Takisanji Temple

Takisanji Temple

Takisanji (滝山寺) is a Tendai temple in Takicho, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, whose early Muromachi gate and main hall were designated in 1901 and 1904, each as an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Both dates are those of designation under the former law.

According to Aichi Now, the prefectural tourism site, it is said to have been founded in 1122, and its grounds include Takisan Toshogu, enshrined on the orders of the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Main Hall and Gate

The main hall is a large single-storey hall five bays square under a hipped cypress-bark roof; the gate is a two-storey romon three bays wide with a shingled hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency record has no commentary, and each building is described on its own page.

Visiting

According to Aichi Now, the temple is open 9:00–17:00 (varying by season) every day; take a Meitetsu bus from Higashi-Okazaki Station to the Takisanji-shita stop, then walk 10 minutes.