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  • Chikurin-ji Temple
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    4.5
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Godaisan 3577
    The Chikurin-ji Temple is a Shingon Buddhist temple of the Chizan school, located on Godai-san (Mt. Godai) in Kochi City. The temple’s full formal name is Godai-san Konjiki-in Chikurin-ji. The temple was founded by the monk Gyoki in 724; it was designated by Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as one of the temples included in the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage, and subsequently became known as one of the most renowned ancient temples in the Tosa region. The main object of veneration in the temple is a statue of Monju Bosatsu (the bodhisattva Manjushri), who is associated with insight and wisdom, so students often come to the temple to pray for success in their exams. Besides the main hall, the Daishi-do hall, the five-storied pagoda, and the garden (which is reputed to have been created by the master garden planner Muso Kokushi) are all worth seeing. The temple houses a considerable number of designated Important Cultural Properties.

    This experience was hard to put into words. We were in Japan from America for two weeks of business and managed to squeak in some sight-seeing. About half that time was in Kochi, which was...

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  • Sekkeiji Temple
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    3.5
    35 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Nagahama 857-3
    This temple belongs to the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji Temple and is located in Nagahama in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, and it is the 33rd temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It was built in 815 by Kukai as Kofukuji Temple of the Shingon sect, and Chosokabe Motochika, a Sengoku daimyo of Tosa, changed its affiliation to the Rinzai sect. Afterward, it became the family temple of the Chosokabe family and was renamed Sekkeiji Temple. Enshrined at the temple are the principal image of Bhaisajyaguru with flanking samurai, sculpted by Unkei in the Kamakura period, as well as the triad Vaisravana sculpted by Tankei, which have been designated National Important Cultural Properties.

    桂浜から高知市内中心部へ車で移動途中に立ち寄りました。前に数台分の駐車場がありました。八十八箇所の第三十三札所です。解説を読むと鎌倉時代まで遡る古いお寺で明治になり一度廃仏毀釈で廃寺になったものを再度復興と歴史の流れにあるお寺のようです。隣に神社がありますが、元々の神仏混淆の名残りでしょうか。

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  • Dodo-zan Zenraku-ji Temple
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Ikkushinane 2-23-11
    The Dodo-zan Zenraku-ji Temple is the 30th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. During the period when the boundaries between Shintoism and Buddhism were relatively fluid, Kobo Daishi established the Zenraku-ji Temple as a Betto-ji (Buddhist temple associated with a Shinto shrine) of the Takagamo Daimyojin Shrine (the most prestigious Shinto shrine in the Tosa region). The Temple received protection from the Tosa domain, and flourished for many years. However, the Temple was closed down during the anti-Buddhist movement of the Meiji period; it was reestablished in 1929. The statue of Kobo Daishi in the Temple is known as Yakuyoke Daishi. The statue of Jizo (the Protector of Children) in the Koyasu Jizo Hall within the Temple precincts is also said to have been modeled on Kobo Daishi.

    第３０番札所 善楽寺 こちらに到着したときは雨も風も少し落ち着いていました。 土佐神社と隣接しており駐車場は一緒、あまり台数は停める事できませんので余裕をもっての訪問がおすすめです。 境内はあまり広くないので参拝もしやすいです。

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  • Motoo-zan Tanema-ji Temple
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Harunochouakiyama 72-73
    The Motoo-zan Tanema-ji Temple is the 34th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, around the 6th century a sculptor of Buddhist statues who was traveling by ship from Paekche (in Korea) was caught in a storm, and had to put into harbor near what is now the site of the Tanema-ji Temple. While there, he carved a statue of the Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha), as an offering to ensure a safe journey. Subsequently, Kobo Daishi visited the site and built a temple there, with the statue of the Bhaisajyaguru as the main object of veneration. The Tanema-ji Temple became famous as a temple at which to pray for a smooth childbirth. Pregnant women would visit here and present ladles to the monks; the monks would then remove the lower part of the ladle, offer a prayer, and return it to the woman, in a custom known as “Soko-nuke Hishaku.”

    こちらのサイトを見て初めて存在をしりました。安産のお祈りだそうです。柄杓の底を抜いて二夜三日の安産祈祷をしたものを、お札を添えて妊婦に授けるのだそうです。

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  • Anrakuji Temple (Dai 30Ban pilgrim stamp office Okunoin Temple)
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Horagajimacho 5-3

    高知駅南口から西へ進んだ通り沿いにあります。 住宅街の中にあるお寺で、さほど広くはありませんが、風情のあるお寺です。 建造物も見応えがあります。

  • Shinanematuri
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Ikku 2499
  • Doronkomaturi
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Nagahama 6600
  • Gyuko Ji
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    Kochi Kochi-shi
  • Muneyasuzentera
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Souanji 598
  • Myokokuji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Shioyazakimachi 2-13-4
  • Yohoji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Hitsuzancho 8-5
  • Shinnyoji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Tenjinmachi 19-32
  • Shukyohojinshingonshuhenshoji
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Asakura Hei 1711-5
  • Ushinosukedaishido
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Minamikanada 3-21
  • Eifukuji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Iguchicho 108
  • Kannonji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Haraminishimachi 272-1
  • Kanonji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Yamatecho 23-2
  • Ganseiji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Minamigonosecho 225-3
  • Kyourakuji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Yamanohanacho 29
  • Koboji Temple
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Kita-jinzenji 737
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The largest of Shikoku’s prefectures, Kochi is endowed with some of the island’s most exceptional sand beaches lining the Pacific Ocean, which narrows into the Shimanto-gawa, a huge river that stretches 196 kilometers into the prefecture, passing verdant mountains and hosting countless riverside activities. Whether you’re a pilgrim or not, Kochi’s 16 Buddhist temples that make up one leg of the Shikoku Pilgrimage are worth a visit, particularly Chikurin-ji for its five-tier pagoda.

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