Honchō-ji Temple
本長寺
Honcho-ji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with significant Edo and Meiji period structures.
What it is
- A Nichiren Buddhist temple.
- Founded during the Eiroku era by Nikkan of Kyoto Myoman-ji.
- Its sangō (mountain name) is Chōmeizan.
What to see
- The current main hall, rebuilt in 1850.
- The sanmon (temple gate), rebuilt during the Meiji period.
- Sanmon has carvings of Nichiren Shonin.
- A standing Shakyamuni Nyorai statue from 1670.
- The Shūso Ichidai-zu.
- A Shakyamuni Nirvana statue.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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