Buddhist temple
Baishō-in
梅照院（ばいしょういん）
Nakano, Tokyo
A temple of the Buzan school of the Shingon sect, affectionately known as “Arai Yakushi”; its formal name is Araisan Baishōin Yakuō-ji. Its principal image is a hidden buddha in which Yakushi Nyorai and Nyoirin Kannon are placed on its two faces, two buddhas in one body.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Yakushi Rurikō Nyorai and Nyoirin Kanzeon Bosatsu (a two-buddhas-in-one image; hidden buddha)
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, in the Eiroku era the itinerant monk 行春 built a hermitage here; seeing the top of an old plum tree shining, he found the two-buddhas-in-one image in a hollow among its branches, and from Tenshō 14 the temple was called Baishō-in. In the Edo period it drew worshippers as a Yakushi for eye diseases and for child-rearing, and each time its halls were lost, to a fire in the early Meiji years and to air raids during the war, the principal image was carried out to safety and the temple was rebuilt.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 梅照院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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