Suigan Temple - Matsushima

This temple is just across the Matsushima Ferry Ride Terminal. This temple had been used by Buddhist monks of the ancient era. The caves relates the ancient, holy stories unsaid. The caves had been used to meditate and according to the status of the monk, the caves had been different. The monks with higher ranks, meditated in the upper caves.

The entrance to the Suiganji temple

The Sando - the main road to the temple from the entrance

The ancient caves used bu monks to meditate

cave for meditating and Buddha Houses

The road along the caves

Moss covered caves

These caves are two storied where the monks with higher ranks used the upper level caves. Too bad that I did not capture the stony steps and the upstairs caves. Very sorry for the inconvenience.

Moss covered ground and the hundred years old pine trees

The gate of the Suiganji

As on 05th of August,2010 the temple was closed for repair, only a part of the halls were open for exhibition. It was 700yen and we did not enter the premises. Even we entered the photos had been prohibited so this would be all you can see through the camera eye.

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