「萬福寺 楽山園」 宮崎県 /“Manpukuji Rakusan-en" Miyazaki Pref

「萬福寺 楽山園」 宮崎県

天台宗の名刹、萬福寺。彦火火出見命の故事に由来する、犬熊（本庄）にある寺です。ここは、熊が襲ってくるのを知らせて吼えた犬を、怒って殺してしまった彦火火出見命が、犬と熊を弔った場所だと言われています。延暦22（803）年、唐へ渡る途中、最澄法師が国富荘（今の国富町）で一夜の宿を借りた際に、この故事を聞いて心を打たれ、仏像安置を発願され、萬福寺は、その時に彫られた一刀三礼の三尊仏をいただいてできたのだそうです。

見どころのひとつ、枯山水の庭園（楽山園）は見事。中央に数百年を生きた紅梅の名木を配し、吉野の石、京都の白川砂、北山杉などを取り寄せて作られた桃山式の庭園です。遠くにかすむ鰐塚山（わにつかやま）を借景にして、落ち着いた小庭園です。

紅梅の咲く二月中旬には、寺を訪れる人で特に賑わいをみせます。

◼︎名称：「萬福寺 楽山園」

◼︎住所：宮崎県東諸県郡国富町本庄２０９７

◼︎TEL: ０９８５ー７５－２６２６

◼︎駐車場：有り

◼︎アクセス：JR宮崎駅から車で約35分

"Manpukuji Rakusan-en" Miyazaki Prefecture

Manpukuji is a famous Tendai temple. It is a temple in Inukuma (Honjo) that originates from the story of Hikohohodemi-no-Mikoto. It is said that this is the place where Hikohohodemi-no-Mikoto mourned the dog and the bear after killing the dog in anger when it barked to warn of an attack by a bear. In 803, on his way to China, Saicho-hoshi stayed overnight at Kunitomi-sho (now Kunitomi-cho), where he was deeply moved by this story and made a wish to have a Buddha statue enshrined there. Manpukuji Temple was founded with the three Buddha statues carved at that time.

One of the highlights is the splendid dry landscape garden (Rakusan-en). It is a Momoyama-style garden with a famous red plum tree that has lived for several hundred years in the center, and was created using stones from Yoshino, Shirakawa sand from Kyoto, Kitayama cedar, and other materials. It is a small, tranquil garden with the hazy Mt. Wanitsuka in the distance.

The temple is especially crowded with visitors in mid-February when the red plum blossoms bloom.

◼︎Name: "Manpukuji Rakusan-en"

◼︎Address: 2097 Honjo, Kunitomi-cho, Higashimorokata-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0985-75-2626

◼︎Parking: Available

◼︎Access: 35 minutes by car from JR Miyazaki Station,