Kaizen-in Temple

What it is

• Nichiren Buddhist temple in Wakayama, Japan.
• Founded in 1649 by Yoshuin.
• Became a branch temple of Hon-onji Temple in the Meiji era.
• Designated a Wakayama City cultural property in 1967.

What to see

• Two-story pagoda rebuilt in 1653 by Tokugawa Yorinobu.
• Pagoda built over a stone chamber.
• Stone chamber contains sutra stones with Hokke-kyo written on them.
• More than 150,000 sutra stones buried under the pagoda.
• Sutra stones commemorate Tokugawa Ieyasu's 33rd memorial.
• Temple grounds were once the entire Imoseyama island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.