Founded in 896, Seikozan Kiyoshikoji is the Shingon Sanbo-shu head temple and one of Japan's three great Kojin shrines, revered for fire and kitchen blessings. Antique dealers line the approach from Hankyu Kiyoshikoji Station; a sacred sakaki tree deep inside marks where the deity descended.
Seikozan Kiyoshikoji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 896 (the 8th year of the Kanpyo era) by imperial decree of Emperor Uda. It is believed that the monk Muku opened the temple, establishing it as a Shingon-based institution enshrining Sanbo Kojin, the deity of fire and the hear…
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