Tendaiji is a Tendai-sect temple located in Joboji Town, Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture, traditionally said to have been founded by the monk Gyoki by imperial command of Emperor Shomu during the Nara period. Situated close to the border with Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture, it developed as a center of Buddhist culture in the Nanbu region. The main hall is designated as an Important Cultural Pro…

奈良時代、行基菩薩が聖武天皇の命によって開創したと伝えられる古刹。本堂は国重要文化財に指定されており、長い歴史の中で天台宗の重要な拠点として機能してきた。瀬戸内寂聴尼の住職就任で広く知られるようになった。