“Nachinotaki Chikai-no-Mongaku” was performed by Ichikawa Danjūrō IX at the Nakamura-za in June 1889. After killing the wife of a colleague by mistake, Endō Moritō becomes the monk Mongaku. While he is carrying out ascetic exercises under the Nachi Waterfall in severe cold weather, Fudō Myō-ō appears, accompanied by Kongara-dōji and Seitaka-dōji. In the performance, Danjūrō played Mongaku diving into the Nachi Waterfall and then quickly transformed into Fudō Myō-ō. Danjūrō IX succeeded faith in Narita-san, visiting Narita-san Shinshō-ji Temple and dedicating an image of Fudō Myō-ō he drew before playing Fudō Myō-ō.

This is a manuscript of the Illustrated Legend Scrolls of Kokawa-dera Temple. Located in Kokawa, Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture, Kokawa-dera Temple is the third temple of the Saikoku Kannon Pilgrimage known as Japan’s oldest Kannon pilgrimage. As the legend of the principal Buddha of Kokawa-dera Temple, it illustrates the origin of establishment of the Kannon Hall, as well as the miraculous story of how the incarnation of Kannon Bosatsu cured the sick daughter of a wealthy man in Kawachi, whose deeply grateful family then became the temple’s Bettō (temple manager). The exhibited work is a manuscript by Ikai Shōkoku, Japanese-style painter from Kyoto (1881-1939). It is a precious material that illustrates the faith of people.

Mt. Yudono is known as one of the three mountains of Dewa alongside Mt. Gassan and Mt. Haguro. It has gathered worshippers as a sacred place since ancient times.

In this picture many pilgrims are purifying their bodies by the waterfall.The Summer Festival which allowed people to climb to the top was held for a short period of time every year. In that short time, a vast number of people visited on pilgrimage to Mt. Ōyama.

This illustration shows the overall view of Mt. Ōyama. It detailedly depicts from the torii gate to the mountain top, including Afuri Shrine and the annual festival of Ōyama-dera Temple Fudōson on the right bottom.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.