Gohyakurakan ー
五百羅漢
- Historic Sites
It is a group of five handred statues of Buddha for the memorial service for the workers who worked and died in the mine
and for the security of the workers, which was built in 1766 after the contribution of many people for 25years.
Rakan Temple was built to protect the five hundred of statues of the Buddha.
In the rocky mountain facing the temple from the brook, two or three stone caverns are dug,
and the arched bridges made of stones connecting each cavern were built over the brook.
There are 501 stone statues are lined one another calmly in the cave.
Workers died of hard labor and their souls remaining in the cave make visitors feel something special
about the beautiful stone statues.
Access and Getting Around
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CHUGOKU [ Iwami Ginzan ]
-Historic Sites
Taking a guidance function of the inheritance, the center mainly displays models, pictures, replicas and re-items,and so...
CHUGOKU [ Iwami Ginzan ]
-Historic Sites
Omori is the former town area of the silver mine.Historical cityscape is preserved well, and it is very quiet even after...
CHUGOKU [ Iwami Ginzan ]
-Historic Sites
The only mine tunnel open to the public is about 273 meters (including new mine tunnel)while the whole tunnel is 600 met...
CHUGOKU [ Iwami Ginzan ]
-Historic Sites
It is the largest mine tunnel in Iwami Silver Mine, though it is not open to the public,four times of tour only on the w...
CHUGOKU [ Iwami Ginzan ]
-Onsen(Hot Spings)
There were silver ore stones from the Iwami Silver Mine in old times,which made the port townand makes people feel the h...
CHUGOKU [ Iwami Ginzan ]
-Specific Nature
A cedar buried in the underground by the sediment flowing down to the footwith the eruption of Sanbe Volcano of 1126 met...
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