Unpenji Temple

Temple
This temple belongs to the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism and is located in Ikeda Town in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture near the summit of Mt. Unpenji, and it is the 66th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It has the highest altitude of all the temples in the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is said to have been erected by a 16-year-old Kukai in 789 when he visited the area. Afterward, under orders from Emperor Saga, he is said to have sculpted the principal image of Senju Kannon Bosatsu in 818 and performed the seven sacred rites. On the temple grounds, the principal image joins a standing statue of Vaisravana and other National Important Cultural Properties, and you’ll also find a statue of Gohyakurakan, a “wish-granting eggplant,” and other items worth seeing. This temple is known for its beautiful fall foliage, and a ropeway operates from the foot of the mountain.

Spot details

Address
Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachouhakuchi Norochi 763 map map Map
Phone
0883740066
Hours
7:00-17:00
Closed
open everyday
Fees
[Admission fee to worship]Free
Parking Lot
Available
Credit Card
Not available
Smoking
Not available
Wi-Fi
Not available
Average budget
[Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time
60-120 minutes

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

  • 考え違いの「お遍路さん」が同時に遍路しておられた・・・呆れる!
    5.0 Reviewed : 2023.02.08
    堂塔も景観も境内の石の羅漢さんも紅葉も、寺院の縁起と歴史も、全てが揃った素晴らしい遍路寺、霊場です。今回の遍路では少し気になることを耳にはさんだので・・。歩き遍路の方がおられて本堂前で納経時間が重複したので、私が先達を担っているグループは先に大師堂で納経したのだが、歩き遍路のグループの一人が極めて不見識かつ非常識な発言をした。「バス乗って下の駐車場まで来ているのだから、納経位は歩いて廻っている者に...
  • 雲辺寺(徳島県三好市) ⇒ 四国霊場最高地点でおたのみなす(第66番札所)
    5.0 Reviewed : 2020.09.21
    巨鼇山千手院雲辺寺(きょごうざんせんじゅいんうんぺんじ)は、徳島県三好市池田町白地ノロウチ(とくしまけんみよししいけだちょうはくちのろうち)にある真言宗御室派の寺だ...
  • なかなか良い遍路寺でした
    5.0 Reviewed : 2019.11.14
    ロープウェイでたった7分間で一挙に山頂まで引き上げられていよいよ県境を横目に見ながらのお遍路開始です。参道には多くの五百羅漢像が出迎えてくれる。境内の「おたのみなす」や紅葉もなかなかのもの・・・高野山の奥の院形式で大師堂は背後に御影堂が控える立派なもの。山頂に展開されている数々の堂塔も立派!寺院としての縁起も相当なものです。長曾我部元親とか云う四国の分不相応な破壊者を窘めたことでも有名な48代住職...

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