Seigakuin
Along with its history as a training center for Shugendo,
This nationally registered tangible cultural property is also known as the temple school where Kawaguchi Ekai studied.
Along with its history as a training center for Shugendo, from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period, it was the first Japanese person to cross the Himalayas in search of Buddhist scriptures.
This nationally registered tangible cultural property is also known as the temple school where Kawaguchi Ekai studied.
It depicts the appearance of a Shugendo training hall built in an urban area.
Inside, you can see materials related to Kawaguchi Ekai's activities and a reproduction of a terakoya school.
Basic information
- Business hours
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (last entry at 4:30 p.m.)
- Holidays
- Tuesdays (or the following weekday if Tuesday is a public holiday), New Year's holiday (December 29th to January 3rd)
- Price
- 100 yen, 80 yen for groups of 20 or more
(Free admission for junior high school students and younger, Sakai City residents aged 65 and over, and people with disabilities and their caregivers. Identification required.)
- Access
- Approximately 300m from Nankai Main Line "Shichido Station"
Approximately 300m from Takasujinja Station on the Hankai Electric Railway Hankai Line
- Address
- 〒590-0928 1-3-13 Nishi Kitahatagocho, Sakai Ward, Sakai City
- Telephone
- 072-228-1501
Designated manager: Pasona Joinus Co., Ltd. (Yamaguchi Family Residence) 072-224-1155
- Fax
- 072-228-1501
