Unshoji

Unjo Ji Temple, a temple that was often taken by a babysitter when Osamu Dazai was young

Original Text

We visited "Shayokan", the birthplace of Osamu Dazai. Among them, there was a description of Unjoji, which Dazai often went to when he was a child with a babysitter. I wondered what kind of temple it was, so I headed for Unshoji, which is a little north of the Shayokan. I didn't know if it was possible to enter the precincts, so I went to the front of the gate. Like myojo Ji Temple on the east side of this temple, the gate of unjoji is also made by the bell tower on the gate, called "bell tower gate" ...

Hell picture that influenced Dazai in childhood

Original Text

A temple near the Shayokan. At the entrance, there is a mountain gate that doubles as a bell tower. It was impressive that a fairly thick pine tree was planted at an angle like a bonsai when passing through the bell tower. Later, the hell picture here influenced Dazai when he was young.

Taizai も See た Hell~

Original Text

It is about a 3-minute walk from the Shayokan. A temple of the Soto sect built in 1596. The principal image is Shaka Nyorai. The mountain gate (bell tower gate) built at the entrance of the precincts was built in 1803. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1969 and was built with a total hiba. On the wall of the main hall, the temple treasure "Juo Mandala" (hell picture) is hung in the middle of the Edo period. This picture was of Dazai's interest in childhood, and it depicts a demon 々 judges evil and punishes it. However, it is written in the word of mouth of others, but the chief priest is ...

I'm worried about what happened recently ...

Original Text

I don't want to say much, but I have a distant relative in this town, but I don't seem to hear any good rumors lately. The current chief priest is absorbed in the trip to Korea, and his wife greatly changes the way of the memorial service, and it is a guardian who is raising money from the Dan family. I was really horrified when I put a strange sentence that I had never seen before. What happened ...

Osamu Dazai

Original Text

I heard that Dazai learned morality from the hell paintings of the temple here in the seed of the childcare, and I went there. There are many hell paintings inside, and the description is wonderful. Enter from the right instead of entering from the front.