増上寺

Quiet temple in the center of the city, cute Jizo statues and colorful windmills are eye-catching

4.5
旅行時期：2022/08（約2年前）

by Cyberさん（男性）

三田・田町・芝浦クチコミ：6件

徳川家の菩提寺として有名な寺院。浜松町駅もしくは大門駅から、竹芝通りをまっすぐ歩くことで辿り着く。増上寺前の交差点に設置されている、鮮やかな朱色が目を引く『解脱門』と、背後の東京タワーとのコントラストを楽しめる大殿が見どころとなっている。基本的に境内は無料で周遊することが出来るが、宝物展示室と徳川将軍家墓所は有料。さらに徳川将軍家墓所は必ずしもいつでも拝観できるわけではないことに注意。
すぐ南側には芝公園があるにもかかわらず、公園で遊ぶ声はほとんど聞こえない。初詣や節分等のイベント開催時は多くの参拝客が訪れるが、そうでなければ休日でも比較的人の出入りは多くなく、静かに参拝できる。
解脱門から大梵鐘周辺は比較的樹木が多いが、大殿周辺は樹木がほとんど無く、少し無機質に感じるかもしれない。一方で境内の北側には、主に赤いニットを被った多くの地蔵と、多数のカラフルな風車のを見かけるだろう。樹木の深い緑色を背景にすると、一層カラフルな色が際立つ。増上寺は安産や子育てだけでなく、幼くして亡くなった子供（水子）を供養する寺院としても知られている。子供が健康に育つように、また早くに亡くなっても迷うことなく涅槃に旅立てるように、静かに風に吹かれて回る風車が印象的だ。

This temple is famous as a family temple of the Tokugawa clan. It can be reached by walking straight down Takeshiba-dori from Hamamatsucho or Daimon Station. The highlights of the temple are the Gedatsu-mon Gate, which is located at the intersection in front of Zojoji Temple in bright vermilion, and the Daiden Hall, which offers a contrast with Tokyo Tower in the background. Basically, visitors can tour the temple precincts free of charge, but there is a fee for the Treasures Exhibition Hall and the Tokugawa Shoguns' Cemetery. Note that the Tokugawa Shoguns' Cemetery is not necessarily open to visitors at all times.
Despite the fact that Shiba Park is located just to the south of the park, one can hardly hear the sounds of people playing in the park. Although many visitors come to the temple during events such as Hatsumode and Setsubun (New Year's holidays), otherwise, even on holidays, there are relatively few people coming and going, and the temple can be visited in peace and quiet.
While there are relatively many trees from the Gedatsu-mon gate to the area around the large temple bell, there are almost no trees in the area around the large hall, which may seem a bit inorganic. On the other hand, on the north side of the temple grounds, you'll see many Jizo statues, mostly wearing red knits, and many colorful windmills. The colorful colors stand out even more against the deep green background of the trees. Zojoji Temple is known not only for safe childbirth and child-rearing, but also as a temple for the repose of the souls of children who died at an early age (Mizuko). The windmill is impressive, blowing quietly in the wind so that the child may grow up healthy, and travel to nirvana without hesitation, even if he or she dies early.