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Shingyoji
神奈川県
A Jodo sect temple founded in 1504, known as the burial site of Oryo (Narasaki Ryo), Sakamoto Ryoma's wife, who died here at 66 in 1906
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1504
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Temple
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8 min walk from Keikyu Otsu Station
3-29-1 Otsu-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
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Temple
Founded 1504
522 years
Enshrined Deity
阿弥陀如来
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Buddhist Sect
Jodo-shu (Pure Land)
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Overview
A Jodo Buddhist temple founded in 1504, known for the grave of Oryo (Narasaki Ryo), the wife of Sakamoto Ryoma.
Origins
Shingyoji Temple is said to have been founded in 1504 as a Jodo Buddhist temple. The details of its founding priests and patrons are not clearly documented, but it is believed that the temple was established in the late Muromachi period and has since served as a place of faith for the local communit…
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Divine Benefits
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
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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Sakamoto Ryoma
Architect of the Satsuma-Choshu Alliance
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Oryo (Narasaki Ryo), Ryoma's wife, wandered various places after Ryoma's assassination before settling in Yokosuka, where she died at age 66 in 1906. Her grave in the temple grounds has become a pilgrimage site for fans of Sakamoto Ryoma.
Minamoto no Yoritomo
First Shogun of Kamakura
Age 357 at founding (posthumous)
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Yoritomo supported the construction of this temple by Sahara Yoshitsura to hold memorial services for the spirits of the Miura clan.
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