The is a temple of the
Tendai
, also known as the Tendai Lotus School (天台法華宗 ''Tendai hokke shū,'' sometimes just "''hokke shū''") is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition (with significant esoteric elements) officially established in Japan in 806 by the Japanese m ...
sect in
Himeji
260px, Himeji City Hall
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is ...
,
Hyōgo, Japan.
History
It was founded by
Shoku Shonin in 966.
The complex of buildings is at the top of Mt Shosha approximately 25 minutes by bus from Himeji Station. The mountain summit can be reached by either a one-mile hiking trail or
Mt. Shosha Ropeway, and is often visited by pilgrims. Scenes from ''
The Last Samurai
''The Last Samurai'' is a 2003 epic period action drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz from a story devised by Logan. The film stars Ken Watanabe in the ...
'' were filmed there.
Engyō-ji is temple No. 27 in the
Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage, following
Ichijō-ji
is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in Kasai, Hyōgo, Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, Japan.
It was first established in 650 at Emperor Kōtoku's request, and the temple complex and buildings have undergone several periods of destruction ...
and preceding
Nariai-ji.
Building list
*Bentendō
*
Daikōdō -
Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by ...
.
*Daikokudō
*Fudōdō
*
Gohōdō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in 1559.
*Gohōdō haiden - It was rebuilt in 1589.
*Gyōjadō
*Hokkedō
*
Jikidō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in Muromachi period.
*
Jōgyōdō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in Muromachi period.
*Jujiin
*Jumyōin - Kyakuden, Kuri and Karamon is Important Cultural Property of Japan.
*
Juryōin - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
*Kaizandō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...
.
*
Kongodō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in Muromachi period.
*Maniden - It was rebuilt in 1933.
*Monjudō
*Myōkōin
*Sengakuin
*
Shōrō
The two main types of bell tower in Japan
The or is the bell tower of a Buddhist temple in Japan, housing the temple's . It can also be found at some Shinto shrines which used to function as temples (see article '' Shinbutsu shūgō''), as ...
- Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle b ...
.
*Yakushidō
*Zuikōin
File:Engyoji02st3200.jpg, Maniden
File:Engyoji17s4592.jpg, Jikidō
File:Engyoji34n4592.jpg, Shōrō
File:Engyoji42nt3200.jpg, Jyōgyōdō
File:Shosha Engyoji001.jpg
File:Mt. Shosha cable car 01.jpg, Mount Shosha Ropeway
In media
Engyō-ji was one of the locations of the movie
the Last Samurai
''The Last Samurai'' is a 2003 epic period action drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz from a story devised by Logan. The film stars Ken Watanabe in the ...
. In the picture it is the temple of Lord Katsumoto.
It was also one of the filming locations of ''
Snake Eyes''.
See also
* For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the
Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
This is the glossary of Japanese Buddhism, including major terms the casual (or brand-new) reader might find useful in understanding articles on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk (*) are illustrated by an image in one of the photo galle ...
.
References
External links
Hyogo Tourism - EngyojiMt. Shosha - Engyoji
(Japanese)
Official Himeji tourism website
in English
966 establishments
10th-century establishments in Japan
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
Tendai temples
Buddhist temples in Himeji
Historic Sites of Japan
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