Miedo

4.0

"The Miedo is a 15.1-meter-depth by 15.1-meter-wide building with a hogyozukuri-style pent roof. An image of Kobo Daishi's ten great disciples is hung in the hall's outer sanctum. The hall, which is located behind Kongobuji Temple's Kondo Hall, was originally built to enshrine Kobo Daishi's personal Buddha statue. After his death, however, an image of him painted by Shinnyo Shinno, one of Kobo Daishi's ten principle disciples, was enshrined in the hall. This is the origin of the name of the hall, which means ""image hall."" The Miedo is considered to be the most sacred place in Koyasan, so regular visitors are not normally able to view the image. However, the outer sanctuary is currently opened to the general public on March 21st in the lunar calendar every year during a ceremony held on the night before anniversary of the death of Kobo Daishi."

Spot details

Address: Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan 152 Map
Area: Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Area
Phone: 0736562011
Hours: [Danjo Garan] 8:30-17:00
Closed: [Danjo Garan] open everyday
Fees: [Worship fee] Free
Parking Lot: Available(15spaces)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(Free_Wi-Fi_koya)
Note: No internal worship during normal times (only the exterior is visible)
*Inner worship is possible only on the night before the 3rd Monday 21st Sunday of the lunar calendar every year
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

秘仏

Reviewed : 2023.04.11

壇上伽藍で根本大塔のすぐわきに建っている風格のある建物です。弘法大師・空海の肖像（御影）が祀られている聖域とのことです。御影は一般に公開されず、特別の法要で一部の高僧のみに御開帳される秘仏だそうです。
弘法大師の御影をお祀りした御影堂

Reviewed : 2020.06.17

高野山壇上伽藍の、金堂から少し西という位置にあります。弘法大師の御影を安置してあるので、御影堂という名前が付いております。壇上伽藍は、朱塗りの根本大塔や中門、白木造りの金堂や御影堂という対比も見ものです。御影堂は、宗派によって「ごえいどう」とも「みえいどう」とも読まれます。
弘法大師の御影？

Reviewed : 2020.03.01

壇上伽藍エリアに有る木造の建物です。公開はされていませんでした。弘法大師がお住まいになっていた所だそうです。弘法大師の姿が描かれた絵が本尊として安置されているそうです。