Nearly 600 years old, Morin-ji Temple in Gunma Prefecture is celebrated across Japan as the legendary home of the Bunbuku Chagama folktale about a magical tea-kettle-transforming raccoon dog. Visitors approaching the grounds are greeted by a charming pathway lined with 21 Shigaraki-ware tanuki statues, several sporting tea-kettle bodies and mischievous smiles. Inside the temple's treasury, you can view the revered antique teakettle itself alongside a vast collection of tanuki artifacts and figurines. It offers a delightfully eccentric blend of traditional Buddhist temple heritage and enchanting folklore that appeals to curious travelers of all ages.
- Buddhist Temples
- Folklore
- Mythology
- Tanuki
- Statues
- Historic Sites
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