Kakurin-ji Temple

What it is

• A Nichiren-shu temple founded in 1631.
• Commonly called Seishoko.
• Enshrines the memorial tablet and statue of Kato Kiyomasa.

What to see

• The main gate, rebuilt in 1856.
• Seishokodo, a Gongen-zukuri style building.
• Haiden and heiden of Seishokodo, rebuilt in 1865.
• Statue of Bishamonten, one of the Yamate Shichifukujin.
• Seishokodo and the main gate are cultural properties.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Shirokane-Takanawa Station.
• 5-minute walk from Shirokanedai Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.