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Honmon-ji Temple

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Honmon-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist site with important cultural properties.

Honmon-ji Temple
Toto-tarou at Japanese Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A head temple of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.
  • Founded in 1289 by Akiyama Yasutada.
  • Also known as Sanuki Honmon-ji and Daibo-san.

What to see

  • Sanmon gate, built in 1748.
  • Main Hall, built in 1781.
  • Kaisando hall, built in 1697, a cultural property.
  • Painting of Nichiren by Kano Tsunenobu.
  • Twenty medieval documents.

Getting there

  • 1-minute walk from Mino Station.
  • Mino Station is on the JR Yosan Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

香川県三豊市三野町下高瀬1916番地 Open in Google Maps

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