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Founded after the Soga brothers' celebrated vendetta of 1193 — one of Japan's three great acts of revenge — preserving the graves of the brothers and their mother Manje in the grounds.
8 min walk from JR Kamonomiya Station
753 Kamonomiya, Odawara, Kanagawa
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A Soto Zen temple in Kamonomiya, known as the memorial temple of the Soga brothers, celebrated for their vendetta in 1193 during Yoritomo's hunting expedition at the foot of Mount Fuji. The brothers' graves and those of their mother Manje are preserved in the grounds.
Josen-ji Temple is said to have been founded in 1193 following the celebrated vendetta of the Soga brothers, Sukeyasu and Tokimune, who slew their father's enemy Kudo Suketsune during Minamoto no Yoritomo's hunting expedition at the foot of Mount Fuji. While Sukeyasu was killed in the aftermath, Tok…
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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