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Jinai-machi (Gansen-ji Temple) |
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| The origin of Kaizuka Jinai-machi (literally,
a town in the precincts of a temple) dates back to 1545,
when a tea hut with no resident priest invited Boku-han-sai
Ryochin from Negoro-ji Temple in Kishu(Wakayama), who led
the construction of a town of believers of Ikko sect. Gansen-ji
Temple functioned as the core of the community. In 1555,
the town was designated as the Jinai-machi, but, it was said
to have been destroyed in 1577 during the losing battle against
ODA Nobunaga. In the meantime the temple and the Jinai-machi
were restored, and in 1683, inviting Priest KENNYO from Sagino-mori,
Kishu province for two years, the temple was designated Honganji
Mido (religious hall of the head temple) . In the Edo Period,
the town was given a prerogative status as a temple with
the continued supremacy of the BOKUHAN priest family. The
main building (restored in the Edo Period(1663)), the front
gate(built in 1679) and the drum hall(built in 1719) are
designated National Important Cultrual Assets. The bell,
cast early in the Kamakura Period is designated Prefectural
Cultural Asset. |
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Phone |
0724-22-1302 |
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Parking Capacity |
Not available |
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