Mibu-Dera

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  • Address
    Bukkō-ji Kita iru, Bōjō, Nakagyō-ku
  • Phone
    841 3381
  • Transport
    underground rail: 10min walk from Ōmiya Station, Hankyū  line

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Lonely Planet review

Mibu-dera was founded in 991 and belongs to the Risshū school. In the late Edo period, it became a training centre for samurai. Mibu-dera houses tombs of pro-shōgunate Shinsen-gumi members, who fought bloody street battles resisting the forces that succeeded in restoring the emperor in 1868. Except for an unusual stupa covered in Jizō statues, visually the temple is of limited interest.

It is, however, definitely worth visiting during Mibu kyōgen (comic drama) performances in late April, or the Setsubun celebrations in early February.