A Soto Zen family temple founded in 1602 by Kinoshita Nobutoshi, nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with a nationally designated ancient cycad.
A Soto Zen temple founded by Kinoshita Nobutoshi, nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as the family temple of the Hiji daimyo, featuring a national natural monument cycad.
Matsuya-ji temple is said to have been founded in 1602 (Keicho 7) as a Soto Zen temple by Kinoshita Nobutoshi, nephew of the great warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, when he was granted the Hiji domain of 30,000 koku. Established as the family temple of the Kinoshita clan, the temple received generous patr…
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