Saimyō-ji (Mashiko)
is a Shingon Buddhism#Branches of Shingon, Shingi Shingon Buddhist temple of the Buzan-ha located halfway up a mountainside in the town of Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan. Built in 737 and rebuilt in 1492, it is one of the four oldest temples in eastern Japan. It is the only temple where one can see a statue of a laughing Enma, the Judge of Hell. The temple also has a stand of ''shikeidake,'' a decorative bamboo originally from China with four-sided, rather than round, stalks that grow to 30 feet in height. Saimyō-ji has been designated an Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Important Cultural Property by the Government of Japan. References

Buddhist temples in Tochigi Prefecture Tochigi Prefecture designated tangible cultural property Designated historic sites of Tochigi Prefecture {{Buddhist-temple-stub ...
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file:Climbing kiln Mashiko.jpg, 270px, Kiln in Mashiko is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 21,841 in 7914 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Mashiko is known for its pottery, called . Geography Mashiko is located in the far southeast corner of Tochigi Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities Tochigi Prefecture * Mooka, Tochigi, Mooka * Ichikai, Tochigi, Ichikai * Motegi, Tochigi, Motegi Ibaraki Prefecture * Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Sakuragawa Climate Mashiko has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with little snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mashiko is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1378 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 30-36 °C, and lowest in January, at around -6 °C. Demographics P ...
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