Chishō-in Temple
智勝院 (本巣市)
Chishoin is a historic Soto Zen temple with clan graves and art, worth visiting for its serene beauty.
What it is
- A Soto Zen Buddhist temple.
- Founded in 1647 by Matsudaira Mitsushige.
- Family temple of the Toda-Matsudaira clan.
- Main deity is Sho Kannon Bosatsu.
What to see
- Graves of the Toda clan and their retainers.
- Paintings by Kano Shigeyori and Ranshu Gekkei.
- Many cherry trees on the temple grounds.
- Jizo-do, Kannon-do, and Sanjusankannon-do halls.
- Toyokawa Inari enshrined as a guardian deity.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
岐阜県本巣市郡府452 Open in Google Maps
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