Onmyoji Temple

4.0

"Onmyoji Temple, a temple of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism, is located in the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, just a short walk from Isawa Onsen Station on the JR Chuo Line. It is known as the site of Ukai (The Cormorant Keeper), a Noh play that was revised by the famous 15th century playwright Zeami, and the story of the cormorant keeper is still a part of the temple's heritage. According to the legend, a man used cormorants for fishing in the Isawa River, where it was forbidden to take any lives, was put to death, and became a ""hungry ghost."" In 1274, Nichiren visited the temple and performed a memorial service and exorcism for the cormorant fisherman so that he could achieve Buddhahood. A powerful statue of the guardian deity Nio is placed at the Niomon Gate, and within the temple grounds, visitors can see the Ukaido (Cormorant Keeper's Hall) and the Kuyoto (Memorial Tower)."

Spot details

Address: Yamanashi Pref. Fuefukishi Isawachouichibe 1016 Map
Area: Katsunuma / Isawa Onsen Area
Phone: 0552622846
Hours: During Sunday
Fees: [Admission fee to worship]Free
Parking Lot: Available(30spaces)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

鵜飼いと日蓮上人

Reviewed : 2021.03.05

石和駅から徒歩だと20分強かかり、石和八幡宮の先にあります。この寺は歌曲「鵜飼」の舞台とのことで、鵜飼い翁の亡霊を日蓮上人が３日3晩の川施餓鬼(かわせがき)によって成仏させた物語です。この時に日蓮上人が作られた塚が遠妙寺の始まりと言われています。境内には、日蓮上人像、立派な仁王門、鵜飼翁の供養搭などがあります。
迫力の仁王門です

Reviewed : 2019.08.23

こちらは、世阿弥の謡曲「鵜飼い」と関わりの深いお寺だそうです。立派な正門だと思ったら、これは石和町唯一の仁王門です。迫力があって、屋根が少し中国的だなと思いました。
日蓮宗のお寺

Reviewed : 2019.04.29

石和温泉駅から歩いて20分位でしょうか、鵜飼いに関係があるというお寺です。その昔、鵜飼川で拾ったと言われる石の寺宝があります。