Senkō-ji (Onomichi)
Senkō-ji (千光寺) is a historic Japanese temple in Senko-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
Stone buddhas beside main temple complex.
Overview
Senkō-ji was founded in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era.
Senkō-ji is the 10th site of the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
From Senkō-ji, visitors can view the downtown of Onomichi and the Seto Inland Sea.
There is a Bungaku no komichi (文学のこみち(Path of Literature)) about 25 authors related to Onomichi, including Shiga Naoya and Fumiko Hayashi.
The temple was featured as major landmark in the video game, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.
See also
- Senkōji Ropeway
- Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
- Shiga Naoya
- Fumiko Hayashi
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Senkoji (Onomichi).
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Onomichi.
- Senko-ji (in Japanese)
- Senko-ji (Onomichi city)(in Japanese)
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