仙台 輪王寺 Sendai Rinnoou-ji Rinnoji Temple in Sendai
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Rinnoji Temple in Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a temple of the Soto sect of Buddhism It was founded in Somekawa in present Fukushima Prefecture in 1441 by Date Mochimune, the 11th head of the Date clan, to respond to the plea for constructing a family temple, which had been made by the nun Rantei Meigyoku, the wife of the late 9th head.
In the later periods, when the Date clan relocated their main castle to Yonezawa, Aizu and Iwateyama, the temple was also relocated to the new capital. In 1602, Date Masamune, the 17th head of the family and the founder of the Sendai domain, relocated the temple to the present place in Sendai. In 1876, the temple buildings except the Niomon Gate, a designated National Important Cultural Property, were burned down in a spreading fire from the nearby field. The buildings were restored in the later period.
Rinnoji Temple is famous for its beautiful Japanese garden named “Rinnoji Zen Garden.” It is a pond stroll garden, which is said to be the most wonderful garden in the city. Japanese irises produce beautiful white and violet flowers in late June. Walking across bridges over the pond to view the scenery of the well-kept garden, you will have a really relaxing time.
In the later periods, when the Date clan relocated their main castle to Yonezawa, Aizu and Iwateyama, the temple was also relocated to the new capital. In 1602, Date Masamune, the 17th head of the family and the founder of the Sendai domain, relocated the temple to the present place in Sendai. In 1876, the temple buildings except the Niomon Gate, a designated National Important Cultural Property, were burned down in a spreading fire from the nearby field. The buildings were restored in the later period.
Rinnoji Temple is famous for its beautiful Japanese garden named “Rinnoji Zen Garden.” It is a pond stroll garden, which is said to be the most wonderful garden in the city. Japanese irises produce beautiful white and violet flowers in late June. Walking across bridges over the pond to view the scenery of the well-kept garden, you will have a really relaxing time.
- address
- 1-14-1 Kitayama, Aoba-ku Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 981-0931
- name
- Rinnoji Temple in Sendai
- phone
- 022-234-5327
- hp
- http://www.rinno-ji.or.jp/