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Jigen-ji Temple

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慈眼寺

Jigen-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple in Chichibu with a rebuilt main hall and annual festival.

Jigen-ji Temple
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What it is

  • It is a Soto Zen temple.
  • Founded in 1486 by Tōyū Sakuhō.

What to see

  • The current main hall, completed in 1900.
  • A Yakushi-dō hall on the temple grounds.
  • The Yakushi Nyorai enshrined in the Yakushi-dō.

When to go

  • July 8 for the annual Yakushi Nyorai festival.
  • The festival is a major Chichibu event.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県秩父市東町26-7 Open in Google Maps

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