A Nichiren temple founded in the Kyoho era (1716–36) — a great chinkapin tree over 600 years old (Arakawa Ward Natural Monument) towers in its precinct, and the temple marks a starting point of the Nippori walking route through Hiroshige's depicted temple district.
A Nichiren sect temple founded in the Kyoho era (1716–1736), located in Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku. Situated at the northern edge of the Yanaka temple town, it is cherished as one of the starting points for the walking path from Nippori Station toward Yanaka. A great chinkapin tree said to be 600 years old stands in the precinct and is designated a natural monument of Arakawa-ku. The serene atmosph…
Enmyoin is a Nichiren sect temple founded during the Kyoho era (1716–1736), in the mid-Edo period. While detailed records of its founding circumstances are not fully preserved, it is understood to have been established in what is now Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, amid the broader concentration of templ…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大曼荼羅"
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