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An ancient Soto Zen temple located in Daishoji…
JR大聖寺駅から徒歩約15分
石川県加賀市大聖寺神明町1-2
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An ancient Soto Zen temple located in Daishoji, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The temple is nationally celebrated as the place where the haiku poet Matsuo Basho lodged during his Oku no Hosomichi journey in 1689 and composed the verse yomosugara akikaze kiku ya ura no yama (Throughout the night, listening to the autumn wind on the mountain behind). A monument inscribed with Basho's verse stands …
Zenshoji is said to have been founded in 1576 (Tensho 4) by Yamaguchi Genba, lord of Daishoji Castle. It developed over the centuries as a Soto Zen training temple and became widely known when Matsuo Basho lodged there for a night in 1689 (Genroku 2) during his Oku no Hosomichi journey. Under the pr…
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