Yakuri-ji Temple

4.5

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.

Spot details

Address: Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Murechoumure 3416 Map
Area: Takamatsu Area
Phone: 0878459603
Hours: [Payment office] 7:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Parking Lot: Available(400spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Itineraries about this spot

[Drive] Cruising through History and Nature

6 day(s)

Review

A Gem Off The Tourist Track

Reviewed : 2020.02.25

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...
Fascinating Blend of Religions

Reviewed : 2017.11.24

Yakuri is unusual because it is laid out as an X that can be approached two ways:from one direction you enter a Shinto shrine, and from the other, you enter a Buddhist temple. Take time to explore...
空海と縁のあるお寺

Reviewed : 2023.05.19

夜に高野山奥の院をお参りしたことがある私にはとても良い場所でした。屋島から見ると特異な山容で目立ちます。四月に五島列島に行ったとき空海と最澄の日本の宗教界の二大巨人が遣唐使として旅立つため偏西風が東向きの風に変わる風待ちのため五島列島に滞在していたのを知りました。五島福江島にある空海記念碑...