Gakurin-ji Temple

Cleanly arranged precincts

Original Text

About 10 minutes walk from Jomo Kogen Station. A temple of the Soto sect built in 1505. The principal image is Shaka Nyorai. The 27th temple of the 33 Shinjoshu Kannon Pilgrimage. The main hall was built in 1774 and is roofed with wooden tiles. The bell tower was built in 1784 and has a waist. Okomado in front of the mountain gate was built during the Kyoho era (1730s). This Mido was built for the memorial service of Okoma, which was the basis of the Ningyo Joruri "Koi Daughter Old Hachijo". Since the precincts are on a high ground, the view is good, and the planting and garden are also beautifully arranged ...

The silence of the deep mountains

Original Text

One of the 33 Kannon sacred places in Joshu. It is a temple of the Soto sect built on the mountainside overlooking the Shinkansen "Kamimokogen Station". When you climb a steep slope and enter the mountain gate, you will be surrounded by the silence of the voice of the cherry blossoms. The precincts are very carefully maintained and I feel healed by the beautiful temple. If you go up the slopes and stone steps while sweating and climb to the place where the main hall is located, you can look down on the cool breeze of the mountains and the village surrounded by greenery and the lower world far below. If you ask the temple office, you can enter the main hall. Open ... in the temple