Jigen-do Hall - Okayama

The Ninja of Jikendo is the prefectural museum and the Kannon is owned by the Ikeda family, and now the contents are empty.

The nearby Eboshi rock has an impact.

Parents and children at the pond were feeding on corals and turtles, and the tourists of the powerful, foreigners of the corals, seldom, took photos of the bees.

Beautiful gardens, castles, slow flow time 時間 が

August 1, 2021 I went to the summer fantasy garden and it was wonderful.

In Korakuen today, there are several buildings that have been dedicated to Shinto and Buddha since the Edo period, such as Jingudo, Benzaitendo, Jizodo, Shitennodo and Inarigu. Among them, the center of Korakuen's religion was the Jigendo built in 1697 (Genroku 10). Jingu-do (Kannon-do) is erected just north of Okayama Castle, worshiping the statue of the Kannon statue, and lord Tsunamasa devoted a copy of the Fumon (Kannon sutra) to pray for national security and prosperity of descendants. Was. Also, pay attention to the huge rock called Torihatiwa near Jingudo. It is cut and disassembled, and the pair (male and female) in the park is oversized by the masons at the time.

A temple in front of Sawa no Ike. It looks like history.

[Sky Hall] Okayama Korakuen was transferred to Okayama Prefecture from the Ikeda clan, who was the lord of the Okayama domain. Not everything was transferred, Things that are important to the Ikeda family are excluded. The symbolic facility is "Jigen-do", which is located in the northeast of Korakuen's demon gate. It's next to the tea plantation. It's a temple with a magnificent gate, Actually, it's a torankudo where the principal image is stored. It seems that the Ikeda family manages the principal image that was originally enshrined. (※private) [Jigen-do] By the way, I tried to find out what was originally stored in Jigen-do. It seems that two Kannon images were stored here. In the first place, Jigen-do is a hall that was built as an apotropaic magic when Tsunamasa Ikeda reached his 60th birthday. The statue of Kannon, who wishes for the prosperity of the Ikeda family and the people, is owned by the Ikeda family. It means that two bodies donated by the temple and Hokaiin in Okayama City were stored. On New Year's Day, May and September 22nd, the elders also worship, and every 33 years they are moved to the Hokaiin so that they can also worship the territory. Did the Ikeda clan get a lot of faith? [Uba Rock / Otateishi] There is a huge rock called Torihata Rock near Jigen-do. ・ Uba Rock If you look at it, you'll notice that there are a lot of cuts in this rock. This is the method used at the time when there was no means to carry large rocks. Cut a large rock and make it a size that can be moved It's a matter of reassembling the top at the installation site and restoring it to its original shape. Even if I say it's cut all at once ... It's a powerful rock. There is another giant rock called "Otateishi" in the park, but It seems that this was also carried in the same way. Both of these two rocks It's a rock called Yinyang stone. Wishing the prosperity of the offspring, I decorated rocks that imitated the genitals of men and women. (〃 ▽ 〃) □ Access ★★★ Access to Okayama Korakuen ・ 25 minutes on foot from JR Okayama Station ・ Route bus / "JR Okayama Station" East Exit Bus Terminal No. 1 bus stop "Korakuen-mae" (Riding time is about 10 to 15 minutes) ・ From the tram / "Okayama station square", take the "bound for Higashiyama" and get off at "Castle", then walk for 10 minutes. ・ Approximately 20 minutes east of the car / Okayama IC * Parking lot ?️ Fee / hour 100 yen □ Opening hours ★★★ ・ 3 / 20-9 / 30 7: 30-18: 00 ・ 10/1 ～ 3/19 8: 00-17: 00 * Admission is up to 15 minutes before closing time ⚠️ □ Admission fee ★★★ Common ticket (Korakuen / Prefectural Museum) 520 yen (Korakuen / Okayama Castle) 580 yen (Korakuen / Okayama Castle / Hayashibara Museum of Art) 980 yen