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  • Yakuo-ji Temple
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Okugawauchi Teramae 285-1
    The Yakuo-ji Temple is a Koya-san Shingon Buddhist temple located in Okugawauchi, Minami-cho, Tokushima Prefecture. It is the 23rd temple visited on the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage; the temple’s formal name is Iozan Muryoju-in. According to legend, the temple was founded in 726 by the Buddhist monk Gyoki on the orders of the Emperor Shomu. The main object of veneration at the Yakuo-ji Temple is a statue of the Yakushi Nyorai Buddha (Medicine Buddha), and praying at the temple is believed to be very effective at warding off evil. The main hall is reached by two flights of stone steps: the Onna-yaku Zaka (33 steps) and the Otoko-yaku Zaka (42 steps). Further on, the Yugi-to pagoda houses an exhibition room and observation platform; downstairs, pilgrims worship by walking round the Yakushiji Sanzon (a triad of three Buddha statues).

    なかなか立派な遍路寺です。開創１３００年に及ぶ寺院の縁起だけではなくて、関わっていた人物も聖徳太子の勅願で行基菩薩が建立し、そこへ空海・弘法大師が平城天皇の勅令で本尊、厄除薬師如来像を刻んで厄除の根本祈願寺とした、と云う、仏教界の当初の偉人が総出演で成した寺院です。これだけ役者が揃っている寺院は全国広と云えどもそうは無い、昔から全国区で厄除に人が訪れたのも理解は出来る。堂塔そのものは何度も戦火に遭...

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  • Tairyu-ji Temple
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    4.5
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    Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Kamochou Yongsan 2
    The Tairyu-ji Temple is the 21st temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, the Temple was founded towards the end of the 8th century on the orders of Emperor Kammu. Legend has it that, when Kobo Daishi was aged around 19, he engaged in a devotional practice called Kokuzo-gumonji-ho by chanting a mantra one million times on top of a peak called Mt. Shashin, which is located around 600 meters southeast of the Temple precincts. This peak can be viewed while traveling on the ropeway that leads up to the Tairyu-ji Temple; a bronze statue of Kobo Daishi engaged in his religious devotions has been installed there.

    Visited this temple as part of my 88 Temple Pilgrimage. When I visited, the only options were to either walk or take the cable car. The cable car costs ¥2400 for the round trip, but if you take your...

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  • Byodoji Temple
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    27 Reviews
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    Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Aratanochou Akiyama 177
    This is a Koyasan Shingon school temple in Aratano-cho, Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture and is 22nd temple of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The origin of this temple is said to be that, at this site, Kobo Daishi found a Bhaisajyaguru and carved his own statue of it, building the temple and making it the principal object of worship. The milky water that welled up at this time (it is now clear and colorless) became known as Kobo’s Miracle-working Water effective for all kinds of ailments and many worshippers put it in containers and take it home. The main hall, which was reconstructed in the middle of the Edo period, has a painted ceiling depicting the traditional themes of natural Japanese beauty.

    良い寺院なんだが、印象としては薄い寺院で、一日経つとどんなだったか？余り覚えていない。特に泊りがけで何か寺も続けて遍路していると余程の寺院でないと記憶には残らない。ここは四国８８所霊場第２２番札所、山号は白水山、院号は医王院、と、云うことはご本尊は薬師如来さんと云うことになる。

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  • Fourth Temple of Shikoku Bekkaku 20 temples Pilgrimage, Saba Daishi Temple
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    21 Reviews
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunkaiyouchou Asakawa Nakai 15
    This temple is the 4th of the Shikoku Bekkaku 20 Temples. At some point people began calling it Saba Daishi (“mackerel great priest”), saying that praying at the temple for three years while abstaining from eating mackerel would grant wishes, cure diseases, and grant happiness. The temple has lodgings for temple visitors and those on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Religious services are held starting at 6 a.m. while goma rituals are held starting at 7 p.m. Visitors can also listen to Buddhist sermons by the chief priest and copy sutras. The temple is a truly place where people can purify and discipline the heart.

    八坂寺、という呼称よりも、鯖大師という名前の方が通りの良い、四国八十八か所別格霊場第四番札所となっているお寺です。住所的には浅川という地区に立地していますが、JRの最寄駅としては浅川ではなく、隣の鯖瀬駅ですので注意が必要です。鯖瀬駅からは徒歩5分程度の近距離です。

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  • Shokan-ji Temple
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Mugicho Nakamura Oku Mae 158-1
    "The temple, located in Muki Town, Kaifu County, was built in 1949 and enshrines the Dainichi Daisho Fudo Myoo as its principal deity, and has a three-dimensional display of the ""eight great hells"" of Buddhism on its grounds, allowing visitors to experience a tour of hell."
  • Kurotaki Ji
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    Tokushima Naka-gun Nakacho

    国道55号線と195号線が交わる桑野交差点より西へ50キロメートル。国道195号線から193号線に乗り換え5キロメートル程行った先旧木沢村坂州の郵便局から右折し山道に入る。道は1車線。桜美谷ダムアーチ式のダムも美しいが、そこまで行っては行きすぎ、途中道を左手に折れる。尾根に出たところに木製の風車がある。そこから更に突き進むと黒滝時に突き当たる。風光明媚。ご住職も話し好きの方である。余談になるが風車...

  • Hannyaji Temple
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Minamicho Nishiyuki Ushiroyama 19-1

    同字・同音の寺院はあちこちにありますが、ここはミニ四国８８ケ所と云う札所の８８番目札所です(１番は住吉の森)。と、云うよりも近隣の１１カ寺の真言宗の檀家が１円玉を投げて故人の冥福を祈ると云う「投げ銭供養」のお寺の一つとして知られています。この奇祭？は室町時代に薬王寺で始まったとされる伝統行事。３日間程度続きます。昨年の当寺(般若寺)で偶然拝見したので、毎年、持ち回りで今年は１１月に薬王寺の順番で挙...

  • Kito Odori
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    Tokushima Pref. Nakagunnakachou Kitouwamuda Yoshino 115
  • Geidaiodori
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Yamagawauchi Naka
  • Todoroki Shrine Annual Grand Festival
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Hirai Kareidani 21-1
  • Hachiman Shrine no Grand Festival
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Ozato Matsubara 1
  • Muginoireiodori
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunmugichou Nakamura Shimizu 66
  • Yoshino Shrine Annual Festival
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Minamicho Shiwagi
  • Kannonji Temple
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Minamicho
  • Suishoji Temple
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Hanouracho Iwawaki Matsunomoto 71
  • Jomanji Temple
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Yoshida
  • Zuidenji Temple
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    Tokushima Naka-gun Nakacho
  • Saikoji Temple
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Nakagawacho Akaike 185
  • Dainichiji Temple
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Shishikuiura
  • Ichiyadori Ji
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Kamocho
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