Omuro 88 Temples

... Around the time of the Kan'ei reconstruction, Nonomura Ninsei opened a kiln near the temple gate, and it is well known that the Ninsei kiln, or Omuro ware, was popular among nobles, temple and shrine officials, samurai, and upper-class townspeople. In the late Edo period, the 88 sacred sites of Shikoku were moved to Jojusan, west of Ouchiyama, and became the Omuro 88 sacred sites, attracting the faith of the common people, and many pilgrims still visit today. The long tradition of the Imperial Gate was banned by the Meiji Restoration government's policy toward the Imperial family's religion, and came to an end when Prince Sumihito returned to secular life in 1867 (Keio 3). ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Omuro 88 Temples" is listed below.

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…　寛永再建のころ，野々村仁清が当寺門前辺に窯を開き，仁清窯また御室焼と呼ばれて公家，社寺，武家，上層町衆に好まれたことは有名である。江戸後期には大内山の西の成就山に四国八十八ヵ所霊場をうつして，御室八十八ヵ所として庶民信仰を集め，現在も参詣者が多い。宮門跡の長い伝統は，明治維新政府の対天皇家宗教政策によって禁止され，純仁法親王が1867年(慶応3)還俗（げんぞく）して終りを告げた。…

※「御室八十八ヵ所」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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