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ShigaShrines & TemplesThe men who would later found their own schools all studied here: Honen of Jodo, Shinran of Jodo Shinshu, Eisai of Rinzai, Dogen of Soto, Nichiren of the Nichiren school. Most of the major schools of Japanese Buddhism pass through this mountain. That is why it is called the mother mountain.
ShigaShrines & TemplesIt enshrines the land deity of Mount Hiei, and its messenger is the sacred monkey. The way shrine and temple grew up side by side is still legible in the lie of the land.
ShigaShrines & TemplesKnown affectionately as Otaga-san, it draws prayers for long life. The old saying ran: seven visits to Ise, three to Kumano, and to Otaga every month.
ShigaShrines & TemplesSaid to be where Murasaki Shikibu began writing The Tale of Genji. The main hall and the tahoto pagoda are National Treasures.
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ShigaShrines & TemplesKnown for the torii standing out in Lake Biwa, and called the Itsukushima of Omi. A deity of long life.
ShigaShrines & TemplesAn old temple said to have been founded by immigrants from the continent. One of the three mountain temples of eastern Omi, and famous for autumn colour.
ShigaShrines & TemplesThe undying dharma lamp Saicho lit has burned for 1,200 years. Never letting the oil run out is itself the practice.
ShigaShrines & TemplesThe whole mountain is the temple, in three districts. It produced Honen, Shinran, Dogen and Nichiren.
A distinctive form, with a triangular gable set on top of the torii. The fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, given shape.
ShigaShrines & TemplesThe whole island afloat in Lake Biwa is an object of worship. Its karamon gate, a National Treasure, was moved here from the Hokoku mausoleum.
ShigaShrines & TemplesThe shrine on Chikubushima. Its main hall, a National Treasure, is said to be a surviving structure from Fushimi Castle.
ShigaShrines & TemplesOne of the three mountain temples of eastern Omi. The main hall is a National Treasure, and it is known for its blood-red maples.
ShigaShrines & TemplesOne of the three mountain temples of eastern Omi. Both the main hall and the three-storey pagoda are National Treasures. It escaped Nobunaga's burning.
ShigaShrines & TemplesIt stands on the summit of Mount Kinugasa, said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku.
ShigaShrines & TemplesIt drew the faith of the Omi merchants, and is known for the fire festivals of Sagicho and the Hachiman festival.
The home of Shigaraki ware, one of the six ancient kilns of Japan, known for its tanuki figures.
A town where monks of Mount Hiei lived in retirement. Stone walls in the Ano-shu style run through it.
ShigaShrines & TemplesA distinctive roof form called hiyoshi-zukuri. With the West Main Shrine, a National Treasure.
ShigaShrines & TemplesHeld to be the oldest tahoto pagoda in Japan, said to have been given by Minamoto no Yoritomo.