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  • Eikokuji Temple (Ghost Temple)
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    Kumamoto Pref. Hitoyoshishi Dotemachi 5
    "This historic Soto sect Zen Buddhist temple is the ninth stop on the Higo pilgrimage to 33 sites sacred to the bodhisattva Kannon. Also known as the Ghost Temple, it has a hanging scroll depicting a ghost from a temple legend that has been passed down since ancient times. The pond behind the main hall is where the ghost was said to have appeared. They have a popular Ghost Festival every August, where for one night only they open a ""Ghost House"" and various festival stands set up shop."

    永国寺と言えば別名を幽霊寺とも言うそうです。 お寺の横の駐車場に車を停めて、立派な門をくぐり透けて進むと、本堂がありました。本堂には、自由に入ることができました。正面の仏様にお参りを済ませた後、改めて本堂を見渡すと、側面の壁に「幽霊が描かれている掛け軸」が下げられていました。 この幽霊の掛け軸は、こちらのお寺を開いた和尚さんが書かれたものと伝えられているそうです。本堂から奥に進むと、庭が見え...

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  • Rengein Tanjoji Temple Honin
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Tamanashi Tsuiji 2288
    This ancient Buddhist temple is known as the birthplace of Koen, the master of Honen, founder of the Jodo school of Buddhism. Its colorful five-story wooden pagoda and the Great South Gate are well known. The temple was burned during battle in 1582 but was restored by the priest Zeshin Kawahara in 1929. A two-storied pagoda was rebuilt in 2018.

    行事ごとや初詣などの時にはたくさんの参拝客の姿がありますが、私が行った時にはとても静かな場所でゆっくりと自然を感じながら参拝することができました。

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  • Myotoku-ji Temple
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    Kumamoto Amakusa-shi Hondomachi Hontobaba 1148
    "Amakusa's first Zen Buddhist temple was founded in 1645. The temple tells about the history of Amakusa Christians. After the Amakusa Shimabara Rebellion, it was built to help settle the minds of the confused islanders and convert Christians to Buddhism. The main gate is sometimes called the Amakusa-no-Yomeimon. The writing on is plaque refers to ""spreading the teachings of Buddhism and defeating the heresy of the sect of Jesus."" In addition, the stone stairs on the approach to the temple are carved with crosses; as with fumi-e paintings (where suspected Christians were forced to step on sacred images to show they weren't believers) people would have to step on the crosses as they walked to the temple. A Koyasu Kannon statue on the grounds recalls Mary; a statue of the Bodhisattva Jizo, commonly called the ""Foreigner Jizo,"" is clearly Caucasian."

    It is a Zen temple in Amakusa, which was built after Amakusa Uprising to reactivate Buddhism. The main gate, which stands at the end of a long path, is very imposing. As the temple is on the top of...

  • Ganjo-ji Temple
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    Kumamoto Hitoyoshi-shi Ganjojimachi 956
    The family temple of the Sagara clan, which ruled Hitoyoshi for about 700 years between the Kamakura period and the Meiji Restoration. It was founded in 1233 by the first lord of Hitoyoshi Castle, Sagara Nagayori. During the Edo period, it was the highest-ranking temple in the province, and various temples throughout the Hitoyoshi-Kuma area were under its jurisdiction. It houses many temple treasures, including Buddhist scriptures and images like a seated wooden statue of Amida Nyorai, the principal object of worship and an Important Cultural Property. The Sagara clan's cemetery behind the main temple has numerous gorinto funerary pagodas and other objects and is an impressive example of a resting place for feudal lords.

    スマホのナビで歩いて行ったら変な所から入ってしまったが、出る時に保育園の方から出たらこちらの道の方が解りやすかったです。墓地の雰囲気も良かったです。

  • Sekisuiji Temple
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    Kumamoto Hitoyoshi-shi Shimoharadamachi Nishi Kado 2348
    A temple founded in 1417 belonging to the Soto school of Zen Buddhism. Up the approach from the huge hollowed out stone that serves as the main temple gate, there is an area with spring water and an arched stone bridge that's said to be the oldest of its kind in the Kuma region. In the main temple's attic, you can view a stone plate print of the sixteen disciples of Buddha who attained Nirvana and a hanging scroll of the ten kings of the Buddhist hell. In early April, 500-year old Hall crabapple trees come into bloom, dyeing the temple precincts a pale pink.

    国道から少し狭い道を1km程入った場所にあります。 観光客が増えて迷惑じゃないかな？と投稿することを躊躇するくらい静かで石橋と石をくりぬいた山門が目を惹きました。 お参りしようにも扉が閉まっていてお賽銭箱も見当たらず、左手の石段の上の小さな建物がお参り出来るようになっていたのでそこで参拝しました。 地元の方によれば行事があるときには賑わうそうです。

  • Rengein Tanjoji Temple Okunoin
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    Kumamoto Pref. Tamanashi Tsuiji 1512-77
    This Shingon Risshu sect Buddhist temple located in Tamana city is Kyushu's main temple for the sect. Koen Daibosatsu is its principle object of worship. Okunoin was built in 1978 to commemorate 800 years since the passing of the Buddhist priest Koen. Originally, it was a training hall for Buddhist priests, but today many patrons visit to improve their luck and ward off misfortune.
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  • Koyoji Temple
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kamiamakusashi Matsushimamachiaitsu 2856
    This temple is in Unzen-Amakusa National Park, part of Kamiamakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture. It's the twenty first temple on the Kyushu pilgrimage to 33 sites sacred to the bodhisattva Kannon. It's well known for its Matsushima-Jiko Kannon image that's said to help believers maintain a clear mind as they age. The head priest plays guitar while delivering his sermons. These have become quite popular and even draw tours from beyond Kyushu.
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  • Kosenji Temple
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    Kumamoto Yamaga Yamaga 1740
    This ancient Buddhist temple was founded in 1578. According to records, the temple's magnificent, history-leaden Sakuramon gate was built some 400 years ago with lumber leftover from the construction of Kumamoto Castle and was later used as a field hospital for the Satsuma army during the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877. The temple also has a scripture house which enshrines a complete set of Buddhist scriptures donated in the mid-Edo period by Munakataya, a wealthy merchant company whose fortune was built on rice.
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  • Honmyoji Temple
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    4.0
    65 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Nishi-ku Hanazono 4-chome 13-1

    beautiful, quiet and not crowdy, so refreshing on summer, beautiful view on kumamoto city from the top

  • Jomanji Temple
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Yorozumachi 1-chome 30

    My friend and I stayed for a night in Jomanji back in this October this year and I highly recommend the stay to anyone who wants to experience Buddhism in japan and learn/practice meditation. The...

  • Daiganji Temple
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Ozumachi Muro 2032

    It is about 5 minutes’s walk from JR Ozu station. As I had a little bit time for a transfer of train, I visited this temple. The premises is maintained beautifully, but somewhat monotonous. The...

  • Enjuji Temple
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kawaramachi 2

    川沿いにはかなり静かです。玄関地域に地震の影響が示された。植物から濡れた湿度のある雰囲気が強くなります。

  • Junseiji Temple
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    4 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kawaramachi 18

    木が生い茂り、地面に苔が生えています。この辺りの寺院では建物は古いです。500年前に慶徳和尚が設立したお寺の雰囲気を残しています。

  • Hitoyoshi Betuin
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    Kumamoto Pref. Hitoyoshishi Nanukamachi 25

    住宅街の町並みの中に人吉別院はあります。山門を抜けると境内の中央に本堂があり、自由に参拝ができました。堂内には隠れ念仏の資料である「まな板仏」や「傘仏」「竹筒仏」が展示されており、信仰の強さを改めて感じることができました。近隣にある隠れ念仏のゆかりの旧跡などの写真が展示されていました。十島仏像仏具焼却跡地や浄土真宗の教義の普及者として中心的な役割を果たした伝助さんが殉教した伝助殉教地などです。時の...

  • Takaterain
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    2 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumagunyamaemura Yamada Jia 1640

    朝5時半から一時間程度ご開帳される観音様が保管されています 375段の階段を登った先に奥之院があります 写真は奥之院

  • Shokakuji Temple
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    2.5
    4 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Yorozumachi 1-8

    奥にある霊廟はきれいに整備され、献花がしっかりなされている。間口が細長く狭い作りは、加藤清正の時代に敵の攻撃を防ぐ為。この周りはとにかくお寺が多く、一丁一寺の制度が残っている。

  • Kiyomizudera Temple
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    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Hisaishi 47
  • Kokubunji Temple
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    2 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Izumi 1-1-56

    とてもおごそかで、心落ち着く、落ち着いた雰囲気でした。お堂も威厳があり、敷地も手入れが行き届いていました。

  • Koganji Temple
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kawaramachi 18

    比較的広々としており、沿岸地域に沿って新しい、住宅地に近いです。黄金色のロゴは中央にはっきりと示されています。

  • Daishinji
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    2 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Hitoyoshishi Minamizumidamachi 152

    相良藩願成寺駅で下車して周辺を観光している時に大信寺にもよりました。このお寺は日本遺産にも選ばれているそうです。

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Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.

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