Shoboji Temple - Oshu

The reading of the temple name is not "shohoji" but "shobouji". By the way, the mountain number Oume Gezan is read as "Daibainengezan". It seems to be strong, but it should be that, and it is said that the temple of the Soto sect has the second highest rank after Eiheiji and Sojiji. The Buddhist temple and the mountain gate, which were lost due to the fire at the end of the 18th century, remain as they are, but the Somon, which survived the burning, and the reconstructed main hall and the back of the warehouse are designated as national important cultural properties. In particular, the main hall is said to have the best thatched roof in Japan, and it is a spectacular sight. The reception is in the parking lot and the back of the warehouse, the admission fee is paid in the parking lot, and the red stamp is given in the back of the warehouse. You can see the inside of the building from the back of the warehouse, and the back of the warehouse, the main hall, the monastery, and Kaisando are connected by a corridor. Kaisando is a small building, but the precincts you can see from here are superb. It's a great temple, but it's not easy to access by public transport. Buses operating from Mizusawa Station are considered to be abolished, with two flights a day. There is Kokusekiji Temple, which is famous for the Somin Matsuri, on the way to Shohoji Temple, but if you try to visit both, the itinerary will not be completed by bus alone. You can rent a taxi from Mizusawa Station for 2 hours for 960 yen, take a bus to Shoboji Temple and walk to Kokusekiji Temple and call a taxi after visiting, or take a taxi on the outbound route and a bus on the return route. It will be an option. If you cross the mountain, it is a scenic spot in Geibikei, so if you take a taxi or rent a car, you may access it from there. The taxi fare from Geibikei to Shohoji seems to be about 4000 yen. Although it is difficult to access, it looks good enough to worship, and the evaluation is four.

The magnificence of thatched roofs cannot be conveyed in words. Please take a look.

I will go to Obon with a prayer. Very calm. I will definitely buy Umeboshi from Shohoji on my way home (@ ^^ @)

I visited by using Otokyu Kip. This is the shooting location of Sayuri Yoshinaga, a poster of JR East. Iwate and Hatsuki in early winter danced and felt lonely. It's a nice spot ✨ ✨

A very beautiful thatched-roof temple ? The best in Japan ? You can see it for 500 yen for adults, but ... Satisfied just by looking at it from the outside ?

Shoboji Temple, the third head temple of the Soto sect It was the largest thatched-roof main hall in Japan. Secret Buddha Honzon Nyoirinji Kannon Bosatsu sitting statue opens The pamphlet was scheduled for the end of September, but for some reason it was open on October 2nd yesterday.

It is an ancient temple of the Soto sect. This is a temple visited by Sayuri Yoshinaga in a commercial for the JR East Adult Holiday Club. The temple with the largest thatched roof in Japan is a masterpiece. As of 2021.7.20, the sitting statue of the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva, the Buddha of the Buddha, was open. Parking is free. The admission fee is 500 yen.