Head temple of Nichiren Buddhism, with origins in the Hokke-do hall that Nichiren founded in Kamakura in 1253 (Shoka 1). The temple later moved to Rokujo in Kyoto, where it became the central temple of the Nichiren school as Rokujo Honkokuji. It was also the setting for the Honkokuji Incident of 1568 (Eiroku 11), when the Miyoshi Triumvirate attacked Ashikaga Yoshiaki within its precincts. The tem…

Founded in 1253 based on the Hokke-do that Nichiren established in Kamakura. Later relocated to Kyoto, where it became the central temple of Nichiren Buddhism as Rokujyo Honkokuji. In the Honkokuji Incident of 1568, the Miyoshi Triumvirate attacked Ashikaga Yoshiaki here. Moved to its current locati…