Overview
It stands on a small island jutting into Matsushima Bay. The bridge across is a sukashi-bashi, with gaps between the planks so that the sea shows through, built to make you cross with your mind on the crossing.
About this place
Zuigan-ji (瑞巌寺, Zuigan-ji) is a Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, its honzon is a statue of Shō Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Shōtō Seiryūzan Zuigan Enpuku Zenji (松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺), but it was commonly known as "Matsushima-dera". It was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi. In commemoration of the haiku poet Matsuo Basho's pilgrimage in 1689 during the early Edo period, the Basho Festival is held annually at the temple on the second Sunday of November.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：807 (traditional) Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Warding off evil
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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