Noninji Temple in Moka City is a Rinzai Zen temple with a history dating to the medieval period.
The principal deity is Shakyamuni, with sturdy temple architecture conveying Zen spirit.
Located in Moka Castle's castle town, it received warrior devotion as a family temple.
The grounds feature a beautifully maintained garden, a simple and refined space befitting a Zen temple.
The dry landscape garde…
Noninji was founded in the Muromachi period, established by a Rinzai Zen monk.
As a temple in Moka Castle's castle town, it has deep connections with the warrior class.
As the family temple of warrior bands governing Moka, memorial services for successive generations were conducted.
In the Muromachi…
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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