Myotoku-ji Temple

Zen temple

It is a Zen temple in Amakusa, which was built after Amakusa Uprising to reactivate Buddhism. The main gate, which stands at the end of a long path, is very imposing. As the temple is on the top of a...

Shanmen が Lipai な Temple

Original Text

A Buddhist temple of the Soto sect on the mountainside of Amakusa City. It seems that there is a historical position such as conversion from Christianity, but it was not very interesting when enjoying the temple itself for sightseeing. Compared to the main hall, the mountain gate is spectacular with its magnificent appearance built about 300 years ago.

Mingyu Temple

Original Text

I don't know much, but it seems that Christian stepping paintings are famous. The gate was powerful like a Zen temple, and there were many torii gates next to it. A place with an atmosphere

I couldn't find it.

Original Text

There is something that Christians worship on the stone steps, and I heard that it will be a "treading picture" just by visiting, but I couldn't find it with my naked eye, probably because the stone steps are old. The temple itself looked like a local public hall.

if you like history, you must

Original Text

As others have written, it is interesting that you can observe various things as a temple built for conversion after the Shimabara Rebellion. It seems that Shigenari Suzuki, the daikan (local governor), built it at the request of a magnificent temple to attract the heart of People 々, but appealed to the Shogunate to reduce the kokudaka to save the people of Amakusa. I think it will be even more interesting to visit after investigating the person named Shigenari Suzuki who committed seppuku. (There are statues of Shigenari Suzuki, such as the site of Tomioka Castle in Amakusa) ...