A National Historic Site where France's first consulate-general in Japan was established in 1859 — a key landmark of late-Edo diplomacy alongside the American legation at Zenpukuji, on a Mita hilltop
A Jodo-shu temple founded during the Keicho era, this is the historic site where France's first consulate-general in Japan was established in 1859. A stone marker reading 'Site of the First French Minister's Residence' stands in the grounds, designated a National Historic Site. Together with the American legation site at Zenpukuji, it is a key landmark in the history of late-Edo diplomacy. Located…
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Saikai-ji is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple founded during the Keicho era (1596–1615), enshrining Amida Nyorai as its principal image. The details of its founding are not fully documented, but the temple is said to have maintained its religious tradition in the Mita district since the early Edo period. …
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Rebirth in Pure Land
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.