Harikurayama Eirin Temple

Takeda Shingen's Family Temple

Well worth going out of your way to see! Takeda Shingen might easily have been the one people talk about when they mention Toyotomi Hideyoshi or Tokugawa Ieyasu. A powerful warlord whose premature de...

Dragon, a mythical animal, in this temple looks so vivid as to fancy its real existence

This temple is decorated by a variety of art works by Uncho Ishikawa, whose artistic ingenuity is legendary, albeit locally. This by no means suggests that he was just a local talent. On the contrar...

The main hall of "Eirinji" in Uonuma is impressive.

Original Text

"Eirinji" of Aoi's crest, the temple was founded in the late Muromachi period, and in the Edo period, the grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa, Tadanao Matsudaira, his son, Mitsunaga Matsudaira (the lord of Echigotakada). The main hall was built as a place and two ihais were dedicated It seems that. The sculptures in the section between the columns of the main hall will impress the viewer. The one who carved this is "Ishikawa Uncho", which is known as "Michelangelo in Japan". Uncho Ishikawa is a master of sculptures who were active in Niigata Prefecture from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period. It is a statue of "Tenjo". ...

I'm going to see the heavenly woman.

Original Text

Enter the temple, pay the entrance fee to the aunt, and get a guide and pamphlet. The number is written in the pamphlet and compared with each work. Everyone walks looking up while looking up. When I found the rumored heavenly woman, my eyes were nailed. Somehow, Kanji seems to be sucked in. It's rusty, gorgeous, and glamorous. In the photo, ｢ How about? I thought ｣, but the real thing was several times amazing. I'm glad I came all the way.

I want you to allow me to shoot.

Original Text

I went to see the work of Uncho Ishikawa. It's a pity that photography was prohibited. Although you can shoot at most museums overseas, I am not convinced that there are many photography prohibitions in Japan. You can download as many images as you want on the Internet, so I think it's time to allow shooting in Japan. You can see a number of very wonderful works 々, so I definitely want you to go.