「太陽寺」 山口県 /“Taiyoji Temple" Yamaguchi Pref

「太陽寺」 山口県周南市

貞享３年５月（1347）に曹洞宗水上山「大陽寺」として開基、安永年間（1771～1781）に火災にあい再建、その後は山口をおさめた毛利氏一門の宍戸家の菩提寺となり現在に至る。太陽寺には境内背後の岩肌から湧き出る「雷の水」とその澄んだ水をたたえた「心字池」があり、美しい庭園景観を創出しています。また太陽寺にはこんな不思議な言い伝えが残されています。「むかし雷が太陽寺に落ち寺男として三年勤めたのち天上に帰るとき寺の背後の崖をよじ登り爪を立てた跡から水が湧き出した。その泉を「雷の水」と呼び、どんな日照りのときでも決して枯れることがない。」これを

「雷の恩返し」という。他にも不思議な伝説が残されていますので直接訪れて調べて見てはいかがでしょうか。

◼︎名称：「太陽寺」

◼︎住所：山口県周南市大字八代171

◼︎TEL: 0833-91-0204

◼︎駐車場：なし

◼︎アクセス：ＪＲ岩徳線高水駅から車1で5分

"Taiyoji Temple" Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Founded in May 1347 as the Soto Zen sect temple of Suijo-san "Daiyo-ji Temple", it was rebuilt after a fire during the An'ei era (1771-1781), and has since become the family temple of the Shishido family, a branch of the Mori clan that ruled Yamaguchi. Taiyo-ji Temple has a beautiful garden landscape with "Thunder Water" that springs from the rock face behind the temple grounds and the "Shinji Pond" that contains the clear water. There is also a mysterious legend about Taiyo-ji Temple. "Long ago, lightning struck Taiyo-ji Temple and worked as a handyman for three years. When the lightning returned to the sky three years later, it climbed the cliff behind the temple, and water gushed out from the mark made by its claws. The spring was called "Thunder Water" and never dried up, no matter how drought it was." This is called "Thunder's Return of Favor." There are other mysterious legends that remain, so why not visit the temple and find out for yourself.

◼︎Name: "Taiyo-ji Temple"

◼︎Address: 171 Oaza Yatsushiro, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0833-91-0204

◼︎Parking: None

◼︎Access: 5 minutes by car from Takamizu Station on the JR Iwate-ku Line