Entsū-in (Matsushima)

{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan}}

{{Infobox religious building

| name = Entsū-in

| native_name = 円通院

| image = Entsuin2.jpg

| image_size = 300

| alt =

| caption = Entsū-in

| map_type = Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

| relief = 1

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| map_caption =

| location = 67 Matsushima Chōnai, Matsushima-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken

| coordinates = {{coord|38|22|16|N|141|03|35|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=inline, title}}

| religious_affiliation = Buddhist

| rite = Rinzai Zen, Myōshin-ji school)

| deity = Shō Kannon Bosatsu

| country = Japan

| functional_status = active

| website = {{Official website| http://www.entuuin.or.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}

| founded_by = Date Tadamune

| year_completed = 1647

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{{nihongo| Entsū-in|円通院||}} is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 1647 next to Zuigan-ji as the memorial temple for Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune. The temple is noted for its rose gardens. The mausoleum of Date Mitsumune is decorated with Namban art motifs inspired by late Sengoku period contact with the West, and has been designated an Important Cultural Property. The temple also has a Japanese garden attributed to Kobori Enshū.{{cite web |url=http://www.entuuin.or.jp/about/index.html |title=Entsū-in - About |publisher=Entsū-in |accessdate=25 March 2011}}

Main hall

The Main Hall has a thatched hip roof and is named the {{nihongo|Daihitei|大悲亭|lit. Great Sadness Cottage}}. It was dismantled and moved from Edo. Inside is enshrined a Muromachi period statue of Kannon seated on a lotus throne. Made of Japanese cypress using the yoseki-zukuri technique, it is gilded over lacquer.{{cite web |url=http://www.entuuin.or.jp/keidai/daihitei.html |title=Entsū-in - Daihitei |publisher=Entsū-in |accessdate=25 March 2011}}

Mausoleum

The three-bay {{nihongo|Tamaya|霊屋}} or mausoleum of Date Mitsumune, grandson of Date Masamune, was built in 1647 and is an Important Cultural Property.{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/138 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223144212/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/138 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 December 2019 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=25 March 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/siteibunkazai/miyagi-no-bunkazai/01kenzoubutu/kuni/17entuuin.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908001249/http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/siteibunkazai/miyagi-no-bunkazai/01kenzoubutu/kuni/17entuuin.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 September 2012 |title=圓通院霊屋 |publisher=Miyagi Prefecture |accessdate=25 March 2011 }} Inside, the shrine of Date Mitsumune is decorated with motifs including spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs, roses and other western flowers.{{cite web |url=http://www.entuuin.or.jp/keidai/sankeiden.html |title=Entsū-in - Sankeiden |publisher=Entsū-in |accessdate=25 March 2011}} The Tamaya was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.{{cite news |url=http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0314/TKY201103140194.html |title=国宝の松島・瑞巌寺、壁４、５カ所にひび割れ　文化庁 |publisher=Asahi Shimbun |date=14 March 2011 |accessdate=25 March 2011}}

Gardens

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The gardens of Entsū-in are divided into four areas: a karesansui garden; a moss garden around a pond shaped like the character for heart (心), attributed to Kobori Enshū; a rose garden inspired by the Date encounter with the Christian west; and a natural stand of cryptomeria. In autumn the temple is celebrated for its momiji.{{cite web |url=http://www.entuuin.or.jp/keidai/teien.html |title=Entsū-in - Gardens |publisher=Entsū-in |accessdate=25 March 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.entuuin.or.jp/keidai/kohyou.html |title=Entsū-in - Momiji |publisher=Entsū-in |accessdate=25 March 2011}}

Pilgrimage

Entsū-in is Temple No.1 on the Sanriku 33 Kannon pilgrimage route.

Notes

References

{{Citation |last1=Sōshun |first1=Horino |last2=Ono |first2=Miki |last3=Higuchi |date=October 31, 1995|title= Zuigan-ji Museum |edition=2nd |place=Matsushima-chō, Miyagi Prefecture|publisher=Hirano Sōjō – Kōsoku Bijutsu Printing Co.|first3=Tooru}}