Honzō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Nichiren sect temple, founded by a 1910 merger.
• Its sango (mountain name) is Seiryūzan.
• It is the family temple of the Nakane clan.
• The Nakane family served as local officials.

What to see

• Wooden statues of Nichirō Shōnin and Nichizō Shōnin.
• These statues are designated cultural properties.
• The temple grounds were once the Nakane clan's mansion.
• A joint tomb of the Nakane Heizaemon family.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.