Jorakuji - Shimotsuga District

I met Jorakuji if I was looking for a peaceful temple after miscarriage in the sixth week of pregnancy. My heart was refreshed (no'∀ ｀ *)

It is a historic site in Mibu-cho. It is a temple of Mr. Mibu and Mr. Torii, and is a temple under the Soto Souichi Shoshui school.

Mibu Castle used to be unexpectedly large. Looking at the map of the Torii era (1712-), it seems that this Jorakuji Temple was also inside the moat.

It is a very ancient Soto temple. The main hall in midsummer is a steam bath. Avoid it.

It is a temple with a history, a grave of Yayoi Castle, and a museum, so it seems to be a good place. Because the surroundings have become residential areas, I feel a sense of lack of tranquility.

A temple just north of Mibu Castle. There is the family of Mr. Mibu who built Mibu Castle and the cemetery of the Torii family who became the last castle owner. In addition to events such as the Crescent Moon Festival, various events such as concerts may be held. The map of the Edo period that is sometimes open to the public is big and amazing!

The four seasons cherry blossoms are beautiful.

Xiangyang Mountain Jorakuji Temple of the Soto sect with beautiful "four seasons cherry blossoms". The family temple of the Mibu and Torii clan, the owner of Mibu Castle. I visited Mibu Town on October 11, 2021 (Monday). The following is written on the information board of "Mibu Town Tourism Association". (1) Founding of Jorakuji Temple Muromachi period 1462. The first owner of Mibu Castle, "Mibu Castle" (around? -1500), invited the high priest "Ichishu Masai Osho" (1416-1487) at the time to build Jorakuji Temple as a bodhisattva for Mr. Mibu. ② The rise of Mibu Town and Jorakuji Temple-Edo period 1712. "Torii Tadateru" (1665-1716), who became the raw castellan, designated Jorakuji as a family temple and set up a tomb. Tadahide developed the Mibu clan by focusing on Mibu's breeding and learning. At that time, the richness of the castle town of Mibu at that time was contributed to the large reclining Buddha (1751 donation) donated by the Kato family's "second generation Kato Sakutayu" (1721-1807) who traded with Edo using Kurokawa. Is transmitted. ③ Reconstruction of the main hall of Jorakuji Temple and introduction of Dutch studies-End of the Edo period 1850. The feudal lord of the late Tokugawa period, "Tadayoshi Torii" (1815-1857), foresighted the introduction of Western techniques such as Dutch studies and artillery into the Mibu domain. Genmasa Saito (1809-1872), a Dutch scholar, plays an important role in human anatomy (1840) and vaccination against smallpox (1850). Around that time, the main hall of Jorakuji Temple, which has been handed down today, was rebuilt (1850). Xiangyang Mountain Jorakuji is a temple of the Zen sect "Soto sect". It is the Bodhisattva Temple of the Mibu and Torii clan, the lord of Mibu Castle, and the graveyard of Gensho Saito, a priest, and Gorobei Matsumoto, a swordsman of the Mibu clan who has made a name for himself in the match with Shinsaku Takasugi, is located in the precincts. Adjacent to Mibu Castle, it retains its ancient atmosphere and protects many historical materials such as the Torii family's documents. In addition, the following is written on the stone monument. ● Mibu Castle Owner Mibu Family / Torii Family Bodhisattva Mibu's ancient temple Xiangyang Mountain Jorakuji This temple is a temple of the Soto sect that was built in the middle of the Muromachi period in the 3rd year of Kansho (1462 AD) by the first castle owner, Mamoru Chikugo, who donated 26 stones to the temple territory. Kazuhisa Kaisan was a Zen master of the tenth generation, Ichishu Masai, counting from Dogen Zen master, and prospered as a temple of the Mibu family. Even after Mibu died in 1590, he was protected by Mibu's vassals and successive Mibu castle owners, and after receiving the devotion of Torii Tadateru, who became Mibu castle owner in 1712, Torii It has been protected as a family temple. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1850 after being hit by a fire in 1820, and is a magnificent temple with a lot of zelkova wood inside. Suitable for a temple with a long history, historical materials such as portraits and documents of "Torii Tadateru", graveyards of the Mibu family, the graveyard of the Torii family, the graveyard of the Dutch scholar "Saito Gensho" of the Mibu clan, etc. Various things have been handed down to this day, such as the anecdote of the guardian of the precincts, Mikazuki Sonten, and Mibu's wealthy merchant, Sakutayu Kato. Also, in 1738, at the time of Mizukazu Nao Umimoto, the 20th generation, the potter Ogata Kenzan of Kyoto visited the temple and made it. I made a song. This was a visit to Gukei Sumiyoshi, who was born in Kyoto, and I stayed there for about a month and a half. Mibu Town Tourism Association