Jōshō-ji Temple
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Jōshō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a connection to a famous dictionary compiler.
What it is
- A Rinzai sect Myōshin-ji school temple.
- Founded in the Sengoku period.
- Opened in Sawara Village by Ittō Zenji.
- A branch temple of Dairyū-ji Temple.
What to see
- The main image is Shō Kannon Bosatsu.
- Site of the Meirei-juku Chinese classics school.
- Yoshitaka Kurimoto taught at the school.
- Shinmura Izuru, Kōjien dictionary compiler, studied here.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
千葉県香取市佐原イ1051 Open in Google Maps
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