EDO - Ginza district

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Ginza　銀座 Ginza district
Silver Guild (monopoly office or guild).


東京名所図会 銀座通煉瓦造

. Money and payment in Edo .
Money was in the form of gold and silver slabs and small change
ryoogaeya　両替屋 money changer

. bugyoo, bugyō 奉行 Bugyo officials in the Edo government .


. Kinza 金座 Gold Guild .
was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned gold monopoly or gold guild (za) which was created in 1595.
and
Honryoogaechoo 本両替町 Hon-Ryogae-Cho district "money changer" district




Ginza Main Street, from sub-district 1 to 8, between Kyobashi and Shinbashi.
江戸期の銀座は職人の街だった
Ginza was a district of craftsmen!
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The making of silver coins (coin making workshop) was done by
湯浅作兵衛常是　Yuasa Sakubei Joze from Sakai, Osaka.
Tokugawa Ieyasu gave him the surname 大黒 "Daikoku", so
Daikoku Sakubei Joze 大黒常是 Daikoku Joze (Daikoku Tsuneze) became controller (inspector, governor) of the ginza silver mint. the oginfukiyaku　御銀吹役.
(engineer in charge of the coinage)

The title was kept in the Daikoku family for many generations.
In 1800, the family head was charged with fraud and lost the title. The Ginza was then moved to
Nihonbashi Kakigaracho　日本橋蠣殻町 (now 人形町 Nihonbashi Ningyocho).
The need for the silver mint "ginza" was lost in the Meiji restauration, but the name remained.


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-- Ginza 銀座 – Silver mint or monopoly office (post-1598).
... is a designation given to the place that played a buying and selling of casting and silver bullion coin in the middle early modern period of Japan's regime.
Edo Ginza Kyobashi / Edo-Kakikara cho Ginza
Ginza silver mints are located in other towns of Japan, the list is here:
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-- Ginza in Tokyo
a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.
Ginza was built upon a former swamp that was filled in during the 16th century. The name Ginza comes after the establishment of a silver-coin mint established there in 1612, during the Edo period.
After a devastating fire in 1872 burnt down most of the area, the Meiji government designated the Ginza area as a "model of modernization." The government planned the construction of fireproof brick buildings and larger, better streets connecting Shimbashi Station all the way to the foreign concession in Tsukiji.
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Ginza Yakusho 銀座役所 memorial stone

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. Ginza Kabuki-Za　銀座歌舞伎座 .


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. Ginza Hatcho Jinja 銀座八丁神社 Shrines in 8 Ginza districts .



1.幸稲荷神社 Saiwai Inari Jinja
2.銀座稲荷神社　Ginza Inari Jinja
3.龍光不動尊 "Fashion" Ryuko Fudo Son
4.朝日稲荷神社 Asahi Inari Jinja
5.銀座出世地蔵尊　Ginza Shusse Jizo
6.宝童稲荷神社 Hodo Inari Jinja
7.あづま稲荷神社 Azuma Inari Jinja
8.靍護稲荷神社 Kakugo Inari Jinja　
9.成功稲荷神社 Seiko Inari Jinja
10.豊岩稲荷神社 Toyoiwa Inari Jinja
- and 八官神社 Hachikan Jinja // 宝珠稲荷神社 Hoju Inari Jinja


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Ginpari, Gin Pari 銀巴里 chanson cafe in the Ginza
Ginpari (Paris in Ginza)



Ginpari from 1951 till 1990, in 東京銀座七丁目 the 7th district of Ginza.
It was the first "chanson cafe" in Japan.
Many singers started from here:
美輪明宏、戸川昌子、クミコ、仲マサコ、金子由香利、戸山英二、大木康子、長谷川きよしらを輩出し、三島由紀夫、なかにし礼、吉行淳之介、寺山修司、中原淳一
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As for the Chanson cafe in Ginza, Ginpari literally means 'Silver Paris'.

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The store 白木屋傳兵衛 Shirokiya Denbei
was founded in 1830 in Ginza, first as a tatami-mat maker.
Later on, after specializing in making brooms, the techniques have been handed down from generation to generation. Following the Showa period, as "modern" living came around, vacuum cleaners lowered the demand for brooms. ...

. hooki 箒 / ほうき Hoki, broom, Besen .


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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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bakemono 化けもの ghost

On the underground pathway that connects the Ginza with 日比谷 Hibiya, there is a Yurei ghost showing up once in a while.
Walking down the stairway from the Ginza side, where is a whirl of golden hair fluttering in the wind, following people. If people try to run away from it, it moves even faster toward them. When they reach the other side at Hibiya, the ghost disappears in a puff.

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かき氷せりせりとあり銀座の昼
kakigoori seriseri to ari ginza no hiru

shaved flavored ice -
lunchtime in the Ginza
is quite busy
Tr. Gabi Greve

伊藤敬子 Ito Keiko

. kakigoori かき氷 shaved ice with flavor topping .
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銀座に出て山雀芝居見てゐたり
北見さとる

七日銀座獅子舞が人を見て佇てり
長谷川かな女

神輿追ひ銀座新富明石町
愛澤豊嗣

芽柳の色より銀座灯りけり
佐藤朴水

浅草寺銀座と流れ女正月
阿見理子


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FUDO - Ryuko Fudo Ginza

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Ryuukoo Fudoo 龍光不動尊　Ryuko Fudo Son

One of the 銀座八丁神社めぐり Ginza Hatcho Shrines
. Pilgrimage to 10 Shrines in the Ginza . 　
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龍光 Ryuko, "Dragon Light" the Chinese characters are a pun with
流行 ryuko, to be fashionable

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Japan Architecture - Ryuko Fudoson in Ginza
Ryuko Fudoson is a shrine located at the roof of Matsuya, a big shopping mall at the center of Ginza. This is also one of the Haccho Shrines of Ginza.
It is famous for good luck in fashion.
- source : takuminasuno.com

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1929
Ryuko Fudoson was enshrined on the rooftop of the Matsuya Ginza Flagship Store
松屋銀座 中央区Ginza, 3 Chome−６−１
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Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .


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EDO - Gofunai temples 78 and 79

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Nr. 78 - Jooju-In 成就院 Joju-In

- 摩尼山 Manizan　成就院 Joju-In　宝光寺 Hoko-Ji
台東区東上野3-32-15 / Taito ward, Higashi-Ueno 3-32-15
Shingon Sect : 智山派



This temple was founded in 1611 by 鏡伝法印 priest Kyoden, who was called in by Tokugawa Ieyasu. At that time the building was in the middle of fields in a rather rural setting.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
A sub-temple of 本所弥勒寺 Honjo Miroku-Ji.

The temple was first built in 神田北寺 Kanda Kitateramachi and moved to its present location around 1650.
The building was not destroyed during WWII and remains in its old form.

Temple Gofunai 43 in Asakusa has the same name, and is usually called
Hyakkannon Joju-In 百観音成就院 Joju-In of the 100 Kannon
This temple Gofunai 78 is called
下谷田中成就院 Shitaya Tanaka Joju-In

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 郷照寺 Kosho-Ji in Shikoku :
おどりはね念仏唱う道場寺　拍子をそろえ鉦をうつなり
Odori hane nenbutsu tonau dojooji hyooshi o soroe kane o utsu nari

. Nr. 78 仏光山　広徳院　郷照寺 Kosho-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :








- Homepage of the temple
- source : jyojyuin.o.oo7.jp

. butsugu　仏具, hoogu　法具 ritual tools .

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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Nr. 79 - Senkyoo-In 専教院 Senkyo-In

- 清水山 Seisuizan 　専教院 Senkyo-In
文京区小日向3-6-10 / Bunkyo ward, Kohinata 3-6-10
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1681 by 良法法印 priest Ryoho.
The main statue is 地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu.
A sub-temple of 法仙寺 Hosen-Ji.

The building is a rather modern three-story building and the main hall is on the second floor.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 天皇寺 Tenno-Ji in Shikoku :
十楽の浮き世の中をたずぬべし　天皇さえもさすらいぞある
Juuraku no ukiyo no naka o tazunu beshi Tennoo sae mo sasurai zo aru

. Nr. 79 金華山　高照院　天皇寺 Tenno-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :





- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/bunkyo


. Introduction of Jizo Bosatsu .

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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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EDO - Gofunai temples 76 and 77

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Nr. 76 - Kongoo-In 金剛院 Kongo-In

- 蓮華山 Rengezan　金剛院 Kongo-In　仏性寺 Bussho-Ji
豊島区長崎1-9-2 /Toshima ward, Nagasaki 1-9-2
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1522 by 聖弁和尚　priest Shoben (died in 1563).
The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai in the middle, with 観世音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu and 勢至菩薩 Seishi Bosatsu at his side.
The temple burned down during a fire in the middle of the Edo period and was then moved to the
Nagasaki Kannondo 長崎観音堂 Nagasaki Kannon Hall.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 金倉寺 Konzo-Ji in Shikoku :
誠にも神仏僧をひらくれば　真言加持の不思議なりけり
Makoto ni mo shinbutsu soo o hirakureba shingon kaji no fushigi narikeri

. Nr. 76 - 鶏足山　宝幢院　金倉寺 Konzo-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimage:
The temple is Nr. 76 here:
豊島八十八ヶ所霊場 Toshima Henro

- o-sunafumi, osunafumi お砂踏み stepping on sacred sand
all around Kobo Daishi


- Homepage of the temple
- source : kongohin.or.jp


. Introduction of Amida Nyorai .

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Sanmen Daikoku-Ten 金剛院 三面大黒天 Daikoku with three faces



. Daikoku Ten 大黒天 Maha-Kala .
The left face is of Bishamonten 毘沙門天 (Vaisravana),
the right face is of Benzaiten 弁才天 (Sarasvati).

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manga jizoo マンガ地蔵 Manga Jizo statue



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Jizo is regarded as the protector of children. However, the Jizo at Kongo-in, a lovely temple located one stop away from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima Ward, is looking out for a different group of people.
Who? When you go to visit, pay close attention to this little guy. His wardrobe gives you important clues. His staff has been replaced with a fountain pen and his robes are decorated with comic book panels complete with speech bubbles and sound effects. Fans of the game Dragon Quest might look at the smiling blob in in his left hand and think of the character Slime, but it's actually a cheerful version of Jizo's wish-filling jewel. Lastly, rather than a halo of light, Jizo is ensconced by a pen nib.
... Manga Jizo, offering protection and spiritual guidance for all aspiring artists as well as anyone who works in a creative field.
But why does Kongo-in have a manga Jizo?
Despite Akihabara's high name recognition as the center of otaku subculture, Toshima Ward is considered the origin of Japanese manga. From the late 1950s to the early 1960s, some of Japan's most famous manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, and Fujiko Fujio, creator of Doraemon, lived in the same apartment building: the Tokiwa-so. While then young and unknown, these artists shaped the way in which manga is produced during the time they lived in Tokiwa-so. Considering that Kongo-in is located near the site of Tokiwa-so, it's an appropriate spot for the home of the manga Jizo.
The manga Jizo is a nadebutsu,
meaning you are encouraged to touch him for good luck. Give his head a pat to get your creative juices flowing!
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. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List .

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長崎不動尊 Nagasaki Fudo



. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .


In 1932, Toshima ward was formed through the merger of four towns, Sugamochō, Nishi-sugamochō, Takadachō, and Nagasakichō,
Nagasaki Jinja　長崎神社 Nagasaki shrine:
The lion dance (Nagasaki Shishimai) is performed every year on the second Sunday of May.

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In the compound is a memorial stone for
Chikan Bikuni 智観比丘尼 The Nun Chikan



She opened a Terakoya temple school around 1860 and this became the center of education for the people of the Nagasaki district.

. terakoya, tera-koya 寺子屋 　"temple school", private school .



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Nr. 77 - Butsujoo-In 仏乗院 Butsujo-In

- 高嶋山 Takashimasan　仏乗院 Butsujo-In　歓喜寺 Kanki-Ji
神奈川県秦野市蓑毛957-13 / Kanagawa prefecture, Hadano town, Minoge 957-13
Shingon Sect : 智山派




The main statue is 千手観世音菩薩 Kannon with 1000 Arms. It is a secret statue and only shown once in five years.
The 御前立 maedachi statue in front of it is also secret and only shown once a year.


The origin of this temple is not clear.
The temple was first located in Edo, 八丁堀 Hatchobori in 1635, then moved to 三田寺町 the temple town of Mita ward around 1680,
In 1987 the land was sold and the temple relocated to Hadano.
Many temples on the Gofunai pilgrimage have moved here and there, but this is the most far-away relocation.

At the entrance gate is an 稲荷神社 Inari Jinja shrine and a waterfall for ritual ablutions.
There is no statue of Kobo Daishi, but a stone memorial with his name, 弘法大師塔.



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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 道隆寺 Doryu-Ji in Shikoku :
ねがいをば仏道隆に入りはてて　菩提の月を見まくほしさに
Negai o ba butsudoo ryuu ni iri hatete bodai no tsuki o mimaku hoshisa ni

. Nr. 77 - 桑多山　明王院　道隆寺 Doryu-Ji / Shikoku .

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : wheatbaku.exblog.jp


. Introduction of Kannon Bosatsu .

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Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 in the garden


source with Gofunai Jizo : kato-web.sakura.ne.jp



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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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TEMPLES - Enma Emmado Edo

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. Enma Ten, Enma Oo 閻魔天、閻魔王　Emma King of Hell .

Temples in his honor are usually called Enmadoo 閻魔堂 Emma-Do, Emma Hall.



The statue of Enma is 3,5 m high and 4,5 m wide. (Said to be the largest in Japan.)
If people throw coins in the box for offerings (saisenbako 賽銭箱), the halo in the back of the statue lights up and flickers for a while. The statue is therefore called
ハイテク闇魔 Hi-Tech Enma.

. Fukagawa "深川ゑんま堂" Fukagawa Emma-Do .
Gofunai Henro Nr. 74 - Hoojoo-In 法乗院 Hojo-In
- 賢台山 Kentaizan　法乗院 Hojo-In　賢法寺 Kenpo-Ji
法乗院えんま堂 Hojo-In Enma-Do -
江東区深川2-16-3 / Kōtō ward, Fukagawa, 2 Chome−16-3

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Apart from this one, there are three important Emmado temples in Edo (introduced below)
江戸三大閻魔 / 江戸三閻魔

- 華徳院 Ketoku-In - Suginami
- 太宗寺 Taiso-Ji - Shinjuku
- 善養寺 Zenyo-Ji - Toshima


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Ketokuin 華徳院 Ketoku-In (Katoku-In)
- 称光山　華徳院 Ketoku-In 　太宗寺 Taiso-Ji
杉並区松ノ木3-32-11 / Tokyo, Suginami, Matsunoki, 3 Chome 32-11
天台宗 Tendai sect


source : goshuin.net/edo3emma-ketokuin

It was founded in 下野国佐野 (now Tochigi, Sano town 栃木県佐野市）by . Ennin 円仁 - Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 . - (794 – 864)
It was called 蔵前の閻魔堂 Kuramae no Enmado.

The main statue was made by 運慶蘇生 Unkei and is in the center. To its richt is a statue of the same wood of 奪衣婆 Datsueba, the "Hag of Hell", and to its left a statue of 本地化馬地蔵尊 made by 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi.

The temple and the statues burned down during the great earthquake in 1923.
The temple moved to its present location in 1929.
A new statue of Enma was given by 日光輪王寺


- HP of the temple:
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Taisooji 太宗寺 Taiso-Ji

- 霞関山　本覚院　太宗寺 Taiso-Ji
新宿区新宿2-9-2 / Tokyo, Shinjuku 2-9-2
浄土宗 Jodo Sect

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.


source : goshuin.net/edo3emma-taisoji

- History
Founded in 1596 at the beginning of the Oshu Kaido highway by priest 太宗 Taiso. One of the Six Jizo of Highways:
Nr. 03 - . Edo Roku Jizo 江戸六地蔵 The Six Jizō Bosatsu of Edo .

- Other Pilgrimages
新宿山之手七福神の布袋尊 Shinjuku - Shichifukujin - Hotei

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太宗寺不動堂 Fudo Hall



太宗寺塩かけ地蔵 Shiokake-Jizo －Jizo to throw salt at
When making a wish, people throw some salt on the statue. When the wish has been granted, they come back and throw even more salt at Jizo.

. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - Introduction .

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Zenyooji 善養寺 Zenyo-Ji

- 薬王山 Yakuozan　延寿院　善養寺 Zenyo-Ji
豊島区西巣鴨4-8-25 / Tokyo, Toshima, Nishisugamo, 4 Chome 8-25
Shingon sect

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.


source : goshuin.net/edo3emma-zenyoji

This temple was founded around 830 by 慈覚大師 Jigaku Daishi in Uenoyama, as 上野東叡山寛永寺末 a sub-temple of the Ueno Kanei-Ji.
It was moved to 下谷区善養寺町 Shitaya, Zenyojicho around 1670. To make room for the railway it was moved to ist present location in 1912.
The wooden statue of Enma is about 3 meters high,

- HP of the temple:
- source : tesshow.jp/toshima -

. Ennin 円仁 - Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 . - (794 – 864)

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There is another temple named 善養寺 Zenyo-Ji in Tokyo
Tokyo, Edogawa ward, Higashi-Koiwa 2-24-2

In the compound are various stone memorial monuments, like 石燈籠 stone lanterns and 宝篋印塔 grave markers.
The grave of the potter and painter 尾形乾山 Ogata Kenzan (1663 - 1743) is in the compound.
In the compound is also an old pine tree of more than 600 years, 影向のマツ　Yogo no Matsu.


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EDO - Gofunai temples 74 and 75

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Nr. 74 - Hoojoo-In 法乗院 Hojo-In

- 賢台山 Kentaizan　法乗院 Hojo-In　賢法寺 Kenpo-Ji
法乗院えんま堂 Hojo-In Enma-Do -
江東区深川2-16-3 / Kōtō ward, Fukagawa, 2 Chome−16-3
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1629 by 覚誉法印 High Priest Kakuyo.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The temple was first located in 深川富吉町 Fukagawa Tomiyoshi and moved to its present location in 1641.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 甲山寺 Koyama-Ji in Shikoku :
十二神味方にもてる戦には　おのれと心甲山かな
Juunishin mikata ni moteru ikusa ni wa onore to kokoro kabuto yama kana

. Nr. 74 甲山寺 Koyama-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/koto


. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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"深川ゑんま堂" Fukagawa Enma-Do
This hall has been built in 1760.


Enmadoo　閻魔堂 Enma-Do Hall

The temple is counted as one of the
江戸三えんま / 江戸三大閻魔 three famous Enma temples in Edo




On the first floor of the building are 地獄極楽図 paintings of hell and paradise by 宋庵 Soan painted in 1784.




The statue of Enma is 3,5 m high and 4,5 m wide. (Said to be the largest in Japan.)
If people throw coins in the box for offerings (saisenbako 賽銭箱), the halo in the back of the statue lights up and flickers for a while. The statue is therefore called
ハイテク闇魔 Hi-Tech Enma.

- Homepage of ゑんま堂 Emmado
- reference source : enma.or.jp/hojyoin -



. Enma Ten, Enma Oo 閻魔天、閻魔王　Emma King of Hell .



. Enmadoo 閻魔堂 Emma-Do, Emma Halls in Edo .
three important Emmado temples in Edo - 江戸三大閻魔 / 江戸三閻魔
- 華徳院 Ketoku-In - Suginami
- 太宗寺 Taiso-Ji - Shinjuku
- 善養寺 Zenyo-Ji - Toshima

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mikaeri Fudo 見返り不動明王 Fudo looking back



. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .

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In the compound is a
曽我五郎の足跡石 stone with the footprints of Soga Goro



Soga Monogatari is a warrior tale based on the story of Kudo Saemon Suketsune who, on order to get the inheritance of his uncle Ito Sukechika, had his cousin Kozu Saburo Sukemichi murdered in 1175. Eighteen years later, on the 18th day of the Fifth month of 1193, Sukemichi's two sons,
Juro Sukenari (1172-93) and Goro Tokimune (1174-93), killed Suketsune during a hunting party on Mt. Fuji.

. Soga Monogatari 曾我物語 The Story of the Soga Brothers 曽我兄弟 .

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In the compound is 初代市川八百蔵の墓
Grave if the Kabuki actor 市川八百蔵 Ichikawa Yaozo
松島吉三郎と名乗り大阪で子役として初舞台にたち、江戸に移り子役として中村座に共演し、「子役の名人」と賞された江戸中期の歌舞伎役者です。二世団十郎の門史跡に入り、寛延2年（1749年）に市川八百蔵と改名し、長じてその男振りの良さから荒事を最も得意とし和事、実事を得意とした役者でした。当たり役　五郎時致　暫　草摺引　など


source : Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo in the Role of Soga no Goro
- 1773

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In the compound is
初代豊田鳳憬の墓
Grave of the Shakuhachi player 豊田鳳憬, first generation of the Tomita school, died 1851.

傑出した虚無僧の高徳と尺八の伝統技能を大成した中興の人であり、当山はその累代菩提所として歌舞伎音曲に縁の深い事でも知られています。



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Nr. 75 - Itokuji 威徳寺 Itoku-Ji

- 智剣山 Chikenzan　威徳寺 Itoku-Ji
港区赤坂4-1-10 / Minato ward, Akasaka 4-1-10
Shingon Sect : 智山派



This temple was founded in 1600 by 良台法印.
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O. 赤坂不動尊 Akasaka Fudo Son.

When priest Dengyo Daishi was on his way back from China, his ship experienced strong wind and rain. He carved a statue of Fudo Myo-o with the prayer to save the boat and threw it into the waters. He arrived safely in Japan (and later founded the Tendai sect). The statue was picked up on the beach of 越後出雲崎 Izumosaki in Echigo in 858.
The statue was later protected by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi 源頼義 (988 - 1075) in Yonezawa.
During the Kamakura period 北条時宗 Hojo Tokimune (1251 - 1284) prayed to the statue for victory in the war and the temple became quite famous.
In 1699, priest 住僧良台 (died 1617) had a dream and moved the statue to the hills of 武蔵一継（一ツ木） (now Akasaka Hitotsugi). The land below the temple was an irrigation pont, so he called it 池見山遮那院.
In the Edo period it became a family temple for 紀州徳川家 the Kishu line of the Tokugawa clan, and the name was changed to 智剣山威徳寺.
The temple durned down many times during the fires and war in Edo, but the statue survived to our dy.

. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 (766 - 822) .

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 善通寺 Zentsu-Ji in Shikoku :
われ住まば よも消えはてじ善通寺　深きちかいの法のともしび
Ware sumaba yo mo kiehateji, Zentsuuji fukaki chikai no nori no tomoshibi

. Nr. 75 善通寺 Zentsu-Ji/ Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :



- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/minato


Stone statue in the garden



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The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O. 赤坂不動尊 Akasaka Fudo Son.



. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .





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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

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