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Sasadera Chozenji Temple
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Founded in 1575 by the senior Takeda retainer Kosaka Masanobu, this Soto Zen temple preserves the personal devotional Kannon of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada—the origin of its nickname 'Sasadera.'
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1575
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15 min walk from JR Yotsuya Station
Yotsuya 4-4, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Temple
Founded 1575
451 years
Enshrined Deity
釈迦如来
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Buddhist Sect
Soto Sect
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Overview
A Soto Zen temple in Yotsuya 4-4 traditionally founded in 1575 when the senior Takeda retainer **Kosaka Masanobu (Kasuga Toratsuna, 1527-1578)** built a hermitage during a visit to Edo. Its founding abbot was Rengaku (d. 1632). The temple stood at its present site even before the 1634 mass relocation of Buddhist temples from Kojimachi, making it one of the oldest temples in the Yotsuya area. The n…
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Origins
Soto-sect temple traditionally founded 1575 when Takeda retainer Kosaka Masanobu built a hermitage while visiting Edo. Nicknamed "Sasadera" after Hidetada or Iemitsu noted the abundant bamboo grass. The Meno Kannon—traditionally Hidetada"s personal devotional image—is a Shinjuku Ward Cultural Proper…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"

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Kosaka Masanobu
The Retreating Magistrate
Age 48 at founding
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Tradition holds that this temple originated in 1575 when Kosaka Masanobu, a senior retainer of Takeda Shingen, built a hermitage here during a visit to Edo.
Tokugawa Hidetada
The Dutiful Shogun
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According to tradition, the second shogun Tokugawa Hidetada named this temple 'Sasadera' after seeing bamboo grass in its precincts, and its treasured Agate Kannon is said to have been his personal devotional Buddha.
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Takeda Shingen
Tiger of Kai — Furinkazan
Age 54 at founding (posthumous)
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In 1575, Kosaka Masanobu (Kasuga Torakage), a senior retainer of Takeda Shingen, is said to have built a hermitage at this site while traveling to Edo, marking the origin of Sasadera Chozenji Temple. It preserves the history of a Takeda vassal establishing a foothold in Edo after Shingen's death, making it one of Yotsuya's oldest temples.
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