Senkoku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo sect temple founded in 1523 by Ninomiya Oribenosho.
• The site originated from a former location known as Hongaku-in.
• A temple historically protected by the powerful Hojo and Tokugawa clans.
• An institution permitted to display the official Tokugawa hollyhock crest.

What to see

• Sliding door paintings created by the famous artist Utagawa Hiroshige.
• A mountain cherry blossom painting designated as a prefectural cultural property.
• Artistic works discovered by Yone Nogiro in 1928.

Getting there

• The temple is a seventeen minute walk from Kozukue Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.