Overview
Ōmuraji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kibi-chūō, Kaga District, Okayama Prefecture. Its mountain name is Kudokuzan and its principal image is Yakushi Nyorai (the Medicine Buddha); it is known as the first temple of the Forty-nine Yakushi Nyorai Temples of Chūgoku. The temple marks the starting point of this Yakushi pilgrimage.
Highlights
- ●First temple of the Forty-nine Yakushi Nyorai Temples of Chūgoku
- ●Principal image of Yakushi Nyorai
- ●Mountain name Kudokuzan
- ●A Tendai-school temple
History
The temple belongs to the Tendai school, bears the mountain name Kudokuzan, and enshrines Yakushi Nyorai as its principal image. As the first temple of the Forty-nine Yakushi Nyorai Temples of Chūgoku, it has been regarded as the starting point of the pilgrimage circuit. It stands in Kibi-chūō, Kaga District, Okayama Prefecture.
Access
The temple is located in Kibi-chūō, Kaga District, Okayama Prefecture, a town set among the hills of the Kibi Highland. For detailed routes, including public transport and parking, please check maps and official information.
Best season
It is a good place to visit at the outset of the Yakushi pilgrimage, or in a season when the surrounding hillside greenery is at its best. The quiet setting lets you pray at leisure.
Map
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Suggested itinerary
- 1Arrive at Ōmuraji in Kibi-chūō
- 2Pass through the temple gate into the grounds
- 3Pay respects to the principal image, Yakushi Nyorai
- 4Set off on the Yakushi pilgrimage from this first temple
Did you know?
💡 A goeika (pilgrim's hymn) is handed down here: "Ōmatsu wa / Yakushi no mikoe / tsutaetsutsu / tera no munemune / fukaku shizukeshi."
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