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Myoenji Temple (Tsuchiya Senarai Benzaiten)

This is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka City. The temple has a Benten Hall Hoshuden where the eight-armed Uga Benzaiten is enshrined, and a cave Iwaya Reinan that represents the womb of Benzaiten, where Ugajin-o, a snake, is enshrined. In Iwaya Rein-ana, there is a pond for washing money, and it is popularly known as Tsuchiya Senarai Benzaiten.
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JR Hiratsuka Station, Hadano Station, Odakyu Line