Ishiteji Temple Gorinto (Five-Ring Stupa)

A Stone Stupa of the Kamakura Period

The Ishiteji Temple Gorinto (Five-Ring Stupa) (石手寺五輪塔) is a stone five-ring stupa of the late Kamakura period in Ishite, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on November 22, 1952 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a stone five-ring stupa; designation number 01189.

A Late Kamakura Stone Stupa

According to the Agency's detailed commentary, Ishiteji is said to have been founded in 728 by Ochi no Tamazumi at the command of Emperor Shomu as Anyoji, and renamed Ishiteji in 892.

The gorinto is a stone five-ring stupa of the late Kamakura period, designated in 1952 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, the late Kamakura period, and its form, a stone five-ring stupa, set out what was designated.

What to Look For

Look for the five stacked parts of the stone stupa (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Ishiteji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to Matsuyama City, Ishiteji is the 51st temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage and about 25 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen Honkan. No official information on visiting hours or fees was found. The seven designated structures are introduced together on the Ishiteji Temple page.