-Important Cultural Properties-
00:35 Gate
01:43 Shitennoji Junior and Senior High School
02:54 A place to cleanse your hands
4:31 gate of paradise
04:46 spinning wheel:The gateposts of the temple have a spinning wheel, which visitors can rotate and directly touch to accumulate the merit of washing their minds.
In addition, the tenporin represents the infinite succession of the Buddha’s teachings in the past, present, and future.
06:17 Gate
06:40 five-storied pagoda
08:03 main temple
15:48 lecture hall
16:30 main temple
18:53 Small temple
19:42 This is the place where water is sprinkled on the main statue and prayers are said.
20:14 ring a bell
20:26 sprinkle water on
21:16 spinning wheel(Stone)
23:35 stone stage
28:22 handicrafts
30:03 Gate
35:14 temple
37:35 Gate
It is the first temple of Japanese Buddhism, built by Prince Shotoku in 593.
The temple has survived numerous natural disasters and war damage, and has continued to exist until the present day.
It is a temple that transcends sectarian boundaries with its Shitennoji-style temple structure, which conveys the oldest temple structure in Japan, and halls dedicated to Saicho, Kukai, Shinran, and others.
The main temple building is a Showa-era reconstruction that reconstructed the style of the temple when it was first built, but the Rokujiki-reisando and Gansan-daishido, located on the north side of the temple grounds, were built in the early Edo period and are designated as national important cultural properties.
In addition, there is a museum of treasures that holds many national treasures and important cultural properties.
On the 21st and 22nd of every month, the temple grounds are filled with many stalls and other attractions.
Shitennoji Temple official website: https://www.shitennoji.or.jp/
Google Maps: MG38+QJ Osaka
1 Chome-11-18 Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, 543-0051
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