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The ceiling painting of a phoenix that stares from every angle, painted by Katsushika Hokusai in his last years.
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Ganshoin is a Soto sect temple in Karita, Obuse, Kamitakai District, Nagano. Its mountain name is Baidozan. The principal image is Shakyamuni Nyorai. It has Katsushika Hokusai's "Phoenix Glaring in Eight Directions" painting and is also a temple associated with Kobayashi Issa. According to the temple's tradition, it was founded in 1430 (Eikyo 2) as the Pure Land Senso-rin Nenbutsuji, and in 1472 (Bunmei 4) it was established by Ogino Bingo-no-kami Tsunetomo, lord of Karita Castle, with the master Futaku Genkei as founding priest. It is the family temple of Fukushima Masanori, who was dispossessed in 1619 (Genna 5) to Takaino Domain in Shinano Province on the grounds of unauthorized rebuilding of Hiroshima Castle, and a mausoleum stands on the grounds.
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Founded：1472 Blessings：Warding off evil
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