Gansho-in

Impressive ceiling

I heard about the ceiling in this temple at the Hokusai Museum, so of course I needed to visit. It is indeed spectacular and a must-see if you're a fan of Hokusai. They even made a short presentation ...

Sakura in traditional temple

Beautiful Sakura with temple in the background. The taxi ride is about 5-10 min or 30 walk from Obuse train station.

Hokusai ceiling

Staying in Yudenaka, we took the limited express train to the lovely little town of Obuse. We knew the Hokusai museum was closed as the exhibits had just arrived back from the British museum and were ...

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In the main hall there is a wonderful cover painting of Hokusai, which has spent here a few years old. In winter with snow, the temple received a special charm.

Great ceiling painting

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It seemed that the chief priest was holding a wedding ceremony at the former 々, and the story was very interesting. When I first went there, it was old and I felt like I could get through the tatami mats, but it's getting cleaner and cleaner. You should definitely see the ceiling of Hokusai. However, it is very inconvenient because there is no public bus on weekdays. It's a small city, so I think you can walk when the season is good.