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Mino Thirty-three Kannon
The are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan.Mino 33 Kannon Mino Seigoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō-kai. Accessed June 6, 2008. The name is derived from , the former name for the area. The list was originally created during the mid-. Thirty-three Kannon Tōkai Hundred Kannon The Mino Thirty-three Kannon combine with the |
Mino, Gifu
Mino Udatsu Townscape is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 20,749 in 8149 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . The city is renowned for traditional Japanese Mino ''washi'' paper and its streets, which are in the style of the early Edo period (1603–1868). An urban area known as "Udatsu Townscape" (うだつのあがるまちなみ) is designated as an important traditional building group conservation area by the government on May 13, 1999. Geography Mino is located in the south-central Gifu Prefecture. The Nagara River and the Itadori River flow through the city. Mino is surrounded by the city of Seki to the west, south and east, and by the city of Gujō to the north. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Mino is . The average annual rainfall is with July as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairyū-ji (Gifu)
is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai school located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon.Mino 33 Kannon Mino Seigoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō-kai. Accessed June 6, 2008. It is located near the Takatomi-chō area of Yamagata, so it is also sometimes referred to as Takatomi Dairyū-ji (高富大龍寺). Also, it has an annual festival at which '' daruma dolls'' are burned, giving it another nickname, Daruma Kannon (だるま観音).Mino 33 Kannon - Dairyū-ji Mino Sei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata, Gifu
Lake Ijira in Yamagata is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 27,356 in 10,868 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Yamagata is located in south-west Gifu Prefecture, north of the prefectural capital of Gifu city. Mount Funabuse, on the border between Motosu and Yamagata is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of . Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yamagata is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2086 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C. Neighbouring municipalities *Gifu Prefecture ** Gifu ** Motosu ** Seki Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yamagata peaked around 1990 and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eishō-ji
Eisho-ji (英勝寺) is a Jōdo-shū temple in Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, and is the sole nunnery in Kamakura. The mountain name is Tokozan. Okaji no Kata, a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu, took the name Eishoin after her pabbajja and founded the temple. The temple is thought to be located at the site of the residence of Ōta Dōkan, who was ancestor of the found. Okaji no Kata bore Ieyasu a daughter, Ichihime, but she died very young. After Ichihime's death, Ieyasu ordered Okaji no Kata to become the adoptive mother of Tokugawa Yorifusa, who later reigned over Mito Domain. The founding priestess Gyokuhōseiinni was a daughter of Yorifusa. From its foundation, princesses of Mito Domain regularly became priestesses of Eisho-ji. Thus people called the temple "Mito palace" or "Nunnery of Mito". After the Meiji Restoration, the practice of obtaining priestesses from the Mito Domain was discontinued and influence of the temple waned. During the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
