Zen'yo-ji Temple
善養寺
Zen'yo-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo with notable graves.
What it is
- A Tendai sect temple.
- Founded by Jikaku Daishi Ennin.
- Established during the Tencho era (824-834).
- Relocated to its current site in 1912.
What to see
- Enma Dai-o enshrined in the main hall.
- Grave of potter Ogata Kenzan.
- Grave of physicist Yuasa Toshiko.
- Grave of sumo wrestler Dewanohana Kuniichi.
Getting there
- 7-minute walk from Nishi-Sugamo Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
東京都豊島区西巣鴨4-8-25 Open in Google Maps
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