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Jōshin-ji Temple

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Jōshin-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple housing a Kannon statue, part of two pilgrimage routes.

Jōshin-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple.
  • Founded in 1616 by Kanrensha Tōyo Monkyō.
  • Moved to its current location after a 1657 fire.
  • Shōnen-ji Temple was merged into it after the war.

What to see

  • An Eleven-faced Kannon statue.
  • The 10th site of the Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
  • The 17th site of the Ueno Ōji Komagome 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
  • Graves of many notable people.

Getting there

  • 7-minute walk from Todaimae Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都文京区向丘2-17-3 Open in Google Maps

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