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  • Urasa Bishamondo Temple
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Urasa 2495
    This temple is located in Urasa, Minamiuonuma City. It was founded in 807 by Sakanoue-no-Tamuramaro. The main gate resembles the Yomei-mon gate of the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, and features a painting of two dragons by the late Edo period painter, Tani Buncho. It is designated as a Nationally Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and is famous for the Hadaka Oshiaitaisai festival which has been held for 1200 years on the first Saturday of March each year.
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  • Baigoji Temple
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    Niigata Agano Kojima 377
    According to records, this ancient Buddhist temple was founded in 1207 when the great monk Shinran was staying in the area to spread the belief in the nenbutsu prayer as the path to salvation and granted his greatest disciple with his honorary Buddhist name. The temple possesses a life-sized painting of Shinran as well as a calligraphic rendition of the nine-character name of a Buddhist deity stated to have been written in Shinran’s own hand when he stayed here. The temple’s Juzukakezakura cherry tree, whose hanging flowers resemble a Buddhist rosary; and the unusual Yatsufusa plum tree, whose individual flowers produce eight fruits, are counted among the Seven Wonders of Echigo. Considered both legends and miracles planted by Shinran during his visit to Echigo, even today their tale is passed down not only amongst the temple priests but across the prefecture.
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  • Yakushido Komochi Sugi
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    Niigata Uonuma-shi Tochiomata Onsen
    A Bhaisajyaguru temple (Yakushido) stands behind the Jizaikan, a secluded hot spring bathhouse in Tochiomata Onsen. The Tochiomata Yakushido is surrounded by large trees believed to be 400 years old and is dedicated to Bhaisajyaguru, the patron Buddhist deity of doctors. Two sacred trees stand on the grounds known as the Komochi Sugi (“Childbearing Cedar) and the Meoto Keyaki (“Husband and Wife Zelkova”), and the spot where they grow is famously believed to grant the prayers of worshippers who wish to be blessed with children. According to legend, stepping over the sacred trees will bless one with children. An unending stream of visitors make their way to the shrine to offer kewpie dolls and ema votive tablets to pray for children to the shrine and Bhaisajyaguru, and to give thanks for their prayers having been answered.
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  • Myoshoji Temple
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    Niigata Sado-shi Nosawa 459
    This Buddhist temple is notable for its stunning hermitage capped by a massive thatched roof. It is believed that Buddhism founder Nichiren spent two and a half years here, from the time he moved to Ichinosawa from the Sanmaido in Tsukahara, where he wrote his well-known text the “Kaimokusho,” until the time his banishment was pardoned. It is here that Nichiren famous wrote the “Kanjinhonzonsho,” the core of his teachings, in order to promote the use of the Lotus Sutra. Of the sacred sites associated with Nichiren still extant in Sado, this is the only one with a thatched hut; there’s also a Soshido hall commemorating the founding of the temple. The temple was famously granted its name as well as its title by Nichiren himself.
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  • Shiawase Jizo Statue
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    Niigata Sado-shi Shukunegi 56-2
    A statue of the bodhisattva Jizostatue on Mt. Tokamiyama looking out over the Shukunegi area. This large scale Jizostatue can be seen from quite some distance and stands 17. 5 meters tall including its pedestal. This overwhelming giant Jizo statue is said to be the largest in Japan. In 1982 a local had a great ambition to erect a Jizo statue and this Great Jizo statue, surrounded by greenery, was completed the following year. Behind the Great Jizo is Jizo Hall where a large number of Jizo statues have been enshrined. In the nearby sea there's a 2-meter tall Jizo statue on the seabed and you can feel the Jizo faith throughout Sado.
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  • Nashinoki Jizo
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    Niigata Sado-shi Toyota 1932
    A group of stone statues situated along an old road connecting Sado’s Mano District and Akadomari District. Beyond stone steps on the Nashinoki Pass, visitors will find a Jizodo temple surrounded by what some say are several thousand to tens of thousands of small stone Jizo (Kshitigarbha) statues. The temple’s principal object of worship is a Jizo statue said to have been fished out of the sea by a local fisherman, and it is widely believed to cure the illnesses of children. The Jizo statues, also called the “Koboshi” (“little priests”), were donated by worshippers after their prayers were answered. Their worn faces speak of the long years they have stood here. Each year a Jizo Festival is held on August 24th, and the night before it is customary for worshippers to stay here and chant Buddhist mantras.
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  • Jokoji Temple
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    Niigata Joetsu-shi Teramachi 2-6-45
    This ancient temple was established by Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. The temple’s full name literally translates to “First Jodo Shinshu Temple of the Leaping with Great Joy and Delight Mountain,” a title Shinran is said to have given it in 1224 to express his happiness at having completed the “Kyogyoshinsho,” the foundational text of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. The single hip-and-gable roofed main temple building with attached three-bay facade covered by a pent roof is the largest and oldest Jodo Shinshu main temple in the prefecture. Its pillars are notably all cylindrical. For an early Edo period structure, its design was pioneering, and the main temple building has been designated a National Important Cultural Property.
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  • Joan-ji Temple
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    Niigata Nagaoka-shi Yachi 2-7-7
    This ancient temple was personally founded and built by daimyo Uesugi Kenshin in 1547. The temple holds several cultural treasures of the Uesugi clan, including 5-Word couplets written by Kenshin himself, a long-time man of letters and poet, as well as his helmet crest, and scrolls with his image (not open for public viewing). Stories say that Kenshin, who was at the time already the lord of Echigo, built a luxurious complete seven-structured temple compound, but sadly all was lost in a fire. Then, in 1701, it was rebuilt, and the current main temple was built in 1979.
  • Abutsubo Myosenji Temple
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    Nigata Pref. Sadoshi Awazoo 29
    A 30-minute drive from Ryotsu Port, this temple is one of the three main Nichiren Buddhist temples. When Nichiren Buddhist monk Endo Tamemori was exiled to Sado Island he and his wife Sennichini opened their home as a temple. On the grounds of the temple stands a five-story pagoda erected in 1825 during the Edo-period. It is the most prominent part of the grounds and has been designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan. There are also three volumes of historical Nichiren Buddhist texts and spearheads said to have been dedicated to the temple by Naoe Kanetsugu.
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  • Rurikoin Temple
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    Niigata Agano Yasuda 1712
  • Ryukokuji Temple
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
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    Niigata Minamiuonuma Osaki 3455

    お寺さんのような建物もあるのですが、お寺さんじゃないような建物もあって不思議でおもしろかったです。行った時間が少し遅かったのかゆっくり見学することができませんでした。堂内に置かれている観音様が有名のようですね。見れなくて残念です。拝観時間に注意してください。

  • Senjoji
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    Niigata Minamiuonuma Senjoji 1333
  • Jonenji Temple
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
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    Niigata Murakami-shi Teramachi

    村上駅からバスで中心地へ行き周辺を散策にて発見したお寺です。明応の時代に 開基され村上藩主の本多、榊原、間部家の菩提寺になっていて歴史を感じさせるお寺でした○

  • Shinzenji Temple
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
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    Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Nuttari-higashi 3-chome 3-52

    他の寺院と違い山門前に鉄柵が有ります。何か厳重そうなお寺ですね。説明書からですが室町時代初期の1368年に創建されたそうで、江戸時代になって現在の地に移りました。境内は普通のお寺といった雰囲気です。

  • Jinguji Temple
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Yokkamachi 1300

    国道117号から少し入ったところにひっそりと佇む神社です。とっても立派な茅葺屋根があり、なかなかみられないものだと思うのですが、あまり観光名所になっていないようです。とても静かな場所で、夏でもひんやりとした空気が何とも神秘的です。

  • Eiryoji Temple
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Niigata Nagaoka-shi Higashi-Kanda 3-chome 5-6

    JR長岡駅から新幹線・信越本線沿いを新潟方面に歩いて約２０分です。新潟方面に向い線路の右側です。長岡藩主牧野氏の菩提寺で、他に長岡藩出身の知名士の墓があるそうです。住宅地の中の５０ｍ位の参道に戊辰遺跡案内標柱そしてお寺の門柱があり、境内に入ります。入ると左側に鐘楼、戊辰戦争慰霊碑、小林虎三郎の詩碑、右側に神社（豊川陀枳尼眞天）、正面に本堂がありました。庫裡は新築中、本堂は改修中のようです。墓地は本...

  • Enpukuji Temple
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Niigata Uonuma-shi Sanashi 433

    何とも言えない。 越後の「苔寺」との事前の思い込みでは、もっと広-い庭を想像していたのだが、 存外にコジンマリ。しかも、訪れた時には池の水が枯れ、何とも寂しい限りであった。 しかし、山門、三重の塔、本堂などの、古びた上のひっそり感にはに心魅かれた。

  • Kaichoji Temple
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Niigata Sado-shi Ogi

    順徳天皇のお手植えと言われる天然記念物の御所桜があります。鄙びたお寺で、春に来ないと寂しい雰囲気を感じました。

  • Kichizoji Temple
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    Niigata Ojiya-shi Sakuramachi 3757
  • Riyogenji
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Minamikambaraguntagamimachi Tagami Hei 1285-1

    住宅街の中にある小さなお寺です。 駐車場が見当たりませんでしたが、入り口のわずかなスペースに停めてもいいのかもしれません。 他の方のレビューにあるように越後七不思議の1つとなっている木がありますが、お寺自体は何の特徴もない小さなものです。

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.

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