Old Kayano Residence (Memorial Hall of Nun Junkyo Oishi)

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This is a memorial hall in Kudoyama, Kudoyama Town. It was originally built in the mid-Edo period as Koyasan Shinzoin’s Satobo, and as a private house was transferred to Kudoyama Town in 2009 in the aim of preserving it as a cultural asset and is now open to the public. It is known as a place where the nun Junkyo Oishi occasionally stayed, and they hold exhibitions of the paintings and calligraphic works she left there.

Spot details

Old Kayano Residence (Memorial Hall of Nun Junkyo Oishi)

Address: Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Kudoyama 1327 Map
Area: Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Area
Phone: 0736542411
Hours: 10:00-16:30
Closed: Monday, Tuesday(The next week day if it falls on a public holiday), New Year's Holiday(12/25-1/10)
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Not available (Machi-run free parking available nearby)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (1-2 units)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

大石順教尼に感激しました。

Reviewed : 2019.07.13

大石順教尼は踊り子で順調に人生を歩みながらも、事件で突然両手を失いながらも文字を学び、口に筆を加えて絵や文字を書き、更には女性の障害者の支援団体を作った素晴らしい方です。文字を見ると困難に負けない勇気が出ます。
障害を乗り越えて

Reviewed : 2019.06.12

展示は、ハッとするほど美しい筆致のかな文字とかの色紙など。しかし、それが口にくわえた筆で書いたものだと知ると、ちょっと衝撃的。障害を乗り越えて、ここまでの芸術の高みに至ったのはすべての人に勇気を与えるものだと思います。
入館無料

Reviewed : 2018.07.10

入館無料で、ガイドさんの説明も、あるので、おすすめです。写経など素晴らしい作品も見ることができます。