A Soto Zen temple in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward, an ancient Yoyogi temple founded in the Edo period. The principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha, functioning as a community family temple while upholding the Soto Zen spirit. In the Edo period, Yoyogi was a suburban area where samurai residences and farming villages coexisted, and Ryuunji functioned as a spiritual anchor for that community. Guarding the Soto…

Ryuunji is a Soto Zen temple said to have been founded in 1660 (the third year of the Manji era) during the Edo period. The Yoyogi area at that time was a suburban district where samurai residences and farming villages coexisted, and the temple is believed to have served as a community temple from i…