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21-469: All trains which are bound for Yamagata Station run through to Yamagata Station via Ou Main Line between Uzen-Chitose and Yamagata Stations. Some Senzan Line trains run as rapid trains. All trains stop at the following stations: In addition to these stops, the various Rapid trains will stop at all stations in between: At one point, there was a G-Rapid that stopped at the most stations out of all rapid trains, but

42-663: A course located to the right of the main entrance. Yamadera holds many other important cultural assets in its treasure house, the Hihokan , including standing wooden images of Shaka Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai and Amida Nyorai, a seated wooden image of Dengyo Daishi, a hanging wooden mandala of Buddha. [REDACTED] Media related to Risshaku-ji at Wikimedia Commons Ennin Ennin ( 圓仁 or 円仁 , 793 CE or 794 CE – 864 CE) , better known in Japan by his posthumous name , Jikaku Daishi ( 慈覺大師 ),

63-631: Is the popular name for the Buddhist temple of Risshaku-ji ( 立石寺 ) located northeast of Yamagata City , in Yamagata Prefecture , Japan . Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyōrai . The temple has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, and is designated as both a Place of Scenic Beauty and as a National Historic Site It is located within the borders of the Zaō Quasi-National Park . The temple buildings clinging to

84-453: The Buddhist priesthood at Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei (Hieizan) near Kyoto at the age of 14. In 838, Ennin was in the party which accompanied Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu 's diplomatic mission to the Tang dynasty Imperial court. The trip to China marked the beginning of a set of tribulations and adventures which he documented in his journal . The journal describes an account of the workings of

105-544: The Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution of 842–846. As a result of the persecution, he was deported from China, returning to Japan in 847. In 847 he returned to Japan and in 854, he became the third abbot of the Tendai sect at Enryakuji, where he built buildings to store the sutras and religious instruments he brought back from China. His dedication to expanding the monastic complex and its courses of study assured

126-582: The Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum , is a short walk up the hill on the opposite side of the steep valley. In 1996, the Ministry of the Environment selected the cicadas of Yama-dera as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan . These historical assets can be seen along the main trail that leads up the mountain along its stone steps. You can also see the remains of the original temple of Yamadera in

147-701: The Senzan and Tōhoku Main Lines' tracks: Senzan Line 2832M, which runs from Sakunami Station to Sendai where it becomes 1428M and continues on the Tōhoku Main Line tracks until Iwanuma, and Tōhoku Main Line 425M, which originates in Shiroishi, changes to 1831M at Sendai, and continues on the Senzan Line tracks to Ayashi. The Sakunami — Iwanuma train runs only on Saturdays and weekends. There used to be many more trains that utilized

168-641: The Tendai school a unique prominence in Japan. While his chief contribution was to strengthen the Tendai tantric Buddhist tradition, the Pure Land recitation practices ( nenbutsu ) that he introduced also helped to lay a foundation for the independent Pure Land movements of the subsequent Kamakura period (1185–1333). Ennin also founded the temple of Ryushakuji at Yamadera . He wrote more than one hundred books. His diary of travels in China, Nittō Guhō Junrei Kōki ( 入唐求法巡礼行記 ) ,

189-741: The Tōhoku Main Line's tracks, but the numbers have decreased in recent years. Past trains went to such places as Fukushima, Matsushima, and Kogota. After 2001, the numbers began going down until they reached two trains, which is the number. It was expected that that number would increase in 2006, though, when the Sendai Airport Line opens. And now, no train runs through to Tohoku Main Line or Sendai Airport Access Line. [1] 仙山線 西仙台ハイランド駅及び八ツ森駅廃止について - JR東日本仙台支社 http://jr-sendai.com/upload-images/2014/02/ekihaishi.pdf Yamadera Yama-dera ( 山寺 , lit. "Mountain Temple" ) , (山号 宝珠山; Sangō Hōshu-zan )

210-635: The capital of China, where he was ordained into both mandala rituals: the Mahāvairocana-sūtra and the Vajraśekhara-sūtra , along with initiation and training in the Susiddhikara Sūtra tantra. He also wrote of his travels by ship while sailing along the Grand Canal of China . Ennin was in China when the anti-Buddhist Emperor Wuzong of Tang took the throne in 840, and he lived through

231-503: The direct train of lapid service. There are three types of local train service: Sendai — Yamagata, Sendai — Sakunami and Sendai — Ayashi. Sendai ー Sakunami local trains run only in the morning, two Sendai-bound trains and one Sakunami-bound train. Since this part of the line is located in the central suburban area of Sendai, there are many commuters, and there are typically 2-4 Sendai — Ayashi trains every hour. Although there were fewer trains going from Ayashi to Sendai,

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252-757: The government of China, which saw strong and able administrative control of the state and its provinces, even at a time of a supposed decline of the Tang dynasty. His writings also expanded on religious matters and commerce. He stayed in Xi'an for five years. Initially, he studied under two masters and then spent some time at Wutaishan ( 五臺山 ; Japanese: Godaisan ), a mountain range famous for its numerous Buddhist temples in Shanxi Province in China. Here, he learned go-e nembutsu ( 五会念仏 , "Five tone nembutsu ") among other practices. Later he went to Chang'an (Japanese: Chōan), then

273-547: The grave of Ennin in a cave within the temple grounds. Although Enning died on Mount Hiei in 864 AD, and there is no record that his remains were transferred here, Ann archaeological investigation in 1948 found a gold-leaf encrusted casket containing five sets of human remains and fragments of a Heian period wooden statue of Ennin within the cave. The temple developed into the major Heian period center for Buddhism in Dewa Province (now Yamagata and Akita prefectures). The temple

294-682: The numbers have increased in recent years. The section is double-track and the interchange stations are Kita-Sendai, Kunimi, and Rikuzen-Ochiai. Presently, parts of the track are being elevated and there are plans to build a new station near the Shin-Ishinomaki Highway railroad crossing. Before the abolition of the Saturday/weekend schedule, there was one Saturday/weekend return train from Sakunami that stopped at Nishi-Sendai Hi-Land, however, there have been no stops at Nishi-Sendai Hi-Land Station since 2004. Local trains are scheduled around

315-700: The rapid train schedules. However, trips to the Sakunami Hot Springs as well as the Yamadera temple well known from Matsuo Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi are popular. Also, during the ski-season, the only way to get to places such as Omoshiroyama is the train and there are a great number of passengers during the tourist season. There are two temporary stations, but as there have been no stops at Nishi-Sendai Hi-Land and Yatsumori since October 2004 and June 2003, respectively. These two stations are abolished on March 14, 2014. [1] There are only two trains that share both

336-451: The steep, forested, rocky hillsides are picturesque and unusual. According to temple tradition, it was founded in 860 AD by the priest Ennin , who is better known by his posthumous name, Jikaku Daishi ( 慈覺大師 ) . In 847 AD Ennin returned to Japan from studies in Tang dynasty China and in 854 AD he became the chief priest of the Tendai sect at Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei near Kyoto. Risshaku-ji

357-512: Was a priest of the Tendai school of Buddhism in Japan, and its third Zasu ( 座主 , "Head of the Tendai Order") . Ennin was instrumental in expanding the Tendai Order's influence, and bringing back crucial training and resources from China, particularly esoteric Buddhist training and Pure Land teachings. He was born into the Mibu ( 壬生 ) family in present-day Tochigi Prefecture , Japan and entered

378-670: Was burned down again during the wars of the Sengoku period , but was restored by the Date clan and the Mogami clan . Under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate , it was awarded estates with a kokudaka of 1420 koku for its upkeep. Yama-dera is where the well-known haiku poet Matsuo Bashō wrote his famous haiku "ah this silence / sinking into the rocks / voice of cicada" in 1689. A museum of Basho's writings and paintings and other related art,

399-471: Was considered too confusing by passengers and soon put out of service. Instead, the number of Local Trains were increased. Until 2004, there were only three types of rapids (A, B, C). Also, until September 30, 2003, there was a Special Rapid "Holiday Senzan" that used to run on Saturdays and weekends. With the opening of the Sendai Airport Line (established in 2006), the Senzan Line was expected to have Sendai Airport-bound trains. But they have not connected with

420-420: Was founded as a branch temple of Enryaku-ji by the order of Emperor Seiwa , and to this day the ritual fire brought from Enryaku-ji is still burning in the main temple. The exact date and circumstances of the foundation of the temple are uncertain, but it dates to at least the early Heian period based on dating of the oldest of its surviving wooden statuary. The temple has a long-standing tradition that it houses

441-576: Was patronized by the Kamakura shogunate and grew in territory. It was rebuilt after a fire in the mid-13th century and was converted to Zen Buddhism . The current Main Hall , known here as the Konpon-chūdō was rebuilt in 1356 by Shiba Kaneyori , lord of Yamagata Castle , who also returned it to the Tendai sect. It was visited by the artist Sesshū Tōyō in 1482, who made many sketches of its precincts. The temple

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