| Keta Taisha Shrine |
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 Address:KU-1
Jikemachi, Hakui City, 925-0003
TEL: 0767-22-0602
FAX: 0767-22-5515
Entry Fee: Free Entry Fee
Open Hours: 8:30 - 16:30 (7/20 - 8/31: 8:30 - 18:00)
Open All Year Round
Access: Take the Noto Seibu Bus bound for "Noto Takahama" from JR Hakui Station,
ride for 10 minutes, get off at "Ichi-no-miya" Bus Stop and walk for 5 minutes.
URL:http://www.keta.jp/ (Japanese)
This Shrine enshrines Ookuni-nushi-no-Mikoto, which is a deity of marriage. During
Nara and Heian Period, the Shrine was known as Noto-kuni Ichi no Miya (the first
shrine of Noto) and has a history of 2100 years. The scenery inside the shrine
is beautiful which changes with each passing season and there's a solemn but pleasant
atmosphere. When Emperor Akihito visited the Shrine and the Forbidden Sacred Forest
(Natural Monument) in 1983, Emperor read a Haiku about the Shrine and the Forest. |
| Myojoji Temple |
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Address:YO-1 Takidani-machi, Hakui City, 925-0002
TEL: 0767-27-1226
FAX: 0767-27-1227
Entry Fee: Adult ¥500; Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥300
Open Hours: 8:00 - 17:00 (April - October);
8:00 - 16:30 (November - March)
Open All Year Round
Access: Take the Noto Seibu Bus bound for Togi or Takahama from JR Hakui Station,
get off at Takidani-kuchi Bus Stop and walk for 20 minutes.
URL:http://www4.nsk.ne.jp/myojoji/
(Japanese)
Myojoji Temple is the head temple of Nichiren Sect in Hokuriku Region. Visitors
can also visit Joroku-do, a hall containing a wooden statue of Shakamuni Buddha
(5 meters tall, 1686); this statue was restored lately to remove all alterations
that were made last centuries, and recovered now its original appearance. An English
pamphlet is provided to foreign visitors. Some of the temple buildings which are
designated as Important Cultural Properties were made during the reign of first
5 generations of Kaga's ruling feudal family-Maedas. Especially, the 34 meters
tall Goju-no-To (5 storied pagoda) is the largest wooden pagoda in Hokuriku region
and it's a masterpiece of early Edo Period pagodas. It's the only 5 storied pagodas
in Japan which has a tochibuki roof. |
| Sojiji Temple |
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 Address:
KO-1-18 Monzen machi-Monzen, Wajima City, 927-2156
TEL:0768-42-0005 / FAX:0768-42-1002
Entry Fee: Adult ¥400; High School Students ¥300;
Junior High School Students ¥200;
Elementary School Students ¥150
Open Hours: 8:00 - 17:00
Open All Year Round
Access:Take the Hokutetsu Express Bus bound for Monzen and get off at Monzen-machi
(about 2hours and 30min); or take the bus bound for Monzen from Furatto Homu (old
Wajima Station) for 35 minutes.
URL:http://www.t-monzen.jp/~notosoin/
(Japanese)
This temple was originally built as the headquarters of Soto Sect in 1321 (First
year of Genko Era) by a Zen priest by the name of Joukin Keizan and prospered
along with Eiheiji Temple as the center of Soto sect for young priests. However,
in 1898 (31st year of Meiji Era) most of the temple was destroyed by a great fire
and the Head Temple was shifted to Tsurumi in today's Kanagawa Prefecture. The
present Sojiji Temple still preserves a beauty that recalls to one's mind the
grandness of Daihonzan or the former head temple. Some of the original temple
buildings such as the storehouse of the scriptures, Dentoin (Founder Keizan's
Mausoleum), Kannon Hall known as Jiunkaku which survived the great fire still
stand in a magnificent state. Nanado-Garan or the "7 Buildings Complex" was also
reconstructed. All these buildings together create a magical majestic atmosphere
of yore. It's possible to have a first hand experience of Zazen (Zen meditation)
and have Shojin cuisine (Buddhist vegetarian meals). (Reservations Required.) |
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