Mitaki-dera

Mitaki-dera

Mitaki-dera (三瀧寺) is a historic Japanese temple in the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Overview

Mitaki-dera was founded in the year 809 during the Daidō era.

Mitaki-dera is familiar with the name of "Mitaki-Kannon" (三滝観音).

There are three falls, and the water will be used as an offering of water to the victims of the atomic bomb during the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony.

The tahōtō was dismantled from Hiro-Hachiman-jinja (広八幡神社) in Hirogawa, Wakayama in 1951, to hold a memorial service for the victims of the atomic bomb.

There is the wooden seated statue of Amida Nyorai in the Tahōtō.

Mitaki-dera is famous for sakura, autumn leaves and maples.

Mitaki-dera is the 13th of Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

See also

• Kannon
• Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
• Amida Nyorai
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
• Mitaki Station
• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

External links

• 広島市西区みたき散策マップ(in Japanese)