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One of the Ankokuji temples established in each province by the Ashikaga shogunate during the Muromachi period, set up in Musashino Province as a Zen Buddhist temple. The principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha, quietly situated in the residential neighborhood of Kichijoji Kitamachi, Musashino City. Ankokuji temples were established in 66 provinces across Japan by the Ashikaga brothers Takauji and Ta…

Ankokuji temple was founded in 1338 (Ryakuo 1) as one of the network of Ankokuji temples established across 66 provinces of Japan by the Ashikaga brothers Takauji and Tadayoshi during the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts period. The temple network was created, on the advice of the Zen mas…