Zuigan Ji
Local name: 瑞巌寺
Located in Matsushima Machi, Miyagi Gun Coordinates: 38°22′19″ N 141°03′34″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport29 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport60 km
About Zuigan Ji
Zuigan Ji is a tourist attraction. Location: Matsushima Machi, Miyagi Gun.
Zuigan-ji (瑞巌寺, Zuigan-ji) is a Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, its honzon is a statue of Shō Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Shōtō Seiryūzan Zuigan Enpuku Zenji (松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺), but it was commonly known as "Matsushima-dera". It was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 828
- Heritage designation
- National Treasure of Japan
- Official website
- zuiganji.or.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Zuigan Ji
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Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 -
Matsushima Guntō Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0
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Climate of Zuigan Ji
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 365 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 373 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 386 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- September (170 mm)
- Driest month
- January (40 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 50 | 67 | 93 | 98 | 126 | 146 | 136 | 170 | 113 | 66 | 40 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Zuigan Ji
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sendai, 21 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 29 kmsouthwest
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 60 kmwest
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 117 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 21 kmsouthwest
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 22 kmeast
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 25 kmnorth
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 61 kmnorth
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 63 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Zuigan Ji
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 9 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Miyago Jima Island 9 kmSE
- Matsushima Guntō Island 2 kmSE
- Natori Gawa River 24 kmS
- Naruse River River 10 kmE
25–60 km10 places
- Tashiro Jima Island 32 kmE
- Mount Zaō Mountain 60 kmSW
- Kitakami River River 42 kmNE
- Kitakami-gawa River 42 kmNE
60–100 km9 places
- Takayu-onsen Natural site 95 kmSW
- Mount Yudono Mountain 95 kmW
- Mount Zaō Mountain 61 kmSW
- Mount Gassan Mountain 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Matsushima Guntō Island, Miyagi2.3 km SE
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Tsuki Shima Island, Miyagi5.1 km E
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Miyago Jima Island, Miyagi9.3 km SE -
Naruse River River, Miyagi9.7 km E
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Natori Gawa River, Miyagi24 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Matsushima Town, Matsushima Machi0.2 km NE -
Shiogama City, Shiogama Shi6.6 km S -
Shichigahama Machi Municipality, Miyagi Gun8 km S -
Rifu Chō Municipality, Miyagi Gun7.2 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources