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Zuirinji Temple (Yanaka)
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A Nichiren-sect head temple in Yanaka patronized by Ieyasu — one of the Edo Ju-danrin institutes where hundreds of monks studied
Founded
1591
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Temple
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10 min walk from JR Nippori / 7 min from Sendagi Station
4-2-5 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo
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Temple
Founded 1591
435 years
Founder
Nisshin Shonin
Buddhist Sect
Nichiren
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Overview
A Nichiren-sect temple of head-mountain rank in Yanaka, Taito Ward, named Jiun-zan Zuirinji. Founded in 1591 in Kanda by Nisshin Shonin under the patronage of Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was relocated to its current Yanaka site in 1611. Ieyasu deeply honored it as the temple offering prayers for his mother Odai-no-kata, and it became one of the shogunate-recognized "Nichiren Ju-danrin" — the ten great edu…
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Founded in 1591 in Kanda by Nisshin Shonin under Tokugawa Ieyasu's patronage, and relocated to Yanaka in 1611. Protected by the shogunate as the temple offering prayers for Ieyasu's mother Odai-no-kata, it became one of the ten great Nichiren educational institutes (Ju-danrin) and served as the core…
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Shogun of Edo
Age 48 at founding
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Founded by the priest Nisshin under the patronage of Tokugawa Ieyasu, this temple was deeply protected by the shogunate as the place offering prayers for Ieyasu's mother, Odai-no-kata.
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