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  • Godaido Temple
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    Miyagi Pref. Miyagigunmatsushimamachi Matsushima Chounai
    As a symbol of Matsushima, Godaido Temple is a Buddhist temple that was designated as an Important Cultural Property. It belongs to the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism headed by Myoushin-ji Temple and to which Zuiganji Temple also belongs. The temple takes its name Godaido because it houses images of the Five Wisdom Kings of Japanese Buddhism (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, and Yamantaka). The images of the five great wisdom kings created in the middle of the Heian period are normally withheld from public view but are revealed once every 33 years.

    Godaido Hall stands just northeast of the pier and is worth stopping by. A lovely (if somewhat precarious as the handrails are rotting away) bridge connects the small island to the shore. The hall...

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  • Johgi Nyorai (Saihoji Temple)
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Okura Up / down 1
    Ths temple is known for the hauntingly beautiful “Candle Festival” that takes place on August 15. It is said to have been founded by Taira no Sadayoshi, who protected a statue of Amitabha bequeathed to him by Taira no Shigemori and escaped the purge of the Minamoto Clan. In 1706, Hayasaka Genbei, a subordinate’s descendant, became a monk by the name of Kanrensha Ryonen and established the temple. It’s about a 45-minute drive from the Sendai-Miyagi Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

    定義山の西方寺。仙台の山奥にあります。天皇塚は縁結びスポットらしいです。本堂は新しく、きれいでした。 駐車場も十分にあります。

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  • Rinno-ji Temple
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Kitayama 1-14-1
    Rinnoji Temple is located about 15 minutes by taxi from Sendai Station. It was first founded in Fukushima in 1441, but when the Date clan moved from the castle there to other places, it was reestablished in each location, but it was finally moved to its current site in Sendai in 1602. Its Zen garden, known as one of the many famous gardens in the Tohoku region, attracts many visitors from in and outside the city of Sendai, giving them an opportunity to appreciate seasonal blooms, such as cherry blossoms and hydrangeas. Its statue of Seated ShakaNyorai (an incarnation of the Buddha), Sendai City's Tangible Cultural Property, is exhibited on the 1st and 15th of every month. Every Saturday, the temple sponsors Zen meditation sessions that are open to the public.

    Take the train from Sendai Station to Kitayama Station and walk downhill for about 15 minutes to the entrance to this temple . Well worth the visit with a beautiful garden area and pond to walk...

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  • Sendai Daikannon
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    16 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Izumi-ku Sanezawa Naka Yangnan 31-3
    This temple is about a ten-minute drive from Kunimi Station on the JR Senzan Line. It's also known popularly as Sendai Daikannon after the 100-meter-high statue with this name. Built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Sendai municipal system and to wish for prosperity in the 21st century, its foundation reaches 21 meters underground. Daikokudo with its red torii gates is also on the grounds. It honors Aburakake Daikokuten and is known as a matchmaking spot. Every month on the 18th, Kannon Bodhisattva's festival day, they hold lectures that expound the teachings of Buddhism in an easily accessible way. Anyone interested in Buddhism can participate for free. They also hold pet memorial services.

    The statue is huge, the largest in the world when it was built but has since slipped down the rankings a bit. Its free to walk around it and there is a small entry fee when we went inside it. On the...

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  • Zuiganji Temple
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    Miyagi Pref. Miyagigunmatsushimamachi Matsushima Chounai 91
    Zuiganji Temple is a temple founded by the priest Jikaku Daishi in 828 that belongs to the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism headed by Myoushin-ji Temple. After the temple fell into decline during the mayhem of the warring states, the feudal lord Date Masamune began restoration work in 1604 and four full years later the hondo (main temple building) was renovated to conform to Momoyama-style architecture. At that time it was officially renamed as Matsushima-Seiryuzan-Zuigan-Enpuku-Zenji. Sights to see include the Kuri, the Zen kitchen where meals were prepared in the past. This so-called kitchen has been designated as a National Treasure for its beauty.

    瑞巌寺境内で国宝に指定されている建物の一つでした。有料拝観エリアに立ち、本堂の拝観には庫裡から内部に入るようになっていました。猶、たまたまなのでしょうが、参拝当日は仏前結婚式が執り行われるようで案内が設置され、観光客以外の参列者が本堂方向に集まっていました。

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  • Entsuin Temple
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    Matsushima cho in Matsushima cho Miyagi prefecture 67
    Belonging to the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism headed by Myoushin-ji Temple, Entsuin Temple is the first temple on the Sanriku 33 Kannon pilgrimage. The Sankeiden mausoleum was built on the top of a hill in 1646. The premises feature a rock garden with a heart-shaped pond, and in the autumn the colorful leaves on the trees make for a splendid sight. At night the garden is illuminated and the grounds are enveloped in a very mysterious atmosphere. It is also known as the rose temple for the splendid sight of beautiful roses blooming in its Western-style rose garden (Byakaho Seiyo-no-Niwa). In recent years the number of roses has dwindled, and it has come to be loved as the moss temple for the moss growing around the grounds.
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  • Yanaizu Kokuzouson Temple
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    2 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Tomeshi Tsuyamachouyanaidu Oyanaidu 63
    Yanaizu Kokuzouson Temple is a historic temple that, according to tradition, was founded in 807 A.D. by Tokuitsu Daishi. The main object of veneration in the Temple is the statue of “Fukuchiman Kokuzo Bosatsu” that is said to have been carved by the bodhisattva Gyoki, praying three times after each stroke of the blade. The statues of guardian deities Mahakala and Vaisravana that are positioned on the left and right sides of the main statue are said to be the work of Kobo Daishi. There are a number of mysterious legends relating to the Temple, including the legends of the moon-viewing well and the pine tree of child-bearing, etc.; these legends are collectively referred to as the “Seven Mysteries of Kokuzozon.” The Temple has a café which offers irori hearth-cooked cuisine, and which is a great place to take a rest after worshipping at or visiting the Temple.

    今年最後の御朱印なら虚空蔵様でと思い、参拝して御朱印いただきに。。。しかしこんなやつには書かないぞ‼️の掟？４ヶ条くらいあり、１ページずつ今までいただいた御朱印チェックされ、ひとつ４ヵ条にあてはまりいただけませんでした。神社の御朱印でした。お寺と神社の御朱印を分けろと言われたのはしかたないけど、チェックされるのは気分悪いし、なんだかどーなってるの？と驚きました。２年前は別のお坊様で、快く書いていた...

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  • Shifuku-ji Zen Temple
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    6 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Kitayama 1-13-1
    A Buddhist temple located in Sendai City considered one of the Five Temples of Kitayama. The temple is deeply connected to Date Masamune, the first lord of Sendai Domain, and it is well known that Masamune's father, Terumune, invited the monk Kosai Souotsu to the temple to teach young Masamune. The temple was moved to its current location from Iwadeyama in 1638 in conjunction with the Date clan's forced relocation by the Edo government. The temple grounds are also famous for their hydrangea blossoms and the temple is also known as the Hydrangea Temple and the Flower Temple. The best time to see the blossoms is from late June to mid-July. Over 200-year-old specimens of Japanese white pines and Chinese firs, species protected by the Sendai City government, also grow on the grounds. The temple conducts an event each year in which visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee in picturesque areas such as the main temple and the temple's rock garden.

    伊達政宗公の幼少時の師、虎哉宗乙が住職を務めたお寺です。その後政宗公とともに米沢ー＞岩出山ー＞仙台と移りました。大河ドラマでは虎哉宗乙に不動明王について「梵天丸もかくありたい」との発言は、流行になりました。6月に参拝しましたが、山門前も境内も緑いっぱいです。

  • Sorinji Temple
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    5 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Kuriharashi Tsukidateyakushidai 1-1
    Founded in 760 as Iozan Kofukuji Temple, it was destroyed repeatedly by fire, with only the Yakushido Hall surviving. It was rebuilt and renamed in 1591. Its principal object of worship is a wooden image of the Yakushi Nyorai, which has been designated an Important Cultural Property. An enormous cedar tree on the grounds is said to be about 1,200 years old and is a Prefectural Natural Monument.

    築館の旧国道４号線沿いの小高い山の上にあります。曹洞宗のお寺で、本尊は薬師如来です。市民からは「お薬師様」とか参道の杉と合わせ、「杉薬師様」と親しまれています。

  • Zuisen-ji Temple
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    Miyagi Osaki-shi Furukawa Mikkamachi 2-2-2
    This temple is located in 2-chome, Furukawa-mikkamachi, Osaki City. The exact time of its construction is unknown, but it is said to have been the first temple to be constructed in the province. After being destroyed once by a fireof war, it was later restored by Suzuki Izuminokami Motonobu, a vassal of Date Masamune and the lord of Furukawa Castle.

    立派で大きなお寺です。門も立派で、重厚な造りをしていて見ごたえがあります。あまり人はいませんでしたが、地域に密着したお寺という雰囲気です。散策のついでに、参拝してみるといいと思います。

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  • Zaoji Temple
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    Miyagi Katta-gun Zao Machi Togatta Onsen Kuraishi Take Kokuyurin Uchi
    This temple is located on the Zao Echo Line in Kuraishidake kokuyurinchi-nai, Togattaonsen, Zao Town, Katta County. It was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of the Shugendo sect of Japanese mountain asceticism, sometime in the late seventh century to early eighth centuryand used as a training center for mountain Buddhism. Although the temple was abandoned in the Meiji period, it would later undergo a revival. The temple enshrines the Enmei Jizoson as its primary object of worship.
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  • Zao Fudoson
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    Miyagi Katta-gun
    This stone monument is located in Zao Echo Line inKuraishidake Kokuyuchi-nai, Togattaonsen, Zao Town, Katta County. The large stone monument, which bears a carved image of the Zao Fudoson, is enshrined near Takimidai Lookout. Takimidai Lookout offers visitors views of three waterfalls including Fudotaki Falls, the largest waterfall in Zao.
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  • Mirokuji Temple
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    Miyagi Tome-shi Nakadacho Uwanuma Mirokuji Terayama 63
    A temple in UwanumaMirokujiTerayama, Nakada Town, Tome City. The temple started as a small thatched hut established by pilgrims in the 7th century. The principal object of worship is a seated statue of the Miroku Buddha which is only unveiled to the public once every 33 years. An annual festival called the O-Miroku-san Night Festival is held on August 15th and 16th and draws large crowds every year.
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  • Yokoyama Fudoson (Shiroo San Daitokuji)
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    Miyagi Tome-shi Tsuyamacho Yoko Yamamotocho 3
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  • Santakiyamafudoin
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    55 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Chuou 2-5-7

    仙台のアーケード付き商店街の一つであるクリスロードの途中にあります。不動明王を祀る寺院です。初めて知った人物ですが、仙台に実在した人物で選んで立ち寄った店は必ず繁盛したという仙臺四郎も祀られているそうです。アクセスいいので立ち寄ってもいい場所だと思います。

  • Taikanmitutera
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    33 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Izumi-ku Sanezawa Naka Shannan 31-36

    Such a beautiful statue!! We drove to Sendai just to see her beauty. I was definitely not disappointed

  • Mutsu Kokubunji Temple Yakushido
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    26 Reviews
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    Miyagi Sendai-shi Wakabayashi-ku Kinoshita 3-8-1

    陸奥国分寺薬師堂というので国分寺所縁の建物なんて思ってきましたが、正確には国分寺跡に伊達政宗公が薬師寺を建てたとのことです。それでも年代でいえば1607年に創建されたお寺、国の重要文化財に指定されるほどの貴重な寺です。訪問は11月末ということも有り、紅葉した落ち葉が印象的な境内でした。

  • Koshoji
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Miyagino-ku Tsutsujigaoka 4-11-11

    仙台駅の東側にお寺が集まったエリアがありますが、そこにある東北唯一の日蓮宗本山です。東側から入ったので後で見学しましたが、仙台城から移築されたものといわる山門があります。本堂も立派ですし、五重塔もあり、、本山だけのことはあるなあという感じでした。

  • Tennoji Temple
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    Miyagi Osaki-shi Iwadeyama Kaminome Tennoji 49-1
  • Toshinji
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    12 Reviews
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    Miyagi Pref. Shiroishishi Motomachi 62

    2週間ほど前、信州上田を観光しました。上田駅前に有った真田幸村像を見て、その子孫たちはどうなったのだろうと思い調べたところ片倉家に引き取られたと分かり、この寺に来ました。こちらには阿梅と大八のお墓が有ります。苦難の連続でしたが、安らかに眠っています。

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Lying along the northeastern coast of Japan, Miyagi prefecture is home to lashings of natural parks, oysters, and hot springs. While the bustling city of Sendai offers some simple city entertainment, it’s the Matsushima islands that deserve the most attention, having boosted the prefecture’s reputation as one of Japan’s most scenic views.

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