S P O T ／ SPOT-104
Shokan-ji Temple Eight Great Hells
正観寺 八大地獄しょうかんじ はちだいじごく
Shokan-ji, a Kegon-school temple in the fishing town of Mugi on Tokushima's Pacific coast, maintains a walk-through rendering of the Eight Great Hells of Buddhist cosmology — Reviving, Black Rope, Crushing, Screaming, Twice-Screaming, Scorching, Twice-Scorching, and the endless avici. The hell circuit is only open from noon until four in the afternoon, separate from the main grounds, and an admission fee is charged. The atmosphere is closer to a temple's pedagogical hall than to a roadside curiosity: the figures are explicitly framed as a teaching about karma and consequence, not a haunted-house attraction. Hours can shift with weather and staffing, so call ahead.
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01A walk-through rendering of the Eight Great Hells inside a working Kegon-school temple complex
- 02Open only from noon to 4pm — separate from the main grounds and with a small admission fee
- 03Framed as Buddhist moral instruction rather than horror spectacle; call ahead, hours shift with weather
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Tokushima Prefecture Mugi Town, Kaifu District
- Address
- 徳島県海部郡牟岐町中村奥前158-1
- Fee
- 八大地獄見学料 大人400円・小人200円
- Hours
- 参拝24時間、寺務所8:00〜16:00、八大地獄12:00〜16:00
- Status
- 現存
R E F E R E N C E