Buddhist temple
Ryūsen-ji (Tenkawa)
龍泉寺（天川村）（りゅうせんじ）
Tenkawa, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture
A great head temple (daihonzan) of the Shingon Daigo-ha in Dorogawa, the starting point for climbing Ōminesan. Its main hall enshrines the principal image, Miroku Bosatsu, together with En no Gyōja, Rigen Daishi, Kōbō Daishi and Fudō Myōō.
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: Miroku Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to the temple's guide, it began in the Hakuhō era when En no Gyōja found a spring welling up in Dorogawa and enshrined the Eight Great Dragon Kings beside it; later Shōbō Rigen Daishi restored it. In the great fire of Dorogawa in Shōwa 21 it lost most of the buildings in its grounds, but its buildings were restored in the Shōwa 30s.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is separate from Ōminesan-ji on the summit of Sanjōgatake; it is a guardian temple (gojiin) in Dorogawa at the foot of the mountain.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 龍泉寺（天川村）「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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