A Tendai Shugendo temple along the Tone River in Minakami, revered as a sacred site of water worship. This area near the headwaters of the Tone River has been a center of water deity worship since ancient times. The principal Fudo Myoo is known for divine protection against water disasters, gathering faith from Tone River basin residents. The grounds offer a panoramic view of the Tone River gorge,…

Originated when Nara-period mountain ascetics entered this area seeking sacred sites along the upper Tone River and enshrined Fudo Myoo. Formally founded as a Tendai temple in the Heian period, becoming the center of water deity worship for the Tone River basin. In the Kamakura period, it gathered m…