A Nichiren temple founded in 1345, relocated from Hongo Maruyama to Sugamo in the Edo period. Said to be the site where the Great Meireki Fire of 1657 started (though recent research disputes this). The graves of swordmaster Chiba Shusaku, successive Honinbo Go masters, and magistrate Toyama Kinshiro are found here.
Homyoji Temple is said to have been founded in 1345 as a Nichiren Buddhist temple. It was originally located near Maruyama in present-day Bunkyo Ward (Hongo district) before being relocated to Sugamo, Toshima Ward, during the Edo period. The temple became widely known in connection with the Great Me…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "三宝尊"
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