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Houn-ji Temple

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Houn-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a hidden Buddha and cultural properties.

Houn-ji Temple
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What it is

  • Rinzai sect Kencho-ji school temple.
  • Existed in the late Muromachi period.
  • Mountain name is Zuiryuzan.
  • Principal image is Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu.

What to see

  • Principal image carved by Emperor Xuanzong.
  • Six pilgrimage votive tablets.
  • Hiba tree.
  • Chichibu City Tangible Cultural Property.
  • Chichibu City Historic Site.

When to go

  • Hidden Buddha shown annually on April 18.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県秩父市荒川白久432 Open in Google Maps

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