Buddhist temple
Rakan-ji
羅漢寺（らかんじ）
Ōda, Shimane Prefecture
A temple of Kōyasan Shingon-shū in Ōmori-chō, Ōda, at the foot of Iwami Ginzan. It enshrines its principal image, Amida Nyorai, and in rock caves reached across stone bridges stand stone statues of the Five Hundred Arhats (gohyaku rakan).
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 object of worship: Amida Nyorai
History and things to know
According to the temple's guide, to hold memorial services for those who worked and died in the silver mine, 月海浄印 vowed to create the Five Hundred Arhats, and with many donations they were completed in Meiwa 3 (1766). Two years earlier, in Meiwa 1 (1764), Rakan-ji was built as a temple to protect the arhats. The Five Hundred Arhats are part of the component properties of the World Heritage site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There is a fee to see the Five Hundred Arhats, and photography is not permitted of the Five Hundred Arhats or inside the main hall.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 羅漢寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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