Zensho-an Temple

About

Buddhist temple holding a collection of eerie paintings depicting yurei (Japanese ghosts), founded in the 19th century and associated with Rakugo storyteller Sunyute Encho. Paintings are displayed in summer, especially around Obon.

Why go

• collection of eerie paintings depicting yurei
• viewing ghost paintings during japan's hottest months

Must try

• see hanging scrolls of ghosts
• gaze up at the large golden kannon statue

Pro tips

• visit during august for ghost paintings
• strolling in the neighbourhood

Good to know

• temple founded in 1883, praying for those who died during the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration in 1868

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Rating

4.2 / 5 (319 reviews)

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