A Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha temple located in Fushiki, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, possessing a main hall designated as a National Treasure along with multiple architecturally Important Cultural Properties. Flourishing as the central Jodo Shinshu temple of Etchu Province, its magnificent temple complex is known as the training ground of Shinran Shonin in Etchu. The main hall, grand reception r…

Traditionally said to have been founded in 1471 (Bunmei 3) by Rennyo Shonin to spread the teachings of Jodo Shinshu in Etchu Province. With support from the Kaga domain, the temple complex was developed and grew into a major center of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Etchu. A large-scale restoration was com…