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Rinjū-ji Temple

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Rinjū-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple, home to a shogun's concubine's memorial.

Rinjū-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Takada sect.
  • Founded by Zenchō in 1630.
  • Moved to its current site in 1928.
  • Originally located in Edo, moved after fires and earthquakes.

What to see

  • Mortuary tablet of Gekkōin.
  • Gekkōin was a concubine of Tokugawa Ienobu.
  • Tokugawa Ienobu was the 6th Edo shogun.

Getting there

  • 10-minute walk from Yotsugi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都葛飾区東四つ木1-23-12 Open in Google Maps

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