Tsukinasa Temple

Tsukinasa Temple [殆洒方; つきなさ・ほら] is a temple located in the city of Tsukinasa on Katomo Island, Kawara Prefecture. It is one of the last surviving ancient temples built on the island, with its construction being dated back to the 1220s. 
Temples on Katomo were originally reserved for the nobles, while the peasantry used local village shrines. However, during the 17th century Tsukinasa Temple became suddenly much more popular as the site of the enshrinement of Kayaki no Daijō, a beloved priest who had died. The priest was known for being a traveller who often visited far-flung communities across the island to give sermons and speeches about morality and pioty. After his death Tsukinasa Temple became a pilgrimage destination, and soon was open to the public as a prayer and worship site. In the following decades, other temples on the island underwent the same change.