Shippōryū-ji

Shippōryū-ji stands halfway up Mount Inunaki, featuring traditional Buddhist architecture and a hidden waterfall used for religious ceremonies and meditation practices.

En no Gyōja established this temple in 661, initiating a center for Katsuragi Shugen faith that documented important rituals, including a rain prayer ceremony in 1501.

The temple maintains its position as the eighth of twenty-eight sutra mounds in the region while serving as an active center for Buddhist practices and ceremonies.

Visitors can reach the temple by taking a Nankai bus from Izumisano Station or JR line bus from Hineno Station, followed by a 45-minute walk uphill.

Large Mizuko Jizo statues guard the temple entrance, where they stand as protectors of prematurely deceased infants according to Buddhist traditions.

Location: Izumisano

Inception: 661

Founders: En no Gyōja

Part of: En no Gyōja Reiseki Fudasho, Kinki Thirty-six Fudoson Sacred Ground, 南海沿線七福神, Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi

Address: 大阪府泉佐野市大木8

Website: https://inunakisan.jp

GPS coordinates: 34.33850,135.38739

Latest update: May 12, 2025 13:20