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11.Daishinji Temple

大信寺【人吉市】|日本で最も豊かな隠れ里 日本遺産人吉球磨【熊本県】

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Name Daishinji Temple
Address 152 Minami Izumida-machi, Hitoyoshi-shi, Kumamoto
Mapcode 195 767 606*71
Contact 0966-22-3414
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This temple was constructed by Yoritaka Sagara, the 22nd leader of the Sagara clan, in honor of his mother who died after giving birth to him by way of Caesarean section. In the Jizudo, numerous Jizo bodhisattva (the guardian deity of children) statues are enshrined.

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