Daisenji Temple

Daisenji (Daisen Temple)

Daisenji (Daisen Temple) in Winter

Daisenji (Daisen Temple) at night

The old road that leads to Kinmon where shugendo monks once trained themselves.

Kinmon

Nankogawara near Daisenji

introduction

Daisenji is a Buddhist temple located in the middle of Mt. Daisen. The temple had flourished as a training area for shugendo from 7th to 14th century. More than 100 temples and 3,000 armed priests used to be under the control of the temple at the height of its prosperity. The authority was no smaller than Mount Hiei, Mount Yoshino and Mount Koya.

The temple was destroyed by fire in 1928, and reconstructed in 1951. Ogamiyama Shrine is located above the temple.

Address	9 Daisen, Daisen-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori
Phone	0859-52-2158 (Only Japanese speakers are available.)
URL	http://www.daisenji.jp/
Station	JR Yonago Station
Access	40min drive from JR Yonago Station, 50min bus ride from JR Yonago Station for Daisenji by Nikko Bus