Ishiyama Hongan-ji
石山本願寺
Explore the historic site of a powerful fortified temple, now home to Osaka Castle.
What it is
- A Jodo Shinshu temple, founded in 1496.
- Developed into a major power during the Sengoku period.
- Destroyed in 1580 after conflict with Oda Nobunaga.
- Its site is now occupied by Osaka Castle.
What to see
- The temple site was a hill on the Uemachi Plateau.
- It was fortified with moats, walls, and earthworks.
- A temple town, jinaicho, surrounded the main complex.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Ishiyama Hongan-ji Open in Google Maps
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