Gohyakurakan Rakan-ji Temple

Temple
A Koyasan Shingon Buddhist temple located in Omori Town, Ohda City, Shimane Prefecture which enshrines a total of 500 statues of arhats split evenly between two caves. The figures were created over a 20-some year period starting in the Genbun period (1736-1740) and are said to memorialize ancestors and people who died in the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine. The temple is registered as part of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also designated a National Historic Site.

Spot details

Address
Shimane Pref. Odashi Omorichou A) 804 map map Map
Phone
0854890005
Hours
9:00-17:00
[Winter season]9:00-16:30
Closed
open everyday (with holidays)
Fees
[Admission fee]
[Adult]500yen
[Children]300yen
※Adults300yen, ChildrenFree if presenting a disability certificate.
Parking Lot
Available(5spaces)
※Ginzan Park Parking Lot Available in 30 seconds on foot
Credit Card
Not available
Smoking
Not available
Wi-Fi
Not available
Vegetarian Menu
Not available
English Menu
Available (partially available)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
Yes
Average budget
[Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time
0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Yes (partial)
Infant friendly
Available
Pet friendly
Available (only the main hall is not available)

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

  • A must while in Omori town
    5.0 Reviewed : 2019.09.02
    A World Heritage Site which is clearly indicated by a (too) huge sign in front of it. You have to pay (500 Yen) to enter which has to be done across the street at the entrance of the Rakanji...
  • 18世紀中頃、「銀山」で亡くなった人々を供養するために建立された「五百羅漢」です。
    5.0 Reviewed : 2022.09.08
    18世紀中頃、「銀山」で亡くなった人々を供養するために建立された「五百羅漢」です。ちょっとした洞窟の中にある「五百羅漢」は、どの石造も違う表情をしていて生きているような感じでした。暗闇の中に安置されているため、ちょっと怖かった覚えがあります。ちなみに、この「五百羅漢」を管理している「羅漢寺」は「高野山真言宗」だそうです。
  • 思ったより、かなり良かった
    4.0 Reviewed : 2022.07.31
    石見銀山を訪れたときに、本当についでに立ち寄ったわけですが、思ったより数倍良かったです。結果として500までは制作できなかったようですが、丁寧にすべての顔が違う羅漢像が鎮座しています。帰りには銭洗い弁天で、1万円札を洗って帰りました。

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