is a historic Japanese temple in the city of Hiroshima

Hiroshima

is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Overview

Mitaki-dera was founded in the year 809

809

Year 809 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Saga succeeds Emperor Heizei as emperor of Japan.* Nagabhatta is defeated in India.- Births :* date unknown...

 during the Daidō era

Daido

was a after Enryaku and before Kōnin. This period spanned the years from May 806 through September 810. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* November 16, 806 : The new era name 'was created to mark an event or series of events...

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Mitaki-dera is familiar with the name of .

There are three falls, and the water will be used as an offering of water to the victims of the atomic bomb during the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is an annual Japanese vigil.Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world peace. The ceremony is held in front of the Memorial...

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The tahōtō

Tahōtō

A is a form of Japanese pagoda found primarily at Esoteric Shingon and Tendai school Buddhist temples. It is unique among pagodas because it has an even number of stories...

was dismantled from in Hirogawa, Wakayama

Hirogawa, Wakayama

is a town located in Arida District, Wakayama, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,221 and a density of 125.80 persons per km²...

 in 1951, to hold a memorial service for the victims of the atomic bomb.

There is the wooden seated statue of Amida Nyorai

Amitabha

Amitābha is a celestial buddha described in the scriptures of the Mahāyāna school of Buddhism...

 in the Tahōtō.

Mitaki-dera is famous for sakura

Sakura

A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese . Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit...

, autumn leaves and maples.

Mitaki-dera is the 13th of Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

The is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region...

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See also

• Kannon
  Kuan Yin
  Guanyin is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin which means "Observing the Sounds of the World". She is also sometimes referred to as Guanyin Pusa...
  
  
• Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
  Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
  The is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region...
  
  
• Amida Nyorai
  Amitabha
  Amitābha is a celestial buddha described in the scriptures of the Mahāyāna school of Buddhism...
  
  
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is an annual Japanese vigil.Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world peace. The ceremony is held in front of the Memorial...
  
  
• Mitaki Station
  Mitaki Station
  is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Mitakihon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1909-11-19: Mitaki Station opened*1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Mitaki Station becomes a JR West station...
  
  
• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
  Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
  This is the glossary of Japanese Buddhism, including major terms the casual reader might find useful in understanding articles on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk are illustrated by an image in one of the photo galleries...
  
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External links

• 広島市西区みたき散策マップ(in Japanese)