Myōtsū-ji

Myōtsū-ji 明通寺
Hondō and three-storey pagoda, National Treasures
Information
Denomination	Shingon
Venerated	Yakushi Nyorai
Location
Address	Obama, Fukui-ken
Country	Japan
Website	homepage (jp)

Myōtsū-ji (明通寺) is a Shingon temple in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The Kamakura-period Hondō and three-storey pagoda are both National Treasures, a number of Heian-period statues have been designated Important Cultural Properties, and there is a garden with a pond.^[1]

Buildings

• Hondō (1258) (NT)^[2][3]
• Three-storey pagoda (1270) (NT)^[4][5]
• Sanmon
• Shōrō

Treasures

• Seated wooden statue of Yakushi Nyorai (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property), Gohonzon^[6]
• Standing wooden statue of Gōzanze Myōō (Heian period) (ICP)^[7]
• Standing wooden statue of Fudō Myōō (Heian period) (ICP)^[8]
• Standing wooden statue of Jinja Daishō (Heian period) (ICP)^[9]
• Kenponchakushoku Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto emaki, 6 scrolls (Edo period) (Prefectural Cultural Property)^[10]
• 399 donor plaques dating from 1309 to 1694 (Prefectural Cultural Property)^[11]

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)

References

1. "Myōtsūji". Obama City. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
2. "Myōtsūji - Hondō". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
3. "Myōtsūji - Hondō". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
4. "Myōtsūji - Sanjūnotō". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
5. "Myōtsūji - Sanjūnotō". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
6. "Myōtsūji - Yakushi Nyorai". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
7. "Myōtsūji - Gōzanze Myōō". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
8. "Myōtsūji - Fudō Myōō". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
9. "Myōtsūji - Jinja Daishō". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
10. "Myōtsūji - Kenponchakushoku Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto emaki". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
11. "Myōtsūji - Nyohōkyō ryōsoku kishin fuda". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

External links

• (Japanese) Myōtsū-ji (homepage)

Coordinates: 35°27′13″N 135°48′16″E / 35.45361°N 135.80444°E