Seigakuin Temple
清学院
Seigakuin is a historic Shugendo temple in Sakai, now a museum, offering a glimpse into Edo-period education.
What it is
- A Shugendo Tozan-ha temple in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.
- Established in 1573.
- Now open to the public as 'Sakai Municipal Machiya Museum'.
- Operated a terakoya (temple school) from Edo to early Meiji periods.
What to see
- The principal image is a seated statue of Fudo Myoo.
- Its wooden, tiled gate is a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
- Gate is 1.7m wide with attached walls, believed from late Edo period.
- Desks, inkstones, and textbooks from the terakoya still exist.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
大阪府堺市堺区北旅籠町西1丁3－13 Open in Google Maps
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