Title Temples and Shrines in East Ebisu

  • Oita
Topic(s):
Shrines/Temples/Churches National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
setonaikaikokuritsukoembungotakadashitagengokaisetsukyogikai
Associated Address:
3-1-1 Otemachi, Oita-shi , Oita

夷 夷谷の寺社群

豊後高田市の夷地区には2つの寺と1つの神社があり、互いに隣り合っています。国東半島で一般的な神仏習合の一例です。中世には、夷谷全体が夷岩屋の寺社境内に含まれているとみなされていました。現在もある寺や神社は、かつてその一部でした。


左には霊仙寺があり、朱塗りの鐘楼門を備えています。神社を守る石像として、2体の仁王像があります。霊仙寺には、長さが6mを超える大型の地蔵菩薩もあります。隣の実相院には、最大の国東塔があります。これは、国東半島で一般的に見られる宝塔です。右には、六所神社があります。神社の隣に並ぶ6つの大木は、6つの神を表しています。


Temples and Shrines in East Ebisu

The precincts of the Ebisuiwaya Temple extended throughout the entire Ebisu Valley for several centuries, and the two temples and one shrine that still stand in a row in the Ebisu area were once part of that religious complex. They are a testament to the religious syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism that is the hallmark of religious practice on the Kunisaki Peninsula. Jissoin Temple is in the center, flanked by Reisenji Temple on the left and by Rokusho Shrine on the right.


At Reisenji, the vermilion-lacquered bell tower gate is flanked by two nio statues, the stone guardians who protect the shrine. Reisenji is also home to a large stone statue of Jizo Bosatsu (the savior of all sentient beings) which is over 6 meters tall. The neighboring Jissoin is home to the largest Kunisaki-to, or hoto (treasured pagoda), commonly found in Kunisaki Peninsula. Rokusho Shrine is literally “the shrine of six deities.” The six large trees standing in a row next to the shrine represent the six deities as does a nearby cave, in which the structure of the original shrine was constructed.


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