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Hojiji Temple
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Where Nobunaga prayed for victory on his way to Okehazama and Basho held a haiku gathering — a Kukai-founded temple in Atsuta
Founded
830
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8 min walk from JR Atsuta Station
Shiratori 1-2-3, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
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Temple
Founded 830
1196 years
Enshrined Deity
釈迦牟尼仏
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延命地蔵菩薩
Buddhist Sect
Soto Sect
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Overview
A Soto-sect temple in Shiratori, Atsuta Ward, said to have originated when **Kukai (Kobo Daishi)**, visiting Atsuta Shrine in the Tencho era (824-834), honored **Yamato Takeru no Mikoto** by carving an Enmei Jizo statue and building a small shrine here. Mountain-named Shiratorizan, the temple was originally written with the character for "treasure" as Hojiji ("Treasure-Holding Temple") from its ro…
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Origins
Said to have been founded by Kukai in the Tencho era (824-834) when he carved an Enmei Jizo statue while at Atsuta. Originally Hojiji ("Treasure-Holding") for safeguarding Shiratori Mausoleum treasures. Restored as Soto temple ca. 1449 by Myokoku Gikō; renamed 法持寺 in the Joo era. Nobunaga prayed for…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦牟尼仏・延命地蔵菩薩"

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Kūkai
Founder of Shingon Buddhism / Kobo Daishi
Age 56 at founding
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During the Tencho era, Kukai (Kobo Daishi), while on a retreat at Atsuta Shrine, honored Yamato Takeru by carving an Enmei Jizo statue himself and building a small shrine — the temple's origin.
Oda Nobunaga
Revolutionary of Tenka Fubu
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In 1560, on his way to the Battle of Okehazama, Oda Nobunaga is said to have stopped at Hojiji Temple to pray for victory before his surprise attack on Imagawa Yoshimoto's vastly larger army. Alongside Atsuta Shrine and the Okehazama battlefield, the temple preserves a trace of Nobunaga's fateful march.
Matsuo Bashō
Sage of Haiku & Founder of the Shōfū Style
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In 1689 Matsuo Basho held a haiku gathering here with Hayashi Toyo—documented in his "Nozarashi Kiko" travel diary.
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