Gesshoji Izumo Matsue

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Gesshooji 月照寺 Gessho-Ji, Matsue
歓喜山 Kankizan 月照寺 Gesshoji

島根県松江市外中原町179 / Shimane, Matsue city, Sotonakabara

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

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Gesshoji Temple, the ‘Temple of Moonlight’,
is the family temple of the Matsudaira clan, the feudal lords of the Matsue domain during the Edo period.
Inside the temple precincts, being designated a national historical site, are many relics and artifacts such as
‘Karamon’ (Chinese-style gate),

a large turtle sculpture featured in the writings of Lafcadio Hearn and
a tea room that was used by Matsudaira Fumai himself.
Gesshoji temple is popular among people as the temple of history and faith.
During mid-June to mid-July, beautiful hydrangeas bloom inside the temple.
Many people come to enjoy the flowers in the quiet serene historical atmosphere.
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In the compound is a tea house called 大円庵（だいえんあん) Daien-An.
And a well for tea ceremony water 茶の湯の水.

山陰のあじさい寺 The Ajisai Hydrangea Temple of the San-In region

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. Matsudaira Fumai 松平不昧 and the Matsue Tea Ceremony .
Matsudaira Harusato 松平治郷 (1751-1818)

. Lafcadio Hearn, Koizumi Yakumo 小泉八雲 .

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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This temple is Nr. 05 of the
. Izumo no Kuni Shinbutsu Pilgrimage 出雲國神仏霊場編 .

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 .

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