http://www.nyoiji.com
関西花の寺霊場七番札所。真言宗。
天平年間に行基菩薩が開基。
門前に久美浜湾を望む絶好のロケーション。4 月には寺を囲む山の斜面いっぱいに 自生のミツバツツジが咲き乱れ圧巻。桜、ヤマボウシ、紫陽花、萩、などの四季を 代表する花木だけでなく、住職が愛情たっぷりに育てた山野草も季節を彩り、一年中花を楽しめます。
*住職が書き下ろしたエッセイ集「苦を楽に生きる」が 9 月に発刊。分かりやすく すべての人々の心に寄り添うようなすてきなエッセイ集です。ヘロンのショップで 好評販売中。
Nyoi-ji Temple
Opening hours: 8 am to 5 pm, open everyday.
Nyoi-ji Temple, a temple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, is located in Kumihama-cho, within walking distance (1km) from our guesthouse.
Its principal deity is the Eleven-faced Kannon, a form of the Goddess of Mercy.
Known as the temple where you can see the sea, its panoramic view of Kumihama Bay fascinates many visitors.
And throughout year you can also enjoy that 500 kinds of flowers, trees and wild flowers bloom or grow in its garden and around. Especially around the middle of April you will see mitsuba azaleas, which grow densely in the natural forest around the temple, are in full bloom and dye the area beautifully in purplish red. In addition to it, one thing you must know is these wild flowers & trees are kept very well by the chief priest himself!
A festival known as Sennichi-e is held here on 9th of August every year, attracts large numbers of visitors. The festival features fireworks, lanterns are also set afloat, and a series of fires forming the character “dai” (large) are lit on the hillside.
The temple was originally built in the 8th century on a mountain called Kan’non-zan, on the west coast of Kumihama Bay, 1km north-east of present location. People used to visit the temple by boat from Kumihama town center. In 1963 it was relocated to current temple area to make it easily accessible.