Special/Planned Exhibits
2025 Autumn Special Exhibition "Koyasan Okunoin - The Origin and Spread of the Faith in Kobo Daishi"
Period: October 11, 2025 (Saturday) - January 12, 2026 (Monday, national holiday)
First half: October 11 (Sat) - November 24 (Monday/holiday)
Second period: November 26 (Wednesday) - January 12 (Monday/holiday)
*Closed from November 17th (Monday) to 22nd (Saturday)
・December 28 (Sun) - January 4 (Sun)
Since Kobo Daishi Kukai entered eternal meditation at the Okunoin Mausoleum on Mount Koya in 835, the faith of those who admire him has taken on various forms.
The belief in Kobo Daishi is based on the idea that Mount Koya is the world of the Ryōkai Mandala, centered on Dainichi Nyorai. It is a combination of the Maitreya belief that Maitreya Bodhisattva will be reborn at Mount Koya 5,670,000,000 years after the death of Shakyamuni, and the belief in Amida Pure Land (Western Paradise) of Amida Nyorai, and has been passed down in various forms to the present day.
This exhibition focuses on the ossuary faith that forms the foundation of these practices, introducing various cultural assets that reflect this faith and tracing its evolution.
Main exhibits
*Some exhibits will be changed during the period.
*Exhibits may change in accordance with the need to protect cultural assets.
*Exhibits may change in accordance with the need to protect cultural assets.
National treasure | Calligraphy | Zokuhokanshu | Kongobu-ji Temple | Late Exhibition |
Important Cultural Property | Calligraphy | The complete scriptures on dark blue paper with gold letters (Arakawa sutra) | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Important Cultural Property | Sculpture | Standing statue of Bishamonten (formerly located in Senjuin Kannon Hall) | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Important Cultural Property | Sculpture | Standing statue of Bishamonten (Buddha in the womb, formerly located in Senjuin Kannon Hall) | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Important Cultural Property | Sculpture | Standing statue of Acala (formerly located at Senjuin Kannon Hall) | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Important Cultural Property | archeology | Golden bronze treasure box seal pagoda (Nanbo Matajiro’s remains) | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Important Cultural Property | archeology | Artifacts excavated from Okunoin Temple on Mount Koya (artifacts excavated from the Bhikkuni Hoyakukyo Tomb, artifacts excavated from the mausoleum and surrounding area, artifacts excavated from the Lantern Hall and surrounding area) | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Nationally registered tangible folk cultural property | Folklore | A small wooden Gorinto dedicated to koyasan and related materials | Entsuji Temple | |
Unspecified | Crafts | Nishiki Kobo Daishi statue on dark blue background | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Unspecified | Crafts | Amitabha Buddha statue on a dark blue background | Kongobu-ji Temple | |
Unspecified | Calligraphy | six-character name | Hojuin |
Important Cultural Property Gilt-bronze Pagoda (belonging to Matajiro Nanbo's remains) Kongobu-ji Temple
Important Cultural Property: The Complete Sutra with Gold Letters on Blue Paper (Arakawa Sutra) Kongobu-ji Temple [Pre- and Post-period Replacement]
Important Cultural Property: Excavated items from Okunoin Temple at Mount Koya, Excavated items from the Buddhist Medicament Sutra Mound of the Bhikkuni, Kongobu-ji Temple
