Kankoji Temple

International University of Japan Fukujisan-Ryutakuji 500 year old temple

This is a 500 year old Buddhist Temple... set in a little hill, the temple possesses so many treasures...! The statues, paintings, and scripts are in very high quality... The scenes here in this HD video shows hos teh place looks in Autumn...!

Kankoji (Kanko Temple)

The temple has approximately 600 years history, and once was a dojo for Zen meditation. It is a Rinzai sect temple and has connections with Ueda and Uesugi families. In the height of prosperity it had over 300 branches in five regions, Echigo, Ecchu, Kaga, Noto and Shinano, and 300 training buddhist monks. There is a legend that during the war in 1578, over 600 sacred scrolls were protected in miso tubs.

Fukujusan Ryutakuji Temple ( 龍澤寺 )

Fukujusan Ryutakuji Temple is the one of the beautiful temples in Niigata prefecture which built in 1420 in Muramachi Era.
The principal image is Monju-bosatsu which appears in famous Japanese proverb brains of three people are similar to Monju's wisdom.
Moreover, this temple had close relationship with Uesugi family which governed around this area in the ancient time; it keeps many items which is associated to the history of this family.

龍澤寺は室町時代、1420年に建立された新潟県内で最も美しいとされる寺院です。
ご本尊は三人寄れば文殊の知恵で知られる文殊菩薩です。
当寺院は上杉家との不快ご縁があり、ゆかりの品々が保存されています。

Kankoji Temple ( 関興寺 )

Kankoji temple located nearby in Ishiuchi Maruyama, has a 600 year history and once was a dojo for Zen meditation. It was built in 1410.by a priest Kakuo Soden who was a son of Noriaki Uesugi.
The prosperity era came up in 1436, when Kankouji temple can expand over 300 branches in five regions, Echigo, Ecchu, Kaga, Noto and Shinano, and 300 training buddhist monks.
Then, In history, the temple has been ever burnt 3 times between 1512 -- 1586 because of war and confliction of Uesugi family's succession.
There is a legend that during the war in 1578, over 600 sacred scrolls were protected in miso tubs. So that, people believe that those who eat this miso would receive good luck.

関興寺は石打丸山の近くに位置する６００年の歴史を持つ禅寺で、かつては座禅の道場でした。
開祖は上杉憲顕の子である覚翁祖伝であり、1410年に建立されました。
1436年頃に盛隆を迎えた関興寺は、越後、越中、古河、能登、信濃の五国に300の末寺を持ち、３００人以上の修行僧を抱えていました。
しかし、1512年から86年にかけて戦火や上杉家の家督相続争い等により、三度もの焼失にあいました。
1578年の合戦の際に、当時の住職が６００巻もの大般若経を味噌桶に埋めて守ったという言い伝えがあります。
以来、この味噌をいただくと大般若経のご利益にあずかり、福徳を授かることができると言いはやされています。

Fukoji (Fuko Temple)

Fukoji is a designated cultural asset by the city. It was built approximately 1200 years ago by Shogun Tamuramaro Sakanoue. Ro mon (Ro gate), the gate of Fukoji is built of beech in style with Yomeimon (Yomei gate) of Nikko Temple. Treasures such as Figures of Jyuroku Rakan (The major sixteen enlightened disciples - Arhats) are kept. Hadaka Oshiai Taisai - The Naked Jostling Festival is a must see!

Untouan Temple ( 雲洞庵 )

Untouan temple was built in 1300 years ago in Nara Era. The mother of Fusasaki Fujiwara built a tiny house to save many people while she was alive. After she died, Fusasaki built a temple for female priest there. Since then, the temple is famous for women saving.
700 years later, Untouan temple was opened as a Sotoshu temple by Norizane Uesugi. It is the best oratory in Japan and best temple in Echigo. Along the approach to the gate of temple, many stones on which letter of Hokke Buddhist scriptures are written are buried. Hence, people believed that they can wipe out their sin and get happiness by placing their feet on the soil of Untouan.

雲洞庵 は今から約1300年前の奈良時代に建立されました。
内大臣藤原房前公の母がこの地に庵を結び、生前に多くの病人を救いました。
その没後、房前公はその跡地に尼僧院を建立しました。
以来、女人救済の庵寺として深く信仰されてきました。

700年後の室町時代、雲洞庵は上杉憲実公により曹洞宗のお寺として開創されました。
当寺院は日本一の庵寺、越後一の寺といわれています。
赤門への参道には法華経が一字一石にしるされ埋められています。
それゆえ、雲洞庵の土を踏みしめてお参りすると、ご利益にあずかると信仰されています。

Hoonji (Hoon Temple)

Hoonji (Hoon Temple) is an old temple of the Chizan Sect of the Shingon Buddhism, which is said to have been erected by Fujiwara no Maro. The name of the temple originates from his posthumous name. There is a figure of Amida Nyorai kept here which is only displayed to the public once every thirty years.
An old temple of a Shingon Buddhism intellect mountain group said to that Maro Fujiwara erected it for Tenbyo era seven years. A name of a temple comes from a Buddhist name of Maro, too. There are an Amitabha hall, a treasury, the main gate of a Buddhist temple in an outbuilding, and it is informed that south calico Buddha Tetsu Buddhist priest brought the Amitabha image enshrined in an Amitabha hall with south calico Buddha Tetsu Buddhist priest, and only 30 once a year is permitted exposition. A treasure of a treasury is aired in a year of this exposition, too, and visit is forgiven.

Yakushoji (Yakusho Temple)

It is a temple of Shingon Buddhism, and has a large katsura tree within the grounds which is designated as a natural monument by the prefecture. In the treasury, famous paintings, old Chinese mirrors, wooden dolls, and ceramics are on display. The temple is also famous for being the hiding place of Burmese prime minister, Ba Maw in 1945 after the war.

IUJ GSIR Class of 2016

1st Presentation at IUJ (38 Khan OP11)

This was my first presentation in International University of Japan. Date: 22 September, 2014

龍谷寺｜石川雲蝶バスツアー｜新潟県南魚沼市

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名工・石川雲蝶の作品を堪能するバスツアー。
日本のミケランジェロと称賛される名工 石川雲蝶 生誕200年を記念した「石川雲蝶の作品を堪能するバスツアー」です。

バスツアーで立ち寄る南魚沼市大崎の龍谷寺の様子をご覧いただけます。

欄間の彫刻が見どころ！

その１～３まであります。

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