A celebrated Soto Zen temple founded by Chiba Yoritsugu in the Oei era; in 1841 artillery expert Takashima Shuhan conducted Japan's first Western-style artillery drill here, and a memorial stone marks this pioneering moment of modernization.
A celebrated Soto Zen temple founded by Chiba Yoritsugu in the Oei era (1394–1428). It flourished as the family temple of the Chiba clan, lords of Akatsuka Castle, and their ancestral graves remain in the precinct. In the late Edo period, Takashima Shuhan conducted Western-style artillery training here, contributing to Japan's modernization. The memorial stone for that training still stands in the…
Shogetsuin Temple is a Soto Zen temple traditionally said to have been founded by Chiba Yoritsugu, lord of Akatsuka Castle in Musashi Province, during the Oei era (1394–1428), with its establishment placed around 1400. It was developed as the clan temple of the Chiba family, whose successive ancestr…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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