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Joken-ji Temple (Nishio)

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浄賢寺 (西尾市)

Joken-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani sect temple with notable architecture and family graves.

Joken-ji Temple (Nishio)
Asturio Cantabrio CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Shinshu Otani sect temple in Nishio City.
  • Its mountain name is Doshosan.
  • Founded as Saiko-bo, a sub-temple of Matsuyama Hachimangu.
  • Moved to its current location in 1590.

What to see

  • Main image: a standing statue of Amida Nyorai.
  • Main hall, rebuilt in 1845, faces west.
  • Sanmon gate, completed in 1806, faces west.
  • Bell tower, completed in 1717.
  • Graves of the Tsuji, Fukaya, and Iwase families.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

愛知県西尾市須田町45 Open in Google Maps

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