Hase-dera #1 Entrance Traditional Cache
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The cache is placed in front of Hase-dera shopping street.
Located in front of a souvenir shop, because the clerk is always watching, please be careful.
For the temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa with the same name, see Hase-dera (Kamakura).
Hase-dera is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism.
According to the description on the bronze plaque of the Hokke Sesso-zu, the temple was first built in 686 and dedicated to Emperor Temmu, who was suffering from a disease.
Later in the year 727, the temple was further expanded by order of Emperor Shomu and the statue of the eleven-faced Kannon was placed near the original temple that enshrined the bronze plaque.
The temple was favored by aristocrats such as the author of the Kagero Nikki and the author of the Sarashina Nikki during the Heian period.
The temple has been burnt down as many as ten times since the 10th century. Hase-dera was consisantly popular with visitors,helped by the fact it was situated on the route to Ise Shrine.
Hase-dera has flourished as one of the centers of Shingon Buddhism, particularly after the arrival of priest Sen'yo from Negoro-ji in 1588.
The best times of year to visit this temple are in spring, because at this time of year the peonies that line the 200m walkway from the gate to the hall are in bloom. There is approximately 700 Chinese peonies planted here and they are a popular attraction. Autumn is the other time of year that Hase-dera is especially beautiful, when the many maple trees have turned to a stunning red color.
The current Main Hall, a reconstruction of 1650 built by donation of Tokugawa Iemitsu, represents the scenic beauty of the temple, together with the wooden staircase leading to the Hall from the Nio gate, and the cherry trees surrounding the complex. (by Wikipedia)
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