Hashikura-ji Temple
箸蔵寺
A mountain temple known as the Inner Sanctuary of Konpira. Visitors can take a cable car to the top, and the complex of halls is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Hashikura-ji Temple lies halfway up Mount Hashikura in Ikeda Town, Miyoshi City. Tradition holds that it was founded by Kūkai and enshrines Konpira Daigongen. It is known as the Inner Sanctuary of Kotohira-gū and is visited as a complementary pilgrimage to the Kotohira-gū shrine in Kotohira. Six buildings, including the main hall and the Goma Hall, are designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan, and their carvings are magnificent. The Mount Hashikura cable car takes about four minutes from the foot of the mountain, and a return ticket costs about 1,500 yen. You can also walk the old pilgrimage route in about 1.5 hours. It is about a 15-minute walk from JR Hashikura Station.
Opening hours
approx. 08:00–17:00 (cable car hours set separately)
Nearby sights
- Tsubojiri Station
- Awa-Ikeda Udatsu Townscape
- Iya Gorge & Peeing Boy Statue
- Iya Onsen
- Koboke Gorge & Yoshino River Rafting
- Iya Kazurabashi Vine Bridge
- Oboke Gorge Boat Ride
- Michi-no-Eki Oboke & Yokai Yashiki