TEMPLE - Kangakuji Kannon Yata

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Kangakuji Kannon Yata

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Kangakuji 勧学寺 Kangaku-Ji, Yata
走井山 Hashiriizan, 勧学寺 Kangakuji

三重県桑名市大字矢田266 / Mie, Kuwana city, Yata　(Yada)

The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Senju Kannon with 100 arms.

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According to the legend Kangaku-ji was founded in the times of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (724-749)
by 行基菩薩 Gyōki (668-749), a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.
Until 16th Century the temple was located at the bottom of the 走井山 Mount Hashirii on its northern side.
The main statue of Kangaku-ji is a statue originally enshrined at 海善寺 Kaizen-ji,
a temple which was located in the same area, and moved after Kaizen-ji was closed.
The statue representing Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) is 165.3cm high
and believed to be made in the 11th Century.
矢田市郎左右衛門 Yata Ichirōsaemon, a 16th Century Lord of 矢田城主 Yata Castle,
was known for a strong religious devotion towards this Kannon.
His castle, which was home for Yata clan, used to stand at the top of the Mount Hashirii.
But after the troops of Oda Nobunaga attacked the castle in 1577,
the head of the clan Yata Toshimoto was forced to commit suicide and the castle turned to ruin.
According to the historical records, Kangaku-ji was moved to the former location of Yata Castle
somewhere between 1615 and 1624.
A very religious man named 半弥 Hanya, a vassal to the Lord of Mino province 本多忠政 Honda Tadamasa,
donated a large gold coin and helped the temple change its place from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
The temple complex was finally rebuilt at the new place in the second half of the 17th Century,
at the times when 松平定重 Matsudaira Sadashige (1644-1717) was in charge of Kuwana province.
Between 1870 and 1880 the temple was closed and all the buildings fell into ruin.
But thanks to the local community of believers, Kangaku-ji was rebuilt and reopened once again.
Since then it became famous for a dragon painting on the sealing of the Main Hall
and the large size votive tablet.
The dragon is called 水飲み龍 "Water Drinking Dragon" and according to the legend
it used to sneak out and break the nearby houses in search for water.
People had enough of him and nailed him down to the sealing.
Even though the color of the painting has faded and it is hard to recognize the shape,
but the nail holes are still traceable.
Kangaku-ji temple's complex consists of: the Main Hall,
太子堂 Taishi Hall (Hall devoted to Prince Shōtoku, originally from 1764-1772, rebuilt in 1991),
地蔵堂 Jizō Hall (Hall of Jizō – Bodhisattva who looks over children, travelers and the underworld),
the 鐘楼堂 Bell Tower, 庚申塚 Kōshin mound (a mound devoted to Shōmen Kongō – deity who protects against diseases),
the 仏足石 Stone with Buddha's Footprints (made in 17th or 18th Century).
The main statue of Senju Kannon and the Stone with Buddha's Footprints
are both designated as a Mie Prefecture Cultural Properties.
Every year on the 9th and 10th of August a ritual called 十日観音 Tōka Kannon (Kannon of the 10th day)
is held and many believers gather to participate in the prayer.
- source : isekannon.jp .. kangakuji

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This temple is Nr. 31 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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TEMPLE - Shikatebukuro Fudo Hall

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Shikatebukuro Fudo

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Shikatebukuro Fudo Do 鹿手袋不動堂 Shikatebukuro Fudo Hall, Shikatebukuro

さいたま市南区鹿手袋6-5-10 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Shikatebukuro
The small hall is now in the compound of 寳泉寺 Temple Hosen-Ji since 1942.
さいたま市南区鹿手袋 6-6-15
The main statue of Hosen-Ji is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The small Fudo Myo-O statue is located in a black miniatur Shrine.

The date of the founding is not clear.
Not much is known about this temple.

Graves in the compound

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TEMPLE - Zohoji Yakushi Tsuruoka

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Zohoji Yakushi Tsuruoka

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Zoohooji 像法寺 Zoho-Ji, Tsuruoka
古船山 Furufunezan 地蔵院 Jizo-In 像法寺 Zohoji

富津市鶴岡 719 / Futtsu city, Tsuruoka

The main statue is Yakushi Nyorai.

In the compound is a statue of 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi

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TEMPLE - Andoji Kannon Kuwana

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Andoji Kannon Kuwana

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Andoji 安渡寺 Ando-Ji, Kuwana
星川山 Hoshikawazan, 安渡寺 Andoji

三重県桑名市星川448-10 / Mie, Kuwana city, Hoshikawa

The Kannon statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon.

- Chant of the temple
The stars reflecting on the water, looks like a calm river easy to cross.
天津星川瀬に影のうつる夜はやすの渡りと見ゆるものかな

This temple is designated as Cultural Property of Kuwana city. 桑名市文化財指定.

The main statue enshrined at Ando-ji temple is a 10th Century 38cm (14.96in) high Shō Kannon (Sacred Kannon)
made from a single piece of hinoki 檜材 cypress.
The wooden halo attached to the back of the figure together with the lotus pedestal are 57cm (22.44in) high.
It is assumed that originally the statue was painted to some extent but none of the coloring is left on it anymore.
Goddess Kannon is holding a lotus flower in its left hand.
The right hand is half raised to the chest in symbolic gesture of fearlessness 施無畏手 (Abhaya Mudra).
The face looks is gentle with a delicate smile.
The pattern on the robes of the statue faded away and it is hard to tell what clothes was this Kannon wearing.
It was probably decorated in a style typical for Esoteric Buddhism.
The simple carving at the back or the deep carving used in the shoulders area or at the bottom of the statue
is also typical for Buddhist statues of this size.
Together with the restored lotus pedestal and boat-shaped halo it reflects the style of 10th Century Buddhist sculptures.
Shō Kannon is not one of the 33 manifestations of Goddess Kannon,
but rather represents the root, unchangeable, pure, noble, sacred form of Kannon.
The main statue of Ando-ji was made from fragrance wood.
Since the 9th Century Tendai temples treated these small statues as second important statues at the altar.
Many of these beautiful sculptures were made and some even survived to our times.
Without any doubt the Kannon enshrined at Ando-ji is one of them.
Since ancient times Ando-ji was one of sub-temples of Tendai sect
and was known as 星川の観音さん Kannon of Hoshikawa.
Historical records mentioning this name were found inside a statue of Buddha Amida.
This statue, designated as Yokkaichi city Important Cultural Property, is enshrined in Zenkyō-ji temple of Tomida district.
A diary titled 作善日誌 Sakuzen Nisshi and written by 藤原実重 Fujiwara Saneshige mentions the name at least two times.
It states: 2nd year of Jōō period (1223) – offering of 100 sen for the roof of the Hoshikawa temple's hall;
2nd year of Karoku period (1226) October – offering of 100 sen for a hot water boiling pot,
2800 rolls of Heart Sutra chanted.
These two entries tells us that at the beginning of the 13th Century there was a Kannon Hall at the temple,
and that water for making food was boiled.
Ando-ji has a goeika 御詠歌 (song of praise recited at the end of Buddhist ceremony):
The stars reflecting on the water (in Japanese hoshikawa, it is also the name of the mountain),
looks like a calm river easy to cross (in Japanese ando, it is the name of the temple).

Kannon of Ando-ji is especially known as Koyasu Kannon (goddess of childbirth and guardian of children)
and many women come to ask her for help.
She is also worshiped by local people as a fortune bringer and protector against bad luck.
Each year on the 10th of January a prayer called Hatsu Kannon-e (first Kannon prayer of the New Year)
is held, during which monk and the believers pray for safety of the households, good fortune and expelling of bad luck.
Another popular festival called Tōka Kannon 十日観音 (Kannon of the 10th day) or
Tōka Bon (the 10th day Festival of the Dead) is also held every year on the 10th of August.

- source : isekannon..andoji

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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩

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TEMPLE - Ioji Fudo Saitama

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Ioji Fudo Nishibori

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Iooji 醫王寺 / 医王寺 Io-Ji, Nishibori
上宮山 Kamimiyazan 医王寺Ioji

さいたま市桜区西堀2-6-17 / Saitama city, Sakura ward, Nishibori

The main statue is 不動 Fudo Myo-O.
Another seated statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
あしやらそん　めくませたまひ西堀の　薬にいゆる　よの衆生かな

The date of the founding is not clear, maybe 1764.
To the right is a small hill with a Hall for 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
Below the hall is a large area with graves, some with the date of 1789.

The temple bell was put up in the Mid-Edo Period.
It can be struck from all four directions.

It was made by 長谷川国重 Hasegawa Kunishige.

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TEMPLE - Enkyoji Yakushi Futtsu

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Enkyoji Yakushi Futtsu

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Enkyooji 圓鏡寺 / 円鏡寺 Enkyo-Ji, Futtsu
医王山 Iozan, 圓鏡寺 Enkyoji

千葉県富津市八幡358 / Chiba, Futtsu city, Hachiman

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
みほとけの なかにすぐれし だいにちの ひかりにもるる ものとてはなし

It is a sub-temple of the nearby 像法寺 Zoho-Ji.
When 源頼朝 Yoritomo ni Minamoto was on the move to the North from 仁衛門島 Niemon Island
he stopped here to pray for victory "心願成就のあかつきには御本尊の修復を致す".
When Yoritomo started the Kamakura Government,
he ordered a statue of Dainichi Nyorai for the Temple.
The statue is kept in the temple to our day.
To its left is a statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.
This Amida statue came from 鶴峯八幡神社 Tsurumine Hachiman Shrine.
In the compound are 観音堂 halls for Kannon and 薬師堂 Yakushi.
All the Samurai passing here had to dismount their horses and walk past.
People come here to pray for healing of eye diseases.
On the 7th day of every month people come here for special prayer rituals.

. Minamoto no Yoritomo 源 頼朝 (1147 – 1199) . Nr. 50

The Fudo Myo-O Statue

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This temple is Nr. 01 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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TEMPLE - Shoboji Kannon Mie

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Shoboji Kannon Fujiwara

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Shoobooji 聖寶寺 / 聖宝寺 Shobo-Ji, Fujiwara
鳴谷山 Meikokuzan, 聖宝寺 Shoboji

三重県いなべ市藤原町坂本981 / Inabe city, Fujiwara town, Sakamoto

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

The temple was founded in 807 by Saicho.
Meikokuzan Shōbō-ji is a Zen temple which enshrines Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) as its main statue.
Even though it currently belongs to Rinzai sect 妙心寺 Myōshin-ji branch of Zen Buddhism,
it was constructed by a founder of Tendai school of Buddhism Saichō (767-822) in 807.
Unfortunately in the second half of the 16th Century, during the march of Oda Nobunaga troops
led by 滝川一益 Takigawa Kazumasu (1525 - 1586), many shrines and temples in Inabe district
were set on fire and lost most of its buildings.
Shōbō-ji was no different. After set on fire in February 1580,
the temple founded by Saichō had lost its 1000 years history.
In the 17th Century an era of 250 years of peace and stability had begun.
This is also when Rinzai school Zen master 愚堂国師 Gudō Kokushi (1577 – 1661) rebuilt Shōbō-ji.
Its history as a Zen temple started in 1658 and continues as such to this day.
One more place worth seeing when visiting Shōbō-ji temple is its garden.
Originally it was created in Heian period (794-1192) and miraculously
most of it was saved to this day in its original shape.
By visiting the temple's garden it is possible to experience the elegant design and taste of long lost antiquity.
- source : isekannon.jp/otera_list_en/syoboji...

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

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This temple is Nr. 29 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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TEMPLE - Daikozenji Yakushi Saga

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Daikozenji Yakushi Miyaki

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Daikoozenji 大興善寺 Daikozen-Ji, Miyaki
小松山 Komatsuzan 大興善寺 Daikozenji

佐賀県三養基郡基山町園部3628 / Saga prefecture, Miyaki district, Miyaki town, Sonobe
Also called つつじ寺 Tsutsuji-dera, Temple of Azaleas.

The main statue is 十一面観音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple

The temple was founded in the Nara period by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu.
He carved the statue of Kannon with a special technique, itto sanrai 一刀三礼
carving one stroke with the blade and praying three times.
At that time, the temple was called 観世音寺 Kanzeon-Ji or 無量寿院 Muryoju-In.
In 834, the temple burned down, but the Kannon Statue was rescued.
Many people passed this temple and took their hat off, so the temple was also called
kasadatsu Kannon 笠脱観音 "Kannon to take the hat off" .
In 847, 慈覚大師円仁 Priest Jikaku Daishi Ennin passed on his way back home from China.
He revived the temple and called it 大興善寺 Daikozen-Ji.
During the fights in the Kamakura period, the temple lost a lot of its land.
In 1542, the temple was rebuilt on request of the Lord 筑紫惟門 Tsukushi Korekado.
In 1624 the main hall was rebuilt and survided more than 400 years to our day.

- - - - - The acitvities of 豪潮律師 Priest and Painter Gocho Risshi (1749 - 1835)
Around 1800 he stayed at the temple and painted many scrolls, trying to help the people.

In the Meiji period, after the separation of Shrines and Temples, Daikozen-Ji lost its influence
and lost its hootoo 法灯 ritual lamp light.
In 1869, it was revived by the 19 years young priest 玉岡誓恩師 Tamaoka.
Later a slope with stone steps was constructed to make the temple easier to reach
and many azaleas were planted on the side.

tsutsujidera つつじ寺 a Temple with azaleas

In autumn, there are many momiji 紅葉 red maple leaves to admire.

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This temple is Nr. 49 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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TEMPLE - Hoshoji Kannon Maita

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Hoshoji Kannon Maita

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Hooshooji 宝性寺 Hosho-Ji, Maita
龍王山 Ryuozan, 宝性寺 Hoshoji

四日市市蒔田2-12-26 / Yokkaichi, Maita (Makita)

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

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The history of the Hōshō-ji starts in 740 with a visit of Emperor Shōmu (701-756) in this area.
The Emperor, being on his way to 朝明行宮 temporary palace in Asake, took a break in Maita village
and ordered the construction of Hōshō-ji temple.
To this day two areas 300m west from the current temple's site
are still called Hōshō-ji and 堂前 Dōmae (In front of the temple hall).
Hōshō-ji was an impressive complete seven-structured temple compound
built in the middle of 28km2 terrain covered in dense forest.
The temple enshrined Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) as its main statue.
The statue was carved by 良弁僧正 Ryōben (689-773) the founder of Ishiyama-dera temple in Ōmi province.
For many years Hōshō-ji flourished and gathered devoted believers.
Unfortunately it was burned down in 1568 during fights between 滝川一益 Takigawa Kazumasu,
a samurai retainer to Oda Nobunaga, and the troops of local daimyo.
A small hall was built at the temple's grounds but it burned down again
in the fire that broke out in the winter of 1711.
The Main Hall, which stands to this day, was built in June 1719
donated by the 6th daimyo of Kuwana province 松平忠雅 Matsudaira Tadamasa (1683-1746).
To this day Hōshō-ji temple is very popular among the believers, who refer to it as
蒔田観音 Makita Kannon (Kannon of Makita).
Designated as Tangible Cultural Property of Yokkaichi city, 1977 October 6th.

Temple's treasure: The history of the Main Statue
The statue enshrined at Hōshō-ji is a Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) carved by Ryōben.
It was made at the same time as the statue of Kannon in Ishiyama-dera temple in Shiga prefecture.
For a certain reason it was brought here to Hōshō-ji and has been worshiped here ever since.
During the night of the 15th of February 1711 Goddess Kannon appeared in a dream of two people:
Tangei of Chōmyō-ji temple and village headman 庄屋甚五兵衛 Jingobē.
She told them: There is a fire at the temple and the base of the statue is already starting to burn.
Come quick and prevent the fire from spreading.
After having the divination they suddenly woke up.
They rushed to the temple and saw that the main statue was already entwined with smoke and couldn't be seen.
They wanted to put out the fire but there was no water to use anywhere around them.
There was just one big bucket standing in front of the hall
and the water started to flow from it continuously.
They used the water to extinguish the fire and save the Kannon statue.
Without question the water had to be sent by the Goddess.
Both of them wept tears of joy.
Many more miracles happened at this temple but there is no space here left for them.
Truly Goddess Kannon keeps her vow of great compassion and mercy.
She clears away desire, ill will and ignorance of people, grants them happiness and long life.
Kannon vowed to bring love and respect among people, grant long life,
happiness and ease at present and in the future.
The Main Hall is a 5.4m2 tall building with a hipped roof.
It was registered as Yokkaichi city's Tangible Cultural Property in 1977.

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This temple is Nr. 28 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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EDO - Daikan town

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Daikan town

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Daikancho 代官町 Daikan town
千代田区北の丸公園1～6番、- Chiyoda, Kitanomaru Koen 1 - 6
and 九段南一・二丁目の各一部 Kudan Minami 1 und 2.

The district was established in 1879.
In 1875, two new districs on the left and right of the river,
東代官町 East-Daikan town and 西代官町 West-Daikan town were stablished.
In 1878, both towns were united as 東京府麹町区 Kojimachi ward.
In 1943, it belonged to 麹町区 Kojimachi ward.
In 1967, it was abolished and added to 北の丸公園 Kitanomaru Koen

daikan 代官 means magistrate.


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TEMPLE - Chokoji Kannon Ise

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Chokoji Kannon Tomida

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Chookooji 長興寺 Choko-Ji, Tomida
富田山 Tomidazan 長興寺 Chokoji

四日市市富田3-1-16 / Yokkaichi Tomida

The Kannon statue is 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon.

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It is believed that the temple's history started in Yōrō period (717-724)
with an enshrinement of Buddha Yakushi (Buddha of Medicine and Healing).
According to the legend, six years later a monk named 泰澄大師 Taichō, who was on a pilgrimage around the country,
stayed here for the night. In his dream he saw Buddha Yakushi,
who told him: Make a Buddhist statue from the big tree up front and save people.
When he woke up, he looked at the tree and saw an image of Dainichi Nyorai (Great Illuminating Buddha) in it.
He did as he was told in his dream and carved a statue of Dainichi Nyorai in one day and one night.
Because the statue was granting all types of peoples' wishes, very quickly a temple was built around it.
In July of 817 the temple was rebuilt by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi Kūkai (774-835), the founder of Shingon sect.
In 1242 a monk named 満月上人 Mangetsu became a new temporary abbot.
He added a new building to the complex and named the temple 北島長興寺 Kitajima Chōkō-ji.
At the beginning this temple was used as a shelter for the poor, sick, and for the orphans.
Since the 9th Century it belonged to Tendai school of Buddhism but in 1545,
when the Lord of Tomida castle 南部兼綱 Nambu Kanetsuna rebuilt this temple
and made it his bodai-ji (a temple performing ceremonies for the souls of clan members),
it changed to Sōtō branch of Zen Buddhism.
In September of the same year Kanetsuna presented a small bell and a gong to 照山 Shōzan, the abbot of Chōkō-ji.
Since then the temple was protected by the Lords of the nearby castle.
On the 28th of May 1564, during the times of abbot 鉄門和尚 Tetsumon,
the temple was moved from Kitajima area to a former site of Tomida castle.
At the time it probably used to stand just beside the 鳥出神社 Toride Shrine
but had to be moved to the current location due to construction of the Kansai line train tracks.
In October of 1568 the temple lost its buildings during Oda Nobunaga's assault on Ise province.
In 1573 all Buddhist statues including Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, and Warriors)
and Goddess Kannon were deposited at Tarusakasan Kannon-ji.
The Main Hall of Chōkō-ji was rebuilt once again in 1766 and in the following year
it was granted a status of an official sub-temple of Eihei-ji (the main temple of Zen Sōtō school).
It probably happened at the times of 慧鏡禅師 Sakudonō the 8th abbot of Chōkō-ji.
The 45th abbot of Eihei-ji 湛海大和 Hōsan Tankai and the 46th abbot of Eihei-ji 彌山良須 Misan Ryōshu
were honorifically called the 1st and the 2nd founder of Chōkō-ji.
The 10th abbot of Chōkō-ji Tenmyō followed the will of the previous abbots
and continued the repairs and further construction of the temple.
Thank to him the temple flourished and became a praying ground for people of the six villages in Tomida area.
In the February of 1834 the Gate with a bell tower was erected.
In 1844 a ceremony of unveiling the main statue of Dainichi Nyorai was held.
It was followed with theatrical performance and other entertainment for the local community.
The Main Hall was destroyed by an earthquake that occurred on the 14th of June 1854.
It was once again rebuilt and finished on the 17th of March 1879 by the 17th abbot 竹童和尚 Chikudō.
Until then Chōkō-ji had experienced the difficult times of Meiji Restoration and anti-Buddhist movements.

In the Meiji period (1868-1912) the abbot's quarters were changed
to a temporary building of Tomida Primary School and the Main Hall became
a temporary building of Mie Prefecture 2nd Junior High School.
Chōkō-ji was a part of the Tomida area history where local festivals and memorial service for the hunted whales were held.
But in 1953 the temple's grounds were cut in half by a road and the temple has lost its historical shape.
In 1996 the Gate with the bell tower was dismantled due to its poor condition.
The old Main Hall, which was struck by an earthquake in 1944
and flooded during the 1959's typhoon, had to be taken down and rebuilt.
A new Main Hall was finished in 2001.
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This temple is Nr. 27 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩

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豊橋市 Toyohashi city

niryu no matsu 二龍の松 two dragon pine trees
An old tree may have a mysterious atmosphere or a spirit.
At 長興寺 the Temple Choko-Ji there were two largen pine trees like two children playing.

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TEMPLE - Shogenji Yakushi Saga

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Shogenji Yakushi Tosu

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Shoogenji 昌元寺 Shogen-Ji, Tosu
光林山 Korinzan 昌元寺 Shogenji

佐賀県鳥栖市田代上町206 / Saga, Tosu city, Tashirokan town

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

The Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

- The altar of the main hall

The date of the founding is not clear.

A group of 六地蔵 Six Jizo Bosatsu statues in the compound.

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This temple is Nr. 48 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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