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Renkai Temple (Shina Jizo)

Japan, 525-0005 936 Shinacho, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture

A small lakeside hall where a wooden statue of Jizo Bodhisattva (Important Cultural Property) with a gentle expression made in the Kamakura period is enshrined. In the precincts, there is a haiku monument and nightlight of Sokan Yamazaki, the founder of haikai from this area. Water lilies bloom in the Senrenbina pond nearby in the summer.

Telephone number 077-568-0749
Access
  • Train & Bus: From the west exit of Kusatsu Station on the JR Biwako Line, take the Ohmi Railway Bus Karasuma Oroshimo Line (via Anamura) bound for Lake Biwa Museum and get off at Kita-Ogaya, about a 20-minute walk. Mame Bus 4 Kasanui Higashi-Tokiwa Line (Tokiwa Circulation) Get off at "Shina"
Language 日本語
Last Update : 2023.12.12   Kusatsu City Tourism and Products Association

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