Temple Spots in Fukushima City / Kunimi / Nihonmatsu Area

  • Nakano Fudoson
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    4.5
    28 Reviews
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    Fukushima Pref. Fukushimashi Izakamachinakano Sekizaka 28
    One of Japan’s Three Great Fudosons, Nakano Fudoson is located on the west side of Iizaka Onsen-district. It is a power spot known as the birthplace of “Roku-San Yoke”—a secret method of charm protection. Three Fudo Myo-o “Yakuyoke”, “Ganshu”, and “Mikazuki” are worshipped here, and are said to hear the prayers of one who prays with a clean heart. You can enjoy some herbal tea called “Toki-cha” at the Kamoshika-An, a rest spot. They also offer original souvenirs of Nakano Fudoson and light meals such as dumpling balls with sweet sake.

    その名を聞いたことはあったのですが飯坂温泉に近かったので立ち寄ってみることに。 場所は福島市街からはかなり離れていて飯坂温泉や米沢へ向かう国道13号に近いです。駐車場は多く設けられているので車利用時でも不自由しませんでした。 県外ナンバーが多く泊まっていたのでやはり有名なお寺のようです。 洞窟や滝など興奮する見どころが多くあります。 時間がたつのもあっという間でした。朱色の三階建ての立派な大日堂...

  • Ioji Temple
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Iizakamachi Hirano Teramae 45
    A temple in Teramae, Hirano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City. It was established in 826. The principal object of worship in the main hall is the Dainichi Nyorai while in the Yakushi Hall the object of worship as introduced by the monk Kobo Daishi is the Yakushi Nyorai, also called the Saba-no-Yakushi. The temple was also the family temple for the Sato family of the Northern Fujiwara clan who ruled over Iizaka. While on his Narrow Road to the Interior, poet Matsuo Basho recalled the devotion of lord Sato Tsugunobu, who died taking an arrow for lord Minamoto no Yoshitsune, with a verse, 'Decorate the satchel and the sword with streamers, in the month of May.' The temple grounds have a slab with Basho's verse carved into it as well as a treasure hall.

    空海が開山したと伝えられる医王寺は駅から15分ほど。この寺は奥州藤原氏の家臣佐藤一族の菩提寺で境内には本堂・薬師堂・宝物殿と一族の墓がある。また「奥の細道」の芭蕉が立ち寄ったことでも知られている。その為本堂左脇には「笈も太刀も5月にかざれ帋幟」の句碑や寺入り口右手に「奥の細道芭蕉坂」の道標が建てられている。「義経記」の愛書家だったという芭蕉は、義経に忠義をつくし「屋島の合戦」で討ち死にした佐藤継信...

  • Dairin-ji Temple
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Fukushima Nihonmatsu-shi Naritamachi 1-532
    This temple was built as the family temple of the Niwa clan, who were the lords of the Nihonmatsu Domain. The temple belongs to the Soto sect of Buddhism. Its grounds currently feature a reconstructed bell tower, the mausoleums of the successive heads of the Niwa clan, who ruled the Nihonmatsu Domain. It also features the graves of the members of the Nihonmatsu Youth Brigade whose young lives were lost during the Boshin War as well as a memorial tower dedicated to the victims of the conflict. Other points of interest include Kannonyama, a sacred place where the Saigoku Sanjusan Kannon are enshrined, a pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan as well as the Enmei Koyasu Jizoson guardian Ksitigarbha of childbirth.

    大隣寺ははじめ、白河の地に建立されましたが、その後、国替えとともに二本松に移り、二本松藩主歴代の菩提寺となりました。 現在の本堂は1810年代に改築されたものです。戊辰戦争直後には、藩主の謹慎所や二本松藩庁の仮事務所、藩校などにも使用されました。本堂の左側には戊辰戦争殉難者の霊とともに、二本松少年隊隊長、副隊長と少年隊戦死者14人の供養塔が建立されています。

  • Iwaya Kannon
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Iwaya 7-3
    This group of Buddhist images features more than 60 depictions of Buddhist deities including Sanjusan Kannon, Jizoson, and Fudoson carved into a rock face on the eastern side of Mt. Shinobu. It is said to have originated when the powerful Igarame Clan, which ruled this area from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period, hollowed out a rock to serve as a hall dedicated to Sho Kannon (Aryavalokitesvara). A separate Kannon-do Hall would later be constructed for the statue later. The current hall is a 1614 reconstruction.
  • Shinobu Mochizuri
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Yamaguchi Mochizuri Mae 70
    This temple is a historic site and a place of scenic beauty. It enshrines a statue of the Sho Kanseon Bosatsu created by the famed priest Gyoki Bosatsu as its primary object of worship. After ages the temple grounds have been visited by countless writers and artists including Masaoka Shiki and Ogawa Usen. Near the center of the temple grounds sits the Mochizuri Stone, which tells a story of tragic love. The grounds also feature a number of temple buildings include the Kannondo Hall and the Tahoto Pagoda, which has been designated as a Prefectural Important Cultural Property. Monuments bearing haiku by Matsuo Basho and Masaoka Shiki and classic Japanese poetry by Minamoto no Toru and Takuan Soho Osho have also been erected.
  • Mt. Iwatsuno
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    Fukushima
    This is a branch temple of Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, the main temple of Tendai Buddhism. Its formal name is Waden-san Joko-in Gankaku-ji Temple, but for a long time, it has been referred to affectionately as Mt. Iwatsuno. It was founded in 851 by Jikaku Daishi, third leader of the Tendai sect, during the reign of Emperor Montoku, the 55th emperor of Japan. In 1955, Fukushima Prefecture designated its statues of the god Bishamonten and his attendants, Kichijotennyo and Zennishidoji, as Prefectural Important Cultural Properties, and the entire mountain was designated as a Scenic and National Monument.
  • Kotoku In
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    Fukushima Futaba-gun Narahamachi Shimokobana Furo Uchi 18
  • Toganji
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Fukushima Pref. Fukushimashi Omachi 2-30

    福島駅から徒歩数分の市街地にある浄土宗の寺院です。本堂は銅板葺きの入母屋で、正面に突き出した唐破風も堂々としていました。境内の植木も丁寧に手入れされており清々しくお参りさせていただきました。

  • Toanji Temple
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    3.0
    5 Reviews
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Wasecho 9-15

    JR福島駅から徒歩で7-8分、お寺が多いエリアに有る曹洞宗の寺院です。特徴的な物は感じられず、地元の信者の為のお寺といったところです。

  • Ryusenji Temple
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    5.0
    3 Reviews
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    Fukushima Nihonmatsu-shi Niitaki 1-chome 81

    二本松で最も古いらしい。 今年559年で来年は曹洞宗として560年。それ以前は1000年近く二本松にある歴史あるお寺。ぜひ参拝してみてください。

  • Korinji Temple
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    3 Reviews
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    Fukushima Nihonmatsu-shi Ota Nishida 1

    We visited in early July to see the Hydrangeas which bloom for 4+ weeks from mid June. It was and overcast rainy warm day. You really need your own car to access the Temple. The Temple is set on a...

  • Seiganji Temple
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Satsukicho 11-13

    特徴はなく、地元の信者の為の寺院です。16世紀半ばに大森城下にて創建されましたが、16世紀後半に現在の地に移って来ました。

  • Shinjoin Temple
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Seimeicho 6-17

    JR福島駅周辺を散策していて立ち寄りました。伊達郡霊山にあったお寺が前身で、伊達政宗が同地に再建されたそうです。有名な武将と縁があり凄いですね〇

  • Nakano Fudoson Daishoji
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Iizakamachi Nakano
  • Kozenji Temple
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    1 Reviews
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    Fukushima Soma Nakamura

    相馬駅から徒歩10分。相馬市歴史資料収蔵館の手前に位置している。 創建年不明。1652年に現在地に移転。浄土真宗本願寺派の寺院。境内には親鸞聖人の銅像が立っている。大棟には相馬氏の家紋「九曜」が施されているので、相馬氏にゆかりのある寺院なのかもしれない。

  • Choanji Temple Fukushima Betsuin
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    Fukushima Fukushima-shi Nishi Chuo 4-103-3
  • HyakushakuKannon
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    Fukushima Soma-shi Nikkeshi Takanesawa 686
  • Ontakisanfudoin
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    Fukushima Date-gun Korimachi Minami Handa Suruga Date 2-3
  • Kannonjidaihizan
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    Fukushima Pref. Dategunkorimachi Manshouji Sakamachi 20
  • Daishoji Temple
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    Fukushima Date-gun Korimachi Kamigori Kannonzawa 30

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