Topicsやまがたトピックス
- VISIT YAMAGATA
- やまがたトピックス
- Enfukuji Temple
Enfukuji Temple
- Yamagata
- 2022.10.26
Sightseeing 
Culture History
This shrine was affiliated to the Yakushiji Temple and built here on orders of Yamagata Castle’s Shiba Kaneyori, aka Mogami Kaneyori.
The principal image of worship is Yakushi Nyorai, who holds a medicinal pot.
There is a naked Jizo statue of a pure and innocent child, which is rare even in Japan, on the approach.
Basic information
- Area
- Yamagata
- Name
- Enfukuji Temple
- Address
55, Niyama, Yamagata City
- Tel.
- 023-629-2244023-629-2244
- Access
By car
17 minutes from Yamagata Station
Surrounding spots
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