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, Hyōgo, Japan.

History

It was founded by Shoku Shonin in 966. The complex of buildings is at the top of Mt Shosha approximately 25 minutes by bus from Himeji Station. The mountain summit can be reached by either a one-mile hiking trail or Mt. Shosha Ropeway, and is often visited by pilgrims. Scenes from ''

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'' were filmed there. Engyō-ji is temple No. 27 in the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage, following Ichijō-ji and preceding Nariai-ji.

Building list

*Bentendō * Daikōdō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in

Muromachi period The , also known as the , is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate ( or ), which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi ...

. *Daikokudō *Fudōdō * Gohōdō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in 1559. *Gohōdō haiden - It was rebuilt in 1589. *Gyōjadō *Hokkedō * Jikidō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in Muromachi period. * Jōgyōdō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in Muromachi period. *Jujiin *Jumyōin - Kyakuden, Kuri and Karamon is Important Cultural Property of Japan. * Juryōin - Important Cultural Property of Japan. *Kaizandō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

. * Kongodō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in Muromachi period. *Maniden - It was rebuilt in 1933. *Monjudō *Myōkōin *Sengakuin *

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- Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was rebuilt in

Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...

. *Yakushidō *Zuikōin File:Engyoji02st3200.jpg, Maniden File:Engyoji17s4592.jpg, Jikidō File:Engyoji34n4592.jpg, Shōrō File:Engyoji42nt3200.jpg, Jyōgyōdō File:Shosha Engyoji001.jpg File:Mt. Shosha cable car 01.jpg, Mount Shosha Ropeway

In media

Engyō-ji was one of the locations of the movie

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. In the picture it is the temple of Lord Katsumoto. It was also one of the filming locations of '' Snake Eyes''.

References

External links

Hyogo Tourism - Engyoji

Mt. Shosha - Engyoji
(Japanese)
Official Himeji tourism website
in English 966 establishments 10th-century establishments in Japan Important Cultural Properties of Japan Tendai temples Buddhist temples in Himeji Historic Sites of Japan Hyogo Prefecture designated tangible cultural property {{Mahayana-stub