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Minami Ward:
Anakannon
The Anakannon is an ancient
tomb dug into the side of the hill around the latter part of the Kofun period.
This tomb is located in the precincts of the Kosoji temple. Facing towards the
front of the inner room inside the stone room, is a relief carving of the
Amitabha and on the left and right side a Kannon (the goddess of Mercy) and
Seishi Bodhisattva.
Ruins of Taiheiji Temple
Taiheiji
temple is said to have been a Zen temple located within the hibaru village along
the boundry of Kashihara. Its size is approximately 7,000 square meters. The
Goddess of mercy which is the principal image has rotted away and the body of
Buddha can not be seen.
Roji Ancient Tomb
The ancient burial
mound of Roji is square at the head and rounded at the foot and is estimated to
be a tomb built at the beginning of the 5th century A.D. Its total length is
approximately 80 meters, the width is from 29 meters to 48 meters.
Remaining Part of a Bronze Pike Mold
This
is a piece of an old sandstone which was used to produce a wide bronze pike in
the latter part of the Yayoi period.
Biwa In Priest Gensei's Style
It is
said that at the beginning of the heian period, a priest by the name of Gensei
introduced biwa music as an accompaniment of Buddhist memorial services and
became very active in and around the Jouin temple. |
Jonan Ward:
Yusentei Park
Beside their normal
residences, all of the feudal lords of the Kuroda clan established their own
villa. Normally, a villa was good for one generation only, however, shortly
after becoming a feudal lord in the 6th Kuroda generation, Tsugitaka built a
villa at Tajima, Swara-gun and made it their permanent villa. The place was
named Yusentei after lord Minamoto's Tsuga tanka poetry. As the only Japanese
garden with a pond within the city, it is now open to the public.
Shokakuji Temple
It is said, that the
temple was founded by St. Seiga, a Tang priest during the period of Tenpyo
(729-748). East and west Aburayama used to be one large holy area where 360
priests' quarters were established in the the area.
Kikuchi Shrine
The shrine is dedicated
to Kikuchi Taketoki. Hanyasu-no-mikoto and Ohsaagi-no-mikoto. Taketoki was a
military commander who attacked the last Chinzei commissioner, Hojo Hidetoki and
died defeated in 1333. |
