An ancient Shingon temple in Daigo, rooted in the community as a sacred site of afterlife worship enshrining King Enma (Yama) and the Ten Kings of the Underworld. The Ten Kings are ten judges said to pass judgment after death, comprising Shinkoko, Shoko, Soteio, Gokano, Enma, Henjoo, Taisano, Byodoo, Toshio, and Godotennrino. Within the Juoo (Ten Kings) worship that flourished in the Kamakura and …

Daigo-juonji is an ancient Shingon Buddhist temple located in Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture. Its exact founding date remains unknown, but it is said to have taken root in the Oku-Kuji region in close connection with the Ten Kings (Juoo) worship that spread widely during the Kamakura and M…