Virtual Kubota Castle Town 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #23 Ryusen-ji Temple

 

     It is unknown when Ryusen-ji Temple was founded.  It isn't so clear where it was founded, but it is said to have been founded originally in Hitachi Province.

     The principal image of the Kubot Castle Town 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #23 is Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha.

     The Kubota Castle Town was almost fully formed between 1624 and 1643.  According to the map published in 1663, there were around 40 temples in Teramachi. These temples can be roughly divided into 3 types.

     The 1st type of temples were those that followed Satake Yoshinobu from Hitachi Province, where he lived before his transfer.  They include Rinsho-in, Ichijo-in, and Tosei-ji Temples as well as Ryusen-ji Temple.

     When Yoshnobu was ordered to leave the province, he told the temples in his domain in Hitachi Province to remain there.  Nevertheless, some temples followed him.

     Ibaraki Prefecture, which used to be Hitachi Province, has 2 Ryusen-ji Temples.  It is unknown whether one of the two has something to do with the one in Akita.

     For your information, Tosei-ji Temple used to be the shrine temple of Kanasa Shrine.  The shrine was founded in 806 and was moved to Teramachi in Kubota Castle Town in 1604.  It was moved to its present place in 1710, presumably after the big fire in the Kubota Castle Town in 1674.  Tosei-ji Temple might have been abolished after the Gods and Buddhas Separation Order was issued by the Meiji Restoration Government in 1868.

     The 2nd type temples are those that moved from the area around Tsuchizaki Port, just like the townspeople who were called from Tsuchizaki Port to help with town development.  18 temples were relocated, including Daihi-ji, Myogaku-ji, and Komyo-ji Temples, which were collectively known as the "Three Minato Temples."  Jogan-ji, Saizen-ji, Tofuku-ji Temples, and Shaka-do Hall moved as well.

     The 3rd group are the temples that were established in the Kubota Castle Town.  These include Kogan-in, Seigan-ji, and Fuden-ji Temples.

Address: 1-43 Kyokuhokuteramachi, Akita, 010-0924

Phone: 018-823-8834

Rinsho-in Temple (kubota Castle Town 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #27)

Address: 6-35 Kyokuhokusakaemachi, Akita, 010-0922

Phone: 018-862-3298

Ichijo-in Temple

Address: 5-16 Kawamotomatsuokamachi, Akita, 010-0933

Phone: 018-865-2014

Ryusen-ji Temple

Address: 2877-1 Shitamachi, Ryugasaki, Ibaraki 301-0824

Phone: 0297-62-2373

Ryusen-ji Temple

Address: 2 Chome-11-12 Central, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0043

Phone: 029-821-1530

Higashikanasa Shrine

Address: 9740 Keganocho, Hitachiota, Ibaraki 313-0351

Phone: 0294-85-1638

Kanasa Shrine

Address: 2-36 Hodonokanasamachi, Akita, 010-0902

Phone: 018-845-0333

Kubota Castle Town 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #14 Daihi-ji Temple

Address: 4−50 Kyokuhokuteramachi, Akita 010-0924

Phone: 018-823-2379

Kubota Castle Town 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #15 Myogaku-ji Temple

Address: 4-45 Kyokuhokuteramachi, Akita, 010-0924

Phone: 018-862-2968

Kubota Castle Town 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #18 Komyo-ji Temple

Address: 4-32 Kyokuhokuteramachi, Akita, 010-0924

Phone: 018-824-2436

Jogan-ji Temple

Address: 6-49 Kyokuhokusakaemachi, Akita, 010-0922

Phone: 018-864-5935

Saizen-ji Temple

Address: 7-34 Kyokuhokusakaemachi, Akita, 010-0922

Phone: 018-864-6375