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Akaidake Yakushi-ji Temple

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閼伽井嶽薬師

Ancient mountain temple with a hidden Buddha, part of two sacred site pilgrimages.

Akaidake Yakushi-ji Temple
Mizushimasea CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • Shingon-shu Chizan-ha temple, founded in 806.
  • Was a special head temple before World War 2.
  • Final temple of the Tohoku 36 Fudo Sacred Sites.
  • First temple of the Fukushima Hamadori 12 Yakushi Sacred Sites.

What to see

  • Hidden Buddha statue of Yakushi Nyorai.
  • Fudo-do hall and Oku-no-in.
  • Recently built multi-storied pagoda.
  • Main hall built in 1942.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

福島県いわき市平赤井字赤井嶽1 Open in Google Maps

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