Jozaiji
岐阜県
A Nichiren temple patronized by Saito Dosan, preserving Important Cultural Property portraits of Dosan and son Yoshitatsu as primary sources for Mino's Sengoku history
Founded
1450
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Temple
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10 min by bus from JR Gifu Station
9 Kajikawa-cho, Gifu
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A temple associated with Saito Dosan. Houses Important Cultural Property portrait paintings of Dosan and Yoshitatsu.
Origins
Jozaiji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded around 1450 (Bun'an 7) as a Nichiren Buddhist temple in present-day Gifu City. Although details of its founding are not fully documented, the temple is believed to have established close ties with powerful figures in Mino Province at an early…
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