【Japan tourism】Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage trip [No.15] Yakuouzan Konjikiin Kokubunji

2023年3月6日2023年4月15日

There are 4 provincial temples in Shikoku’s 88 temples. This is “Awa Kokubunji" in Tokushima prefecture.

Kokubunji

Proncipal image	Yakusi Nyorai
Honzon mantra	On korokoro sendari matougi sowaka
Denomination	Soto Buddhism

Place

Official site： none

Temple lodging： none

phone：088-642-0525

Goshuin(red seal)

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History

In 741 (Tenpyo 13), it is one of the provincial temples that were built in various countries by Emperor Shomu’s edict to pray for the protection of the nation by Buddhism.

It is said that the statue of Shaka Nyorai and Daihannya Sutra were enshrined by Emperor Shomu, and the mortuary tablet of Empress Komyo was dedicated to the main hall.

Gyoki opened and made Yakushi Nyorai statue as the principal image. At the time of its founding, it was a Hosso sect belonging to the school of Nanto. The temple territory was large, and a magnificent temple was built.

From 810 to 824, Kobo Daishi changed his sect from the Hosso sect to the Shingon sect when he made a pilgrimage to open the sacred sites of Shikoku.

Temporarily weakened by the Battle of Tensho. However, in 1741, the temple was rebuilt under the order of Kakugoro Hayami, the magistrate of the Awa domain. It is now a Soto sect temple.

Higelight

【garden】It is one of Japan’s leading gardens with dynamic stonework that was extensively renovated in the late Edo period. The entrance fee is 300 yen.

Although it is not open to the public, there is a dry landscape garden in the precincts that is said to have been created in the Momoyama period, and has been designated as a national scenic spot.

It is about 2 km (about 10 minutes by car) to the next 16th bill place “Kannonji"!