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Shiga Temple

Anrakuritsu-in

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Ancient Tendai temple with historical buildings and a national treasure, worth visiting for its serene past.

Anrakuritsu-in
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What it is

  • A Tendai sect temple founded in 985 by Eikan.
  • Became a Ritsuin in the Edo period.
  • Eshin Sozu lived here in seclusion.
  • Myoritsu and Reiku advocated strict precepts.

What to see

  • Remaining buildings and tombs of high priests.
  • Fujiwara Sadaie's monument and nail mound.
  • National treasure main image, which survived a fire.
  • Filming location for the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Anrakuritsu-in Open in Google Maps

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