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Ryugyoji Temple (Okubo Temple)
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Founded in 1630 by Okubo Hikozaemon himself — the shogunate's outspoken counselor who wrote the Mikawa Monogatari — his grave survives in the Shirokane precinct of this Nichiren temple, a short walk from Sengakuji
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1630
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Temple
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5 min walk from Shirokane-Takanawa Station
Shirokane 2-2-6, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Temple
Founded 1630
396 years
Enshrined Deity
久遠実成本師釈迦牟尼仏
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大曼荼羅
Buddhist Sect
Hokke-shu Jinmon branch
Overview
A Hokke-shu Jinmon-ryu temple, also known as "Okubo-dera," founded in 1630 at Azabu-Roppongi by **Okubo Tadataka (Hikozaemon, 1560-1639)**—the hatamoto who served Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hidetada, and Iemitsu and became known in folklore as the "Shogunate's Outspoken Counselor." After a 1668 fire destroyed the original site, the temple moved to its present location in Shirokane 2-chome, where it has pres…
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Origins
Founded 1630 at Azabu-Roppongi by Okubo Hikozaemon as his own memorial temple (also called Okubo-dera). Moved to Shirokane in 1668. Hikozaemon"s grave remains in the precinct. Funerary temple of the Tokugawa-three-generations hatamoto and "Outspoken Counselor" who wrote the Mikawa Monogatari.
Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "久遠実成本師釈迦牟尼仏（大曼荼羅）"
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