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An ancient Ji sect temple founded by a disciple of Ippen, preserving the dancing nenbutsu tradition with one of the largest precincts in Kanto
12 min walk from JR Kiryu Station
Hon-machi 6-chome, Kiryu, Gunma
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An ancient Ji sect temple in Kiryu boasting one of the largest Ji sect temple complexes in Kanto.
Founded by a disciple of Ippen Shonin, it preserves the Ji sect tradition of dancing nenbutsu to this day.
The main hall, rebuilt in the mid-Edo period, features magnificent construction funded by Kiryu textile merchants.
A weeping cherry tree estimated at over 300 years old graces the grounds with sp…
Founded in the Shoo era (1288-1293) when a senior disciple of Ippen Shonin built a hermitage by the Watarase River.
The Ji sect teaching of chanting nenbutsu while dancing spread widely among commoners.
In the Muromachi period, it received patronage from Kiryu's land stewards and developed into a ma…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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