Rakanji Temple

Ohda
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Gohyaku-Rakan, Rakanji/Money pond

Gohyaku-Rakan and Rakanji, the Shingon Buddhism temple, were built in 1776 to hold a memorial service for miners. There are about 500 Jizos (statues) in three caves. It is said that all of these jizo have different faces. All the statues look lively, they seem to have emotions. The statues are well-preserved because they are protected by the caves.

Money pond:

Across from the hall of jizo statues is a pond called “Benzaiten-Ike. If you wash your coins in this pond, you’ll be lucky with money!! Benzaiten is the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. You can toss a coin into this pond.

Information:

Address:

〒694-0305

Gohyaku-Rakan/Rakanji, Shimane prefecture, Oda city, Omori-cho I-804

TEL / FAX:0854-89-0005 ( in Japanese only)

Hours of opening: 9:00 ~ 17:00, closed irregularly.

Admission fee: 500 yen (adult), 300 yen (children)

Taking pictures in the caves is prohibited.

HP: http://www.rakanji.jp/index.html

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