Enseiji Temple

Temple and Shrine coexisting

This site shows a small Buddhist temple next to a Shinto Shrine, there is also a small Shrine dedicated to a horse. In front of the temple there is a tall lantern mounted on wheels that turn to prot...

Celebrity by her huge red mask

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The temple has some interesting points: the wooden sculptures of the Chinese calendar animals, the huge red long-nose mask, and the pivoting foot lantern made famous in a band of ...

It is a rare temple where shrines and temples live together

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Since it was related to a court noble, it is a rare temple and shrine where the shrine and the temple live together even after the ordinance for the separation of Buddhism and Shintoism was issued. It is said that Shinto and Buddhist syncretization was recognized because the forehead of Princess Hokyoji Temple was written by Princess Hokyoji Temple. In the precincts, there is a rare form of Kompara Shrine with zodiac sculptures, and it is a valuable temple where you can see the form of Shinto and Buddhist syncretization. It is also known that Shinsaku Takasugi and Hirobumi Ito worked hard to study when they were young. You can still see the horses they played. Big in the precincts ...

Temple related to shinsaku takasugi and Hirobumi ITO

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A temple of the Shingon sect Omuro school in Hagi Castle Town. It seems to be a temple related to Shinsaku Takasugi and Hirobumi Ito. On the signboard at the entrance of the temple, the chief priest here was explained by Hirobumi Ito's mother's cousin, who was entrusted to this temple for a year and a half when Hirobumi Ito was 11 years old. I just looked inside from the entrance, but this neighborhood has many places related to the celebrities of the Choshu domain at the end of the Edo period, and if I stopped by, I would not have enough time, so I gave up here. By the way ...

i'm not sure if i can see the chief priest.

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A shrine and a temple coexist. It is a place where Hirofumi Ito and Shinsaku Takasugi learned in their childhood. From this priest, I enjoyed explaining to other celebrities in this area. I'm lucky to meet you. Full of stories for you. This place is noticed by a great place with a long history.