On June 20th, the event "A tour to listen to the story of Okyo's Ghost" while watching the Ghost Ghost of Okyo will be held at Kudoji Temple (Sakamoto Yamamoto, Hirosaki City).

The temple holds a ghost painting that is said to have been drawn by Okyo Maruyama, a painter from the middle and late Edo eras. Okyo, the author of the national treasure "Yukimatsu Figure Screen" is also known as a master of ghost painting. According to Teraden, there are several ghost paintings of Okyo that are known as "Hangonukounozu" in the world today, and it is possible that the collection of the University of California in the United States is the true writing. It is said to be expensive.

At the temple, ghost paintings are to be opened to the public only on May 18, the lunar calendar. This year will be June 20th, and the tour will be worshiped at the same time as the exhibition, and while listening to the ghost paintings, you will hear episodes related to the paintings from the priest and also watch the rakugo "ghost of ghost" by Rakugo artist Sanyutei Kaneyoshi in the main hall. To do.

Tour executive committee member Masahiro Kawamura regularly holds rakugo viewing events in Hirosaki on behalf of the Hirosaki City Rakugo Fan Club. Mr. Kawamura said, “When I called Mr. Kaneyoshi to Hirosaki three years ago, I guided him because he wanted to go to Kudoji Temple. At that time, I could not see the ghost painting, but Mr. Kaneyoshi Of course, I was warming up to collaborate with Rakugo one day."

The ghost painting will be brought out of the temple for the first time after the exhibition, for restoration. "I am told that it will always rain when a ghost painting is released, and I personally wonder if it will rain this year," says Kawamura. "If you can spread the ghost image of Okyo to the whole country as Hirosaki's property and get to know Kudo-ji," he said.

Holding time is from 13:00 to 17:00. The participation fee is 3,000 yen. Prior application required. Accept at "Tabisuke" (Tote Town, TEL 0172-55-0268). The deadline is June 13.