Chosen-in Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple in Chichibu City founded in 990 by Hinuma Taroemon.
• The twenty-ninth site on the Chichibu Pilgrimage route.
• Designated as a historical landmark by Chichibu City in 1965.
• The current main hall dates back to the early nineteenth century.

What to see

• A painting by Katsushika Hokusai displayed inside the main hall.
• The main hall structure built between 1818 and 1830.
• The mountain setting known as Sasadosan.

Getting there

• A fifteen-minute walk from Urayamaguchi Station.
• Located 1.8 kilometers away from Hashidate-do Temple.
• Situated 7.1 kilometers from Houn-ji Temple.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.