Rokuamida Meguri from "Guide to Famous Spots of Edo Vol. 6"
Compiled by Saitō Chōshū, Painted by Hasegawa Settan 1834-1836 (Tempō 5 to Tempō 7) Kaga Collection 256

Rokuamida Meguri was the name of an excursion for the people of Edo period in which one could pray to enter to Pure Land of Amida by visiting six temples which enshrine six statues of Amida made of sacred trees that drifted from Kumano during the weeks of the equinox in spring and autumn. Enmei-in Temple in Kohoku of Adachi Ward was the second among the six Amida Fudasho (temples where amulets may be obtained). It is called "Ichijun Roku-ri (one pilgrimage, six ri)" (one "ri" is approximately four kilometers).


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