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Chokenji Temple (Makuhari)
千葉県
A Nichiren temple from the Nanbokucho era — the October Oeshiki lantern procession fills Makuhari nights with drum beats and daimoku chanting
8 min walk from JR Makuhari Station
3-chome Makuhari, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba
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A Nichiren sect temple in Makuhari, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, an ancient Lotus faith temple that has protected the old village of Makuhari. Said to have been founded between the medieval and early modern periods, it has a history of functioning as a base for Nichiren sect missionary work in Shimosa Province. Saint Nichiren's Lotus Sutra faith was especially active in Shimosa Province, with multiple Ni…
Chokenji Temple is said to have been founded around 1350, corresponding to the Kanno era of the Nanbokucho period, as a Nichiren sect temple. During the medieval period, the Lotus Sutra faith of Saint Nichiren spread widely throughout Shimosa Province, and multiple Nichiren sect temples were establi…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大曼荼羅御本尊"
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