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Ichinomiyaji

Kagawa · Takamatsu · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 一宮寺

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WHAT TO DOIchinomiyaji

Put your head into the stone shrine, they say, and you will hear the cauldrons of hell.

WHEREKagawa

Takamatsu · Takamatsu

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Put your head into the stone shrine, they say, and you will hear the cauldrons of hell.

About this place

Ichinomiya-ji (Japanese: 一宮寺) is a temple of the Omuro School of Shingon Buddhism, located in Ichinomiya-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. Its formal mountain name is Shingōzan, and its sub-temple name is Daihōin. The principal deity is Shō Kannon Bodhisattva. It serves as the 83rd temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is situated adjacent to Tamura Shrine, the Ichinomiya (chief shrine) of the former Sanuki Province. Mantra of the Principal Deity: Om Arorikya Sowaka Pilgrimage Verse (Goeika): Having come to gaze in reverence before the shrine of Sanuki’s Ichinomiya—who among us can truly fathom the heart of the Divine? Pilgrimage Stamp (Nōkyō-in): Stamp of the Temple's Principal Deity; Commemorative Stamp for the "Cauldron of Hell" (Jigoku no Kama)

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Founded：703 (traditional) Shrine rank：Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, Temple No. 83 Blessings：Warding off evil

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