Saga University and Ogi City Exchange Project Special Exhibition: Entsu-ji Temple and Ogi - Commemorative Exhibition for the Entsu-ji Documents Saga Prefectural Important Cultural Property Designation

About this event

This special exhibition commemorates the public viewing of the "Entsu-ji Documents," designated as an Important Cultural Property of Saga Prefecture. Entsu-ji is an ancient temple said to have been founded in the first year of Hakuchi (650), which later flourished as a Rinzai sect Zen temple during the Kamakura period. The "Entsu-ji Documents" handed down at the temple form an important historical collection for understanding the conditions of the Ogi area and religious activities from the medieval to early modern periods. Centering on these valuable "Entsu-ji Documents," this exhibition also features works such as the "Ogi Nabeshima Bunko" held by the Saga University Library and the Ogi City Important Cultural Property "Santoku-ji Documents." Through these historical materials, the exhibition untangles the deep connection between Entsu-ji and the Ogi area, as well as the history of the Rinzai sect in Ogi. It is an exhibition rich in highlights where visitors can decipher the history of religious culture and local society from the medieval to early modern periods through ritual implements, Buddha heads, ancient documents, and diaries.

Venue

Ogi City History Museum

158-4 Ogi-machi, Ogi, Saga 845-0001