Kakuzō-in Temple
覚蔵院
Kakuzoin is a historic temple with a unique lion dance tradition, worth visiting for its cultural heritage.
What it is
- A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha Buddhist temple.
- Founded by Nichiga in the early Edo period.
- Nichiga died in 1658.
- Presumed to have operated a terakoya school.
What to see
- A Fudezuka monument from 1780.
- A female lion mask, a temple treasure.
- The origin of the Fukasaku Sasara Shishimai lion dance.
Getting there
- 8-minute walk from Marugasaki Hinomishita bus stop.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
埼玉県さいたま市見沼区春岡2-4 Open in Google Maps
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