岩屋堂

岩屋堂は冬を除けば、年間を通して楽しめるスポットです。春は桜、夏は鳥原川を
堰き止めた天然プールそして秋は紅葉。公園内には東海自然歩道が通っており、
東南方向へは雲興寺経由猿投山へ、北西方向へは定光寺方面へ各自の脚力に
合わせたハイキングを楽しめます。

瀬戸市ではこの岩屋堂と定光寺が春の桜、秋の紅葉のメッカです。

岩屋堂の由来（堂の前にある石碑より引用）（写真４参照）
紳亀二年（７２５）名僧行基が当地に来て草庵を結び、この岩屋内で三体の仏像を
彫刻し、時の聖武天皇の病気平穏を祈願した霊跡であり、一体の薬師瑠璃光如来を
本尊として、岩屋山薬師堂が建立され諸堂を完備し信仰をあつめている。小鳥たちも
宝前に木の実を供えたといい鳥原という地名の由来がある。
★　岩屋山薬師堂を略して岩屋堂という
★　目耳の病護に霊験あらたか
★　現在は浄源寺の奥の院です
★　大祭は十一月末の日曜日に浄源寺で厳修

Iwayado will be the spot which can be enjoyed throughout the year except winter.
Cherry blossoms in spring, .natural pool made by damming the flow of Torihara River
in summer and tinted autumnal leaves in autumn. The Tokai natural sidewalk passes
inside this national park. From here, you can enjoy the hike to Mt. Sanage via Unkouji
Temple southeast-ward, and the hike to Joukouji Temple northwest-ward in
accordance with each one's walking ability.

Iwayado and Joukouji are called mecca for cherry blossoms in spring and tinted
autumnal leaves in autumn in Seto City.

The origin of Iwayado (quoted from a stone monument in front of small cave-like
temple made of rocks <See photo 4>):
A great priest Gyoki came here to live in a hermitage, and sculptured three bodies
of the Buddhist image in this cave in 725. This is the sacred place where he prayed
for recovery from illness of Emperor Shomu at the time. By placing the Healing
Buddha as the principal image, Iwaya-yama Healing Buddha Temple (Iwaya-yama
Yakushi-Dou) have been built and provided with various small temples , and
attracting religious belief. It is said that birds also offered the wooden fruit in front
of the precious article., and the place name, Torihara ("Tori" means bird and
"Hara" means field) may come from such offering.
★Iwaya-yama Yakushi-Dou ( Cave hall hollowed from a natural rock for the
　 Healing (Medicine) Buddha is called Iwayado for short.
★Wonder working to relieve or protect against disease of eye and ear
★This is the inner shrine (the holy of holies) of Jyogenj Temple (Photo 6).
★Large scale festival is hold solemnly at Jyogenji Temple on last Sunday of Nov..

岩屋堂公園の入口から鳥原川沿いに上流へ約２００ｍ歩き（写真１と２）、
反対の川岸を通って戻り（写真３）、岩屋堂とその奥の暁明ｹ滝（写真４と５）
に行き、最後は浄源寺（写真６）を見て、駐車場に戻りました。

駐車場：
オンシーズンだけだと思いますが、鳥原川の手前は有料（５００円）、向こうは
無料（４箇所で合計７０台位の駐車スペース）です。１００ｍ程遠くなるだけですので、
こちらの利用をお奨めします。

I walked up the riverside about 200m along Torihara River from the entrance
of Iwayado Park. （Photo 1and ２）, crossed a bridge to walk down the opposite
reverside （Photo 3）, went to Iwayado made of rocks and Gyoumyougataki
Waterfall which is located about 10 m to the north of it (Photo4 and ５),
visited Jyogenji Temple （Photo 6）, and returned to parking lot.

Parking lot:
Only in season (I presume), the parking lots in northern part of Torihara River
are nearer to the entrance of Iwayado, and charged (\500). The ones in the
southern part are about 100 m far, and free (about 70 cars can be parked at
4 free lots). So, free parking lots are recommendable.

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３紅葉tinted autumnal leaves 早春 Early Spring (click here)	４岩屋堂 Iwayado