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is a historic Japanese temple in the city of
広島市西区みたき散策マップ
in Japanese) Buddhist temples in Hiroshima Prefecture Tourist attractions in Hiroshima Kōyasan Shingon temples Kūkai Hiroshima Prefecture designated important cultural property {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub
is a historic Japanese temple in the city of Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...
, Japan
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Mitaki-dera was founded in 809 during the Daidō era. Mitaki-dera is familiar with the name of . The temple grounds include three waterfalls, and their waters are used as an offering to the victims of the atomic bomb during the annualHiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is an annual Japanese list of minor secular observances#August, vigil.
Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the Atomic bombings of Hiros ...
.
The ''tahōtō
A is a form of Japanese pagoda found primarily at Vajrayana, Esoteric Shingon and Tendai school Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temples. It is unique among pagodas because it has an even number of stories (two). (The second story has ...
'' was dismantled from in Hirogawa, Wakayama in 1951, to hold a memorial service for the victims of the atomic bomb.
There is the wooden seated statue of Amida Nyorai in the Tahōtō.
Mitaki-dera is famous for sakura
The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ...
, autumn leaves and maples.
Mitaki-dera is the 13th of Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
See also
*Kannon
Guanyin () is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with Karuṇā, compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World". Originally regarded as m ...
* Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
* Amida Nyorai
*Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is an annual Japanese list of minor secular observances#August, vigil.
Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the Atomic bombings of Hiros ...
* Mitaki Station
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広島市西区みたき散策マップ
in Japanese) Buddhist temples in Hiroshima Prefecture Tourist attractions in Hiroshima Kōyasan Shingon temples Kūkai Hiroshima Prefecture designated important cultural property {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub