Monjusen-Ji Temple

Located in the Kinusaki Peninsula of Oita Prefecture, one of Japan’s most beautiful areas, Monjusenji Temple is believed to have been founded in 648 by the Father of Shugendo, En no Gyoja, acclaiming Monju Bodhisattva as the temple’s main idol of worship from Godaisan, China. It prospered in the Edo period as a place of worship for Kitsuki’s feudal clan lord Matsudaira Nomi.

Monjusen-Ji, used to be famous in the past for its “Wisdom water” which once drunk in the form of an incantation before their first year would be “washed” of any impurities associated with colics often deadly at that time.

This video was made in Cooperation with Tourism Oita. Learn more about Oita Prefecture at http://en.visit-oita.jp/