Jodo temple established alongside Sakura's castle town in the Genna era, where nenbutsu resonates at the autumn Ojuya rite
13 min walk from Keisei Sakura Station
Shinmachi, Sakura, Chiba
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Shokenji is a Jodo (Pure Land) temple in Sakura City, an early-modern temple opened in tandem with the formation of the castle town of Sakura. Placed under the jurisdiction of the Sakura Domain's temple and shrine commissioner, it bore the role of performing memorial services for Jodo faithful in the castle town. The principal Amida Nyorai image is a dignified buddha in a welcoming mudra, symboliz…
Shokenji is traditionally said to have been founded around 1620 (Genna 6), during the formation of the castle town of Sakura. Construction of Sakura Castle had been advanced in earnest from 1610 under Todo Toshikatsu, and temples were gathered into a designated temple district as part of the urban p…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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