On June 16th at Kudoji Temple (Sakamoto, Hirosaki City), a ghost painting by Maruyama Okyo was released for a limited time for one hour.

The ghost painting "Hangon Konozu" in the possession of Kudoji Temple was commissioned by Maruyama Okyo to memorialize the deceased wives of the Hirosaki clan's chief retainer, Motonori Morioka. It became clear in a survey conducted by the Hirosaki City Cultural Properties Deliberation Committee from 2020. Currently, it is a tangible cultural property certified by the city.

It will be open to the public once a year for one hour from 12:00 on the day of May 18th of the lunar calendar. It is said that it will rain every year on the public day, but it will be fine on this day. Approximately 30 spectators visited, and after burning incense, they entered the Buddhist altar room and made time to face the ghost paintings by joining hands as they wished.

A woman in her 50s who watched a ghost painting at the exhibition "Hirosaki Cultural Properties" held at the Hirosaki City Museum until May 8 had different feelings between watching it as an art piece and worshiping it as a memorial service. It looked different. " A woman in her 50s who couldn't see it because she couldn't see it at 13:00, said, "It rained like a fog while I was heading to Kudoji Temple. I felt that the ghost painting was released this year as well. "I smile.

Mitsuaki Sudo, the chief priest, said, "I had rented a ghost painting this year, but it is only open to the public once a year. It is a valuable opportunity to see it directly. Face the ghost painting with the feeling of offering. So, if there is something in each mind, "he says.