Shinbyō Temple

Shinbyō Temple [行浄方; しんびょう・ほら] is a temple located in the city of Kessa, Ganyama Prefecture. It is a historically significant site, with local legends rumouring the building to have been constructed one thousand years ago. Historians believe that Shinbyō Temple may be from the early 1400s, making it closer to six hundred years old.
Many musicians and poets throughout history visited Shinbyō to compose their music and poetry, and it is said to have a deeply inspiring atmosphere. The stones decorating the temple's front entrance are said to play a certain melody if tapped in the right pattern. In the late Nittori period, Shinbyō became a destination for writers and poets. It was mentioned during this time by the famous poet Kaga no Danzo, who wrote of the temple in his 1391 anthology Following the Wind.