Reizan-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo sect temple founded by Daicho at Surugadai in 1601
• The temple enshrines both Shakyamuni Buddha and Amida Nyorai
• Designated as one of the Kanto Juhachi Danrin during the Edo period
• Relocated to its current site in Sumida in 1689 after several fires

What to see

• The mountain name Jozaisan inscribed at the temple site
• Statues of the enshrined deities Shakyamuni Buddha and Amida Nyorai
• Historical markers indicating its status as a former imperial prayer hall

Getting there

• The temple is a thirteen minute walk from Kinshicho Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.