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Zennō-ji Temple

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Zennō-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with unique statues and a pilgrimage stop.

Zennō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • Established in 1363.
  • Belongs to the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect.
  • Main deity is Shō Kannon Bosatsu.
  • Also enshrines Kōbō Daishi and Kōgyō Daishi.

What to see

  • Main hall, rebuilt in 1965.
  • Yakushi-dō houses a statue of Yakushi Nyorai.
  • Six Jizo statues from 1634.
  • Dainichi Nyorai stone statue from 1651.

When to go

  • It is the 36th stop on the Arakawa-do 88-place pilgrimage.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都足立区興野2-20-5 Open in Google Maps

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