Akikokubunji Temple

Fairly good temple

The temple is not look so good from the front door, but it is fairly beautiful inside. The location is not far from Kyozenji temple. Admission is free. You can visit those two temples in one go

The former AKI Kokubun Ji Temple site is a national historic site

Original Text

About 10 minutes walk from the north exit of SAIJO Station. The year of foundation is unknown. A temple of the Shingon sect Omuro school. The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai. The 38th temple of 88 places in Hiroshima Shin-Shikoku. The mountain gate (Niomon) was built in the mid-16th century. The main hall was built in 2004 and new, but it is built on the base of the Kondo (restoration) revealed by excavation investigation. The Gomado on the right side of the main hall was built in the late Edo period as a prayer hall for the Asano family of the Hiroshima feudal lord. The former Aki Kokubunji ruins are national historic sites, and the surrounding area of the precincts is "...

The precincts are wide.

Original Text

In the morning, I left Hiroshima Station and came to visit the sake brewery, but it seemed that the time was early and I took a walk a little outside the sake brewery area. There are 6 of the 7 sake breweries in the southeastern part of the station, and I first walked there and walked under the Sanyo Line to come to this temple. It was a historic Kokubunji and the precincts were large. It was like a park, and there was a lodging.

Anyu Guofen Temple Pagoda

Original Text

A 10-minute walk from the north exit of SAIJO Station will reach Aki Kokubunji Ruins Park. There is a stone pillar written as the ruins of Aki Kokubunji Pagoda in a part of a fairly large and well-maintained turf park. The tower itself seems to have been destroyed by fire, but the cornerstone remains and there are red burnt traces that are said to have been made by fire. The stone in the center had a hemispherical hollow mark, and it felt a little fun to think about how the tower stood. Anyway, there are no people, so take a walk ...

There is a statue of Nio in the Niomon gate of the mountain gate.

Original Text

Niomon, a temple of the Shingon sect and a mountain gate, has Nio-sama and is one of the highlights. There is Gomado in the precincts, and there is a seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai, which is a wooden statue, and it is designated as a cultural property.