Yokohama Kantei-byo (Guan Di Temple)
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Founded in 1862 by Chinese residents and visited by Sun Yat-sen — the spiritual heart of Yokohama Chinatown, with magnificent Chinese-style architecture enshrining Guan Yu
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1862
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3 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station
140 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
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Temple
Founded 1862
164 years
Enshrined Deity
Buddhist Sect
Taoism / Buddhism (Chinese folk religion)
Overview
The Guan Di Temple at the heart of Yokohama Chinatown. Enshrines Guan Yu, the hero of the Three Kingdoms. The original was a small shrine from 1862. The current temple, rebuilt in 1990, is magnificent Chinese-style architecture. Sun Yat-sen also worshipped here when using Chinatown as his base.
Origins
The history of Yokohama Kanteibyo dates to 1862, when Chinese residents who had settled in Yokohama following the opening of the port are said to have built a small shrine enshrining a wooden image of Guan Yu, the celebrated hero of the Three Kingdoms era. Revered as a symbol of loyalty and valor, G…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "関聖帝君（関羽）・媽祖・観音菩薩"
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Yokohama Kanteibyo Guan Yu Birthday Festival
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The birthday festival of Guan Yu (Kuan Ti) at the Kanteibyo temple in Yokohama Chinatown. Held on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month to celebrate the birth of the deified general Guan Yu, the festival features traditional Chinese performing arts and lion dances. As the largest summer festival in Yokohama Chinatown, it draws visitors from abroad.
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