

The Komatsuozan Fudokoin Daiko-ji Temple is a temple belonging to the Zentsu-ji school of Shingon Buddhism, located in the Yamamoto Town of Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture; it is the 67th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. The Daiko-ji Temple was originally founded as a branch temple of the Todai-ji Temple in Nara, but was subsequently reestablished by Kobo Daishi. At one point in its history the temple changed its adherence to the Tendai school of Buddhism, under the influence of the monk Saicho (the founder of Tendai Buddhism); as a result, the temple precincts now house both the Shingon Buddhist Kobo Daishi Hall and the Tendai Buddhist Tendai Daishi Hall. The statue of Kongo Rikishi (a Buddhist guardian deity), which according to tradition was carved by the master sculptor Unkei, is believed to be the largest statue of its kind in any temple in Shikoku. Also worth seeing are the Shichinichi Tomyo votive candles, which are believed to help worshippers protect themselves from illness, ensure smooth childbirth, and increase the likelihood of having a happy marriage, etc., and the huge Japanese Torreya trees and Camphor trees, which are said to have been planted by Kobo Daishi.

四国霊場巡りで初めて行きました。駐車場に車を停め、仁王門から石段を上ると、正面に本堂があり、すぐ隣でこちらを見るようなところに納経所もありました。左手に大師堂がありました。トイレを利用しましたが、すごくきれいでした。
Shushakaji Temple

3.5

25 Reviews

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Kagawa Pref. Zentsujishi Yoshiwarachou 1091

Located around 10 minutes’ drive from JR Zentsu-ji Station, the Shushaka-ji Temple is associated with legends about Kobo Daishi. It is the 73rd temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, when Kobo Daishi was seven years old he jumped off a cliff, and was rescued by a celestial maiden; the Shashingadake-zenjo Inner Temple was built in gratitude for this event. The Inner Temple is situated around 50 minutes’ walk from the main hall, but it can also be reached by car; on the way, visitors pass by a grove of Japanese cypress trees that have been designated for special preservation by Kagawa Prefecture, the Yosano Akiko and Hiroshi Garden, and Yanagai-no-mizu. From the Inner Temple, there are superb views of the Sanuki Plain and the Seto Inland Sea.

縁起が余りにも現実離れしていて、幼稚園の園児が聞いても「あり得ない」と思うようなものについては、単なる「日本昔話」ですよ、と云って余り事大げさに言わない、伝えない方がいいと思う。空想上の人ならかまわないが、空海さんは実在の方だけに少々の誇張は仕方ないとしてもこの寺院に纏わる昔話だけは到底、信じられない。信仰云々以前の問題であり、聞いても笑えるだけ、空海さんの教えや思想を折角、信奉している者(私もそ...

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Kagawa Areas

Japan’s smallest prefecture, Kagawa, may take up just a small corner of Shikoku, but it has grown increasingly popular with the recognition of Naoshima, its "art island" in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Just a stone’s throw from the islands, mainland Kagawa’s prefectural capital, Takamatsu, holds history in its castle ruins and its pride and joy, Ritsurin Garden, is known as one of the country’s best gardens.