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Shōnen-ji Temple

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Shonenji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a significant cultural property.

Shōnen-ji Temple
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What it is

  • It is a Jodo-shu temple.
  • Founded as Shonen-an in 1190.
  • Kajiwara Kageyuki founded it in 1416.
  • It was the family temple of the Kajiwara clan.

What to see

  • The principal image is Amitabha Nyorai.
  • See a silk painting of the Ten Kings.
  • The painting is a designated cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

栃木県小山市大字小薬307 Open in Google Maps

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