Abe Monju-in Temple

Abe Monjuin is one of the oldest temples in Japan, founded in 645 (645), and the first sacred place of Japan's Sanmonju, Yamato Abe no Monju in Nara Prefecture (Kyoto Prefecture) It is also known as Monju of Amanohashidate Kirito, Monju of Yamagata Prefecture, and Monju of Oshu Kameoka). Many students visit each year to fulfill their academic achievements and pray for success.

The principal image is the Monju Bosatsu, which is famous for its saying, "If you have three people, Monju no Chie", and is Japan's largest Monju-sama built by Kaikei, a great Buddhist priest in the Kamakura period, and is about 7m tall. All five statues are national treasures, representing the appearance of riding a lion and traveling across the sea of clouds across the sea of clouds and traveling on a preaching journey with four wakiji.

On the precincts, there are many attractions such as the observatory, which is said to have performed astronomical observations by Onmyoji Seimei Abe, who played an active part in the Heian period, the tumulus of the Asuka period, which is designated as a national special historic site, and the Shirayamado [important cultural property], which is worshiped as a god of marriage. In the fall, you can also enjoy the "Cosmos Maze" made of cosmos, and the giant flower painting "Jumbo Zodiac Flower Paint", which draws the zodiac with about 8,000 pansies every year from mid-November.

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