Founded in 1643 as a Rinzai Nanzenji-branch temple. Located in the internationally flavored Minamiazabu neighborhood scattered with embassies, its tree-surrounded grounds make visitors forget the city bustle. Adjacent to Arisugawa-no-Miya Memorial Park, foreign strollers often stop here too. The main hall was rebuilt after the war, but old stone lanterns and water basins in the grounds quietly con…
Korinji Temple is said to have been founded in 1643 as a temple of the Rinzai Nanzenji branch. During the Edo period, the Azabu area was a center of samurai culture lined with the residences of feudal lords (daimyo), and the temple is believed to have served as a spiritual anchor for the local commu…
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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