Japanese Print "Buzen Province: the Tunnel to the Rakan Monastery" by Utagawa Hiroshige
Artist:Utagawa Hiroshige
Title:Buzen Province: the Tunnel to the Rakan Monastery
Date:1854
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Description:
Folklore says that in the 1700s, a Buddhist monk, known as Zenkai, spent 30 years carving this tunnel through the volcanic rock. This legendary feat gave pilgrims the only safe route to reach the temple of the Rakan Monastery. Before its construction, many travelers were said to have fallen from the cliffs above. The famous tunnel featured here is still visited today.
![Japanese Print "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakanji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc208486.jpg "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakanji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
![Japanese Print "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakanji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc135708.jpg "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakanji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
![Japanese Print "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakan-ji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc230790.jpg "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakan-ji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
![Japanese Print "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakan-ji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc130617.jpg "Buzen Province: The Passage Under the Rakan Monastery (Buzen, Rakan-ji shita michi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
