sai kyou tera

📍 Nagasaki, 最教寺（さいきょうじ）は、平戸市 · sai kyou tera ( saikyouji ) ha , nagasakiken hirado shi niaru shingonshuu chizan ha no bukkyou jiin . sangou ha kouyasan ( kouyasan ) . honzon ha kokuzou bosatsu zou . ( nishi no kouyasan ) tomo shousa reru .

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Mountain 高野山

Sect 真言宗智山派

Principal 虚空蔵菩薩

Founded 弘仁13年（822年）

Founder 弘法大師空海

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Hours

9:00–16:00

Fee

¥300

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History

Saikyo-ji, located in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, is a temple of the Shingon sect Chisan school, bearing the mountain name Koya-san and enshrining Kokuzo Bosatsu as its principal deity. Tradition holds that it was founded in 822 by Kobo Daishi Kukai, earning it the epithet 'Koya-san of the West.' During the medieval period it flourished as the prayer temple of the Hirado Matsuura clan, and it continued to receive reverence from domain lords through the Edo era. Today it remains a spiritual cornerstone of Hirado, drawing visitors seeking the wisdom and merit of Kokuzo Bosatsu.