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An ancient Tendai temple in Bando that flourished as the center of Buddhist culture in the Soma region since the Heian period. Known as the family temple of the Soma clan, it has a history of receiving deep devotion from warriors. The principal deity Amida Nyorai has long gathered nenbutsu devotion as a Buddha who guides the way to the Pure Land. The Soma clan, who controlled Soma Mikuriya, design…

Soma Nakadaiji Temple, a Tendai Buddhist temple in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture, is traditionally said to trace its origins to the Heian period, when it developed as a center of Buddhist culture in the Kinugawa River basin. Entering the medieval era, the Soma clan, rulers of Soma Mikuriya, designated t…