Sanbutsuji
Written by: adekun on 6 May, 2008 9:46 pm - Filed under: tottori ?
Nageiredo Hall, Mitokusan
A little way from nearby Kurayoshi is the town of Misasa. While the town is famed for it’s radon spas, Sanbutsuji set upon Mitokusan (Mt. Mitoku) really draws the crowds. The temple’s pinnacle is Nageiredo hall. Back in 706 it is said to have been thrown in the mountain by a monk. It rests between two and three hundred metres above a steep gorge, seemingly defying gravity.
Having just visited you have to wonder. To reach it from the main complex takes half an hour; up tangles of exposed tree roots, chains and ropes. In bloom were yama tsutsuji (mountain azalea) and fuji (wisteria). The last Sunday in October the entrance fee is waived for yamabushi (fire walking festival).
At the entrance, those lacking sufficient grip on there footwear are sold wara-zori (straw sandals). It’s not difficult and doesn’t deter people of all ages and sizes - if it’s busy expect the clamber to take a lot longer.
Denise
8 May, 2008 #
That’s amazing!
Hyung Lee
9 May, 2008 #
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farmingfriends
14 May, 2008 #
What an interesting place to visit. maybe one day I will be able to visit the wonder ful places you show us on your blog.
Thanks
Sara from farmingfriends
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15 May, 2008 #
[...] much water. I expect I’ll soon be moaning about the lack of it. On the way back from our trip to Mitokusan Sanbutsuji we saw the rice paddies flooded up in the mountains. It started down here last week. The odd early [...]
KATE
17 May, 2008 #
Wow! (That just about sums it up.)
Alex Case
17 May, 2008 #
That does look amazing. I’m at the point with Japan of “What’s the point of going away for the weekend, they’ll just be the same AMPM just outside the hotel, let’s just save our money to go to Bhutan. That, however, looks worth the journey. How far from the nearest vending machine?”