NEWS] Daneiji Temple, cherry blossoms illuminated!

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Mar 18, 2017
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association

The best cherry blossom viewing spot in Nagato, "Daneiji Temple" will be lit up!

Daneiji Temple, located in the Nagato Yumoto hot spring area, is the most famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Nagato, where the legends of warlords remain. This year, the temple will be lit up with cherry blossoms, which has become an annual tradition. Since it is still chilly, why don't you come and enjoy the cherry blossoms and experience the "Sugatami no Ike" pond, where the legend of the warlords is still alive.

Light-up period

Saturday, March 18 - Sunday, April 9, 2017, sunset - 23:00

For inquiries, please contact

Yumoto Onsen Ryokan Cooperative Association TEL：0837-25-3611

Daineiji Temple

～This is one of the most famous temples of the Soto sect, which was founded in 17 Oei Era by Washigashira Hirotada, the guardian of the time. The Banseki Bridge spanning the Daneiji River dates from the early Edo period and is one of the three odd bridges in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The temple is also known as the final resting place of the Ouchi clan, a feudal warlord who once boasted a prosperity so great that it was called the Koya of the west, and who flourished in Yamaguchi as the champion of the western provinces in the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The temple grounds are spacious and include the main hall, which was reconstructed in the Edo period, the foundation stone of the former gate, the Sugatami no Ike pond where Lord Ouchi Yoshitaka is said to have realized his final days by looking at his face, and a rock used for hanging a headpiece. Climbing up the mountain path near the main hall, the graves of Ouchi Yoshitaka, his eldest son Yoshitaka, and his retainers line the path, and the moss-covered box-shaped pagoda seems to speak silently of the sad history of the temple.

JR Fureai Walk "Enjoy Spring in Nagato Yumoto Onsen! Held

This is a series of walks connecting stations along the old highway by "people" and visiting historic sites and places of interest along the route. With an old map in hand, we will stroll through Nagato Yumoto Onsen, a town of hot springs spreading along the Onshin River. The tour will also visit Daineiji Temple from the old highway and "Mochitsuki Jizo," a stone statue of a rice cake that is said to be able to give birth to a child. Why don't you fully enjoy the beautiful spring at "Hagiyaki no Sato" and "Daneiji," a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in the mountains with clear water flowing through it?

■Date: Sunday, April 2, 2017

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