Entsuji Temple (Okayama)

Japanese: 円通寺(岡山) - えんつうじ
Entsuji Temple (Okayama)

...The area is home to scenic spots such as Mount Washuu and Mount Yuga. Tamashima has been an important port town since the early modern period, and is home to Entsu-ji Temple, where Ryokan trained for about 10 years from his early 20s. Mizushima began to industrialize with the construction of an aircraft manufacturing plant by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the end of World War II, and during the period of high economic growth, a heavy chemical complex was formed on the coast as the core of the new industrial city in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Entsu-ji Temple (Okayama)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鷲羽(わしゆう)山,瑜伽(ゆが)山などの名勝がある。玉島は近世以来の重要な港町で,良寛が20代前半から約10年間修行をした円通寺がある。水島は第2次大戦末期に三菱重工の航空機製造所が建設されたことから工業化が始まり,高度経済成長期には岡山県南新産業都市の中核として臨海部に重化学コンビナートが形成された。…

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