Nariai Temple is located in a scenic spot overlooking Amanohashidate, one of Japan's three most scenic views, and has been worshiped as one of the five ``holy places'' across Japan, a training ground for Japan's ancient mountain religion.
It is said to have been founded by Shino Shonin in the first year of Keiun (704) as a Chokugan temple for Emperor Monmu, and the principal image is the Bodhisattva Sho Kanzeon, famous as the Substitute Kannon and the Beautiful Kannon.
Inside the temple grounds, there are the ``Bell of Fallen'', which tells tragic stories, the ``Bottomless Pond'', which tells strange stories, and the ``Mamukai no Ryu'' by Goro Hidari.
It is also fun to visit Amanohashidate while taking a cable car and mountain bus.
Located at the northernmost tip of the Saigoku Temple, the snow gets deep in winter, but the view of Amanohashidate covered in snow from Narai Temple is also special.


成相寺は日本三景天橋立を眼下に望む景勝地にあり、日本古来の山岳宗教の修験場日本全国にある五つの「聖の住む所」の一つとして信仰を集めてまいりました。
慶雲元年（704）に文武天皇の勅願寺として真応上人が創建したと伝えられ、本尊は身代わり観音、美人観音として名高い聖観世音菩薩です。
境内には悲話を伝える｢撞かずの鐘｣、奇怪な話の｢底なし池｣、左甚五郎作の｢真向の龍｣などがあり、
天橋立を眺めながらケーブルカーと登山バスを乗り継いでお参りされるのも楽しい。
西国札所最北端に位置し、冬は雪が深くなりますが成相寺から見る雪の天橋立も格別です。

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