Hokyo-ji Temple
宝鏡寺
A historic Soto Zen temple founded in 747 featuring a protected wooden Jizobosatsu statue and a unique tea whisk mound.
What it is
- A Soto Zen temple originally founded as Jizoin in 747 by the priest Shinsho.
- The temple was relocated to its current site in 1344 after a fire.
- It is dedicated to a wooden seated statue of the deity Jizobosatsu.
What to see
- A seated wooden Jizobosatsu statue designated as a Shizuoka Prefecture Tangible Cultural Property.
- The Chasen-zuka tea whisk mound located within the temple grounds.
- Historical markers related to the temple's reconstruction following the 1336 Battle of Hakone-Takenoshita.
Getting there
- The temple is located a seven-minute walk from Ashigara Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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