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Our guide
Gokuraku-ji in the city of Saijō, Ehime, is the head temple of the Ishizuchisan school of Shingon and Shugendō. Its principal images are Fudō Myōō, Aizen Myōō and Zaō Gongen. It is the central training ground of the Ishizuchisan school and has been a major centre of Shugendō training for about 1,300 years.
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Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Isidutisangokurakuzi01 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi21 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi15 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi14 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi13 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi06 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi04 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisangokurakuzi02 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisan gokurakuzi 02 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Isidutisan gokurakuzi 01 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Gokuraku-ji (極楽寺) is the head temple of the Ishizuchisan Shingon and Shugendō sect in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The principal images are Fudo Myōō, Aizen Myōō, and Zaō Gongen. It is the fundamental training center for Ishizuchisan sect, and has been a major training center for Shugendō for about 1,300 years.
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What to expect at this type of place: Temple
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