Sen'yō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Nichiren sect temple.
• Founded in 1370.
• Established as a retirement temple for Jōgyō Ajari Nichiyū.
• Its sangō is Myōhokkesan.

What to see

• Nichiren Daibosatsu statue is enshrined.
• Pine tree in front of the main hall, 'Zuihō no Matsu'.
• Haiku monument of Nagai Kafū.
• Shibamata Taishakuten Stone Guidepost, erected 1833.
• Hoke-kyō Nijūhappon Omikuji woodblocks from 1840.
• Ryakuen-gi woodblocks from 1859.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.