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Hokekyō-ji Temple

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Hokekyō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu head temple with important cultural properties.

Hokekyō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Nichiren-shu head temple, founded in 1260.
  • Also known as Nakayama Hokekyō-ji.
  • A fundamental training ground for Nichiren-shu prayer.

What to see

  • Nichiren's writings, two National Treasures.
  • Many buildings are Important Cultural Properties.
  • A five-story pagoda.
  • Bronze seated statue of Shaka Nyorai, Nakayama Daibutsu.
  • A statue of Chiang Kai-shek.

Getting there

  • 3-minute walk from Keisei Nakayama Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

千葉県市川市中山2-10-1 Open in Google Maps

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