Hojuin
Hojuin
神奈川県
A Shingon Omuro-ha temple enshrining Jurojin on the Kanazawa Seven Lucky Gods route, housing an early Kamakura Amida triad designated a Yokohama City Tangible Cultural Property
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8 min walk from Keikyu Tomioka Station
5 Tomioka-higashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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A Shingon Buddhist temple in Tomioka-higashi, Kanazawa Ward. As the local parish temple, it has long gathered the devotion of residents. Stone Buddhist statues and Jizo Bodhisattva figures erected during the Edo period are enshrined in the precincts. The name Hojuin derives from the wish-fulfilling jewel (nyoi hoju).
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Hojuin is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Tomioka-higashi, Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama. The exact date of its founding is unknown, but it is believed to have been established in the Tomioka area as a center of esoteric Buddhist practice from an early period. The temple name 'Hojuin' derives from th…
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