A Nichiren-sect temple enshrining Ebisu, built on the site where Nichiren is said to have preached at a crossroads. One of the Kamakura-Enoshima Seven Lucky Gods temples.
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Hongaku-ji was founded in 1436 (Eikyō 8) by the Buddhist monk Nisshutsu Shonin. The temple was established on a site where Nichiren Shonin is traditionally said to have preached at a crossroads, earning it the name 'Tsuji no Hongaku-ji' (Hongaku-ji of the Crossroads). From its early days, the temple…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "夷尊神（恵比寿）"
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Hongakuji Kamakura Segaki Service
The Segaki service at Hongakuji in Kamakura, situated by the Ebisu-do Bridge. At this Nichiren sect temple, Obon Segaki rites offer prayers for souls suffering in the hungry ghost realm. Also known as the head temple for the Ebisu deity, the summer service deepens local residents' gratitude to their ancestors.