A Soto Zen temple founded in 1645, located in Shimo-Renjaku, Mitaka City.
The precincts contain the grave of novelist Osamu Dazai (1909-1948), drawing fans from across Japan each year on June 19, his death anniversary known as 'Oto no Hi'.
Dazai moved to Mitaka and wrote masterpieces including 'No Longer Human' and 'The Setting Sun' here before ending his life in the Tamagawa Josui waterway.
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Zenrinji was founded in 1645 as a Soto Zen temple. Throughout the Edo period, it served as the parish temple of Mitaka village, functioning as the spiritual center of the local community. During the Meiji era, the celebrated author Mori Ogai featured Zenrinji in his later works, establishing a liter…
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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