Kagurazaka Kiyoryuji - A temple dedicated to the lord of Kumamoto Castle, Kato Kiyomasa

Honkozan Kiyoryuji Temple is a Buddhist temple of Nichiren Buddhism founded by the daimyo of Higo (Kumamoto) in Kyushu, Hosokawa. In the fifth year of Kanei (1638 AD), the battle was opened with Myōgyōin Nichitoku as the opening of the mountain. Officially, it is called "Honkoku Land Saiko Mountain, Kiyosho Ryushengji Temple". It is a temple of Prince Kiyomasa who enshrines the lord of Kumamoto Castle, Prince Kato Kiyomasa, a daimyo of the Sengoku period, as a god. In the Edo period, the temple was protected mainly by the direct hatamoto. Originally, it was a hermitage of a noble person, but it was turned into a temple. It is rare for a temple of this size to have a "messenger's room (* room for waiting for the acolyte)". It can be seen that he played a special role. Many of the successive abbots were Nakamura Danrin (university) in the Kanto region, including the head of the university and Genno (professor). We have monks learn Buddhism and Buddhism. He is one of the successive abbots of Kumamoto Honmyoji, the main temple of Kyushu and the Bodhi temple of Prince Kato Kiyomasa. The land is clean, The ground is good and it is built at the top of the sloping land and there is no flood damage. The northwest is protected by Akagi Myojin, the god of the clan, The entrance faces due east-south and descends gently, and beyond that is Edo Castle (Imperial Palace). If you go to the right, the shops are lined up and crowded, and if you go to the left, the Kanda River flows and it was a key point of transportation where you can get on a boat. The Gohonzon is the Lotus Mandala, Shakyamuni Buddha and the Many-Treasure of Truth Proof, It will be in the form of one pagoda and three sons centered on the Honka Ascending Nichiren Great Bodhisattva. In this area, the one-pagoda three-son statue format is rare. It's worth a look.

Reception from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.