Genpi-an Temple, Buddhist temple in Sakurai, Japan

Genpi-an is a Shingon Daigo-ha temple at the foot of Mount Miwa in Chihara, Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. It is a small hermitage associated with the monk Genpin, who withdrew to this area despite the trust of Emperors Kanmu and Saga. The temple was moved from its original site in the Hibaridani valley on Mount Miwa to its present location near Omiwa Shrine after the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the early Meiji period.

Genpi-an is said to have been the hermitage of the monk Genpin, who was trusted by the emperors Kanmu and Saga but withdrew from worldly affairs to live at the foot of Mount Miwa. It is known as the setting of the noh play Miwa, attributed to Zeami. It once stood as a mountain Buddhism temple in the Hibaridani valley on Mount Miwa and was moved to its present site near Omiwa Shrine after the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the early Meiji years.

The temple is linked to the Noh play Miwa, attributed to Zeami, which is set here. The monk Genpin, trusted by the emperors Kanmu and Saga, is said to have withdrawn to this hermitage at the foot of Mount Miwa. The wooden seated Fudo Myoo, a designated Important Cultural Property, was originally held by Omiwa-ji, the jinguji of Omiwa Shrine.

Genpi-an stands on the slope of Mount Miwa in Chihara, Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. From JR Miwa Station on the Sakurai Line it is about a 30-minute walk; no bus route is recorded in the sources. The temple belongs to the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism.

The temple is linked to the Noh play Miwa, attributed to Zeami, which is set here. The main image, a wooden seated Fudo Myoo, is a designated Important Cultural Property and originally belonged to Omiwa-ji, the jingu-ji of Omiwa Shrine.