Kanmanji Temple

Because of the coronavirus, it was hot and difficult at the lonely funeral.

"Xi Shi Ganebu no Hana in Kisakata and Rain" (Basho's first draft) In Kisakata? What is Xi Shi? Who? What kind of person? What kind of flower is Nebu no Hana? I learned this as an opportunity. Great ... sigh.

If you like Basho, you should visit it once. The guide knew everything.

It is a temple with a history. There is a historic garden. I think the historical garden cost 300 yen. Also, it seems that they will guide you to the historic site for 2,000 yen, but I do not know the available time for both. We recommend that you visit us early. Other than the historic garden, you can see it for free. Although there is not much to see, there were Basho Matsuo's elephants. Basho Matsuo is said to have visited this temple, but at that time it was said that it was a landscape with a different terrain and many islands floating in the sea. It seems that it became the current terrain because of the upheaval over a wide area. There was a remnant of the island at that time or a small hill. It seems that the volcanic activity of Mt. Chokai is related to the change of the landform of this land.

From the approach, you can see the scenery called "Kujukushima, Yatsuhachigata", "East Matsushima, West Kisakata". The topography around this area was raised by about 2m in the Kisakata earthquake of 1804, so the old islands now exist in rice fields like small forests. If you go to the rice fields before and after the rice transplanting, you will be able to enjoy the atmosphere of the past, but I have not been to that time yet. The garden was a little cluttered. In the garden, summer is a necessity of insect repellent spray.