S P O T ／ SPOT-113
Folk & Ritual
Gofuku-ji Temple — Hell-Tour Corridor
牛伏寺 地獄めぐり回廊ごふくじ じごくめぐりかいろう
A 'hell-tour' corridor inside the ancient temple of Gofuku-ji in Uchida, Matsumoto. Local reporting describes a corridor — completed in 2022 — that uses wooden images handed down for some 200 years to depict the hells, with figures such as Datsue-ba (the old woman who strips the dead) and the hell wardens lined up along a passage beside the Nio gate. Because the temple's own pages give the corridor only sparse coverage, opening hours and photography conditions should be confirmed again before any visit.
N O P H O T O
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01A corridor that depicts the hells using wooden images handed down for about 200 years
- 02Figures of Datsue-ba and hell wardens lined along the passage
- 03A striking devotional installation inside a temple long revered as a yakuyoke Kannon site
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Nagano Prefecture Matsumoto City
- Address
- 長野県松本市内田2573
- Fee
- 無料
- Hours
- 受付時間9:00〜17:00目安、地獄回廊は要確認
- Status
- 現存