Zenshō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Nichiren sect temple in Kyoto.
• Founded by Hideyoshi's sister Nichishū (Tomo).
• Established to mourn Toyotomi Hidetsugu and his family.
• Named after Hidetsugu's posthumous Buddhist name.

What to see

• Main hall's rear contains the 'Zenshō-den'.
• Zenshō-den houses Hidetsugu's kubizuka and gorintō.
• Graves of Hidekatsu and Hideyasu are also here.
• Nichishū-ni's grave and memorial towers are next to Zenshō-den.
• Bronze statue of Shaka Nyorai enshrined in the Honshido.
• Temple is burial place for successive abbesses of Zuiryū-ji.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.