Saiko-ji Temple

3.5

This Buddhist temple is famous for its etoki picture explanations, an art form which used pictures to preach to and guide worshippers. The temple's origins date back to 1199 when Karukaya built a thatched hut here. The temple's principal object of worship, a father and son Kshitigarbha statues carved by Karukaya and his son, have been designated Important Cultural Properties by Nagano City.

Spot details

Address: Nagano Nagano-shi Kitaishidocho 1398 Map
Area: Around Nagano City Area
Phone: 0262268436
Hours: 8:00-17:00 (16:30 in winter)
Closed: Irregular holidays
Fees: [A course] 500yen
[B course] 1,000yen
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (English pamphlet available)
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (Grounds only)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

A quiet temple in the city center

Reviewed : 2023.01.19

From JR Nagano station, it is about a good 5-mins walk to this temple, located in one of the main streets of the city. It is a buddhist temple and much smaller than Zenkoji, which is about 15mins...
駅から近く見るものが多数あります

Reviewed : 2022.07.29

長野駅から歩いて約５分、苅萱上人と石童丸親子ゆかりのお寺。本堂に２人が刻んだ２体の地蔵尊が本尊として安置されており、寺の由来等を江戸時代の絵を使い物語性豊かに分かり易く説明する絵解きが有名です。お寺の入口にも大々的にあります。境内には親子対面像、苅萱塚・親子のお墓、大師堂、善光寺七福神寿老人像、回向柱残材柱（今年善光寺御開帳あります）他、碑、塚がいろいろあります。中心市街地にあります。絵解きは聞い...
信濃七塚の一つ刈萱塚があるお寺様

Reviewed : 2022.05.07

鎌倉時代からある刈萱塚があり歴史のあるお寺様です。善光寺御開帳にあわせてなのか回向柱が建つお寺様です。善光寺の参拝に合わせて参拝にはよいと思います。