A Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1883 by Yamaoka Tesshu — a late-shogunate retainer, swordsman, calligrapher and statesman — to honor those who died in service of the Meiji Restoration. Yamaoka is interred here, as is Sanyutei Encho (1839–1900), the great reviver of rakugo storytelling. Encho's lifelong collection of 50 ghost paintings (yurei-ga), the celebrated "Encho Collection," is exhibited to t…
Zenshoan was founded in 1883 by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836–1888) — a late-shogunate retainer, swordsman, calligrapher, and statesman — as a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kokutaiji school, established to pray for the souls of those who gave their lives in service of the Meiji Restoration. Tesshu is celebrated f…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦牟尼仏"
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