Botaraku-san Shido-ji Temple

Temple
Located around seven minutes’ walk from JR Shido Station on a site that looks out over Yashima Island and Mt. Gokenzan, facing Shido Bay, Botaraku-san Shido-ji Temple is the 86th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It is the oldest of the 88 temples, having been founded in 625. The statue of the bodhisattva Kannon with eleven faces, flanked by guardian attendants Fudo Myo-o (Acala) and Bishamonten (Vaisravana), which was donated to the Temple by Matsudaira Yorishige, the lord of the Sanuki domain, the statues of the Nioh Guardians which were carved by Unkei, the Hon-do (Main Hall) and the Nioh Gate are all designated Important Cultural Properties. There is no admission charge for entry to the Kyokusui-shiki Garden, a garden constructed in the Muromachi period which resembles a traditional landscape painting and which is located in a corner of the Temple precincts, or to the Muzen-tei Garden, a Zen-style dry landscape garden.

Spot details

Address
Kagawa Pref. Sanukishi Shido 1102 map map Map
Phone
0878940086
Hours
[Payment office] 7:00-17:00
Parking Lot
Available(50spaces)
Credit Card
Not available
Smoking
Not available
Wi-Fi
Available(Kagawa Wi-Fi)
English Menu
Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
Yes
Estimated stay time
0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Yes (with steps)
Infant friendly
Available

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

  • 古刹中の古刹です
    5.0 Reviewed : 2022.08.06
    創建が626年ということなので、仏教伝来から100年もたっていない程の古刹中の古刹の寺院です。山門を入れば、堂宇を見に来たとというより樹木を見に来たといった方が正しいほど、自然いっぱいです。山門にある大きな草履、高い塔など見どころいっぱいです。戦国武将生駒親正の墓、海女の伝説も有ります。
  • 志度寺(香川県さぬき市) ⇒ 「死度道場」運慶作仁王門が迎える砂浜の名刹(第86番札所)
    5.0 Reviewed : 2021.04.10
    補陀洛山志度寺(ふだらくさんしどじ)は、香川県さぬき市志度にある真言宗善通寺派の寺だ。四国八十八ヶ所霊場第86番札所で、本尊は十一面観世音菩薩(じゅういちめんかんぜおんぼさつ)2020年11月13日、この日は古街の家に宿泊していた。そこから車で、志度寺にやってきた。海沿いに駐車場がある。駐車場から少し歩く。志度寺に到着。志度はエレキテルで有名な平賀源内(ひらがげんない) の生まれ...
  • 広い境内では毎回新発見があります
    5.0 Reviewed : 2020.03.23
    一万坪の広い境内なので、少し脇へ入ると新しい発見があります。この寺は住職が花木、樹木を毎年沢山植えているので発見がありますが、今年はヤギと芳室文塚と松風塚を発見。毎回境内を探検するのが楽しみです。

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