Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan · Tradition
Buddhism sacred sites in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Explore 8 Buddhism sacred places in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, with mapped locations and detailed site guides.
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Buttsū-ji
Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Buttsū-ji — Omoto-san Buttsū-ji — is the head temple (daihonzan) of the Buttsū-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, founded in 1397 by Kobayakawa Haruhira and Zen master Gucchū Shūkyū...
Enkō-ji (Myō-ō-in)
Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Enkō-ji, also known as Myō-ō-in, sits on Atago-yama above the Kusado Sengen archaeological site in Fukuyama, Hiroshima....
Jōdo-ji (Daijōritsu-in)
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Jōdo-ji crowns a hill above the Onomichi waterway and serves as Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage station #9....
Kōjō-ji
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Kōjō-ji — Chōon-zan Kōjō-ji — sits atop Mt. Chōon ('Tide-Sound Mountain') above Setoda Bay on Ikuchijima....
Mitaki-dera (Mitaki-Kannon)
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Mitaki-dera — Ryūsen-zan Mitaki-ji — sits in a forested ravine 3 km from the hypocentre of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, with three named waterfalls flowing through the...
Saigoku-ji (Sōji-in)
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Saigoku-ji — full name Maniyama Sōji-in Saigoku-ji — sits on Mt. Atago above Onomichi's old port, ascended by 108 stone steps....
Senkō-ji
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Senkō-ji — full name Daihōzan Gongen-in Senkō-ji — clings to the mid-slope of Mt. Senkō above Onomichi harbor....
Suishō-ji (Daishō-in)
Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Daishō-in — full classical name Takizan Suiseiji Daishōin (also Suishō-ji), commonly called Miyajima Daishō-in — is the daihonzan (head temple) of the Omuro branch of...
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