Matsukawa Valley

An ancient temple of the Rinzai sect, located on a high ground overlooking the townscape. Kaesan was in the year of Meiyo 9 (1500). In Kyoho 10 (1725), the main hall, which was erected by the Hayashi family, includes the Uguisu-tsuku corridor, the Yamaoka Tetsushu flat-profile, and the Owari Tokugawa family's basket. The back of the back [kuri] next to the main hall houses a basket with a car devised by the priest in the Tenpo years. In the shrine under the entrance stone steps, Enmei Jizo, which is said to save women, is celebrated. As the festival approaches in April, the stone gets wet at night due to the temperature difference between day and night. The Honson Yakushi Nyorai was by a Buddhist master, Kiyama, of Gyeongsang 4 (1599). Chubu 49 Yakushi No. 21.

The ancient temple of the Rinzai Myoshin-ji school, which is lined with the main temple and the Jōō-dō and the bell-roomon. It is said to be about 700 years ago, but was rebuilt in Kyoho 11 (1726) after it was destroyed by fire. The gardens are well-maintained, and the flowers of the four seasons add color. The main hall was rebuilt in 2018 for aging.

Natural wood of cypress and cedar thrives on the grounds. The four shrines (important cultural property) of Kumano, Izu, Hakusan, and Zao, which are about 1m away from the side where the bills of the first year of Kenbu (1334) remain inside the Okiya in Ishigaki (Oiya). All of them are considered to be the oldest Kamakura architecture in Nagano Prefecture, which is characterized by the roof of Ichikensha style cypress skin. The entrance with the inscription of 1439 was left behind, indicating that it was the center of the culture of Kiso Valley.