| Closed Day | Open every day |
| Opening Times | 9：00～16：00 The principal image is not open to the public. ※A goma ritual is held in front of the principal image on the 28th of every month. |
to see an explanation
There is "Fudo Myoo(Acala,Wisdom King) " who protects those born in the year of the bird.
Honzon (Principal image of the Buddha) |
Fudo Myoo(Acala,Wisdom King) |
| School | Singon sghool |
| Founder (a person who provided financial support for the construction of a temple or a well-known person who lent support) | Fujiwara No Yoritsune The 4th Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate |
| Kaisan (the monk who first founded the temple, the first chief priest) | Jogou（Shingon Buddhist monk） |
| Sangou (the name that is added before the name of the temple) | Hanseizan |
| Spring | cherry blossoms（March to April） |
| Summer | |
| Fall | ginkgo（November to December） |
| Winter | ume blossom（January to March） |
| Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 8 | Fudo Myoo (Acala,Wisdom King) |
It is in the main hall. |
| Kamakura 13 Nyorai Buddhas, No. 1 | Eleven-Faced Kannon Bodhisattva |
It is on the right side of the main hall. |
In 1235 , Fujiwara no Yoritsune (the 4th Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate) invited Jogou (a Shingon Buddhist monk) to be the first chief priest and built a Shingon Buddhist temple. It is said that he built Myo-in Temple, which enshrines the Five Great Wisdom Kings , to protect the direction of the demon's gate(northeast) from the Kamakura Shogunate's point of view.
It was said to be a temple where the Kamakura Shogunate would make their wishes.
It is said that when the Chinese Yuan Dynasty invaded, the temple held a goma ritual, summoning a storm and fending off the Mongol invasion.
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This is the main hall with a thatched roof .
It is Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 8
It is not open to the public.
It is open to the public on the 28th of each month during the Goma ceremony, so you can see it.
It was made in the Kamakura period and is a national important cultural property .
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② There are Five Myo-o .
The Five Great Myo-o are
① Acala (Fudo Myo-o) at the center .
Surrounding him are② Daiitoku Myo-o (Daitoku Myo-o) ,③ Gundari Myo-o (Gundari Myo-o) ,④ Gozanze Myo-o (Gozanze Myo-o) , and⑤ Kongoyasha Myo-o (Kongoyasha Myo-o) .
This is the collective name for the five Myo-o.
③ There is Eleven-Faced Kannon Bodhisattva.
Kamakura 13 Nyorai Buddhas, No. 1.
There is a hall to the right of the main hall.
On the 28th of each month, a goma ritual is held starting at 1pm, which is designated as "Fudo Myo-o Day."
On the 28th, you can see the Fudo Myo-o statue in the main hall.
