May 13, 2013 - 1 min read

Kohun-butsu

Lovely and unexpected temple in Jiyugaoka

By R.S. Reynolds

Community writer

An unexpected and impressive main hall of Kohun-butsu Temple

The road leading to the main entrance to the temple grounds

The gate that leads into the grounds

Surrounded my nature

A quiet moment overlooking the main hall's gardens

A red scarf adorns a small statue

Kuhon-butsu, as it's widely known, or more formally Kuhonzan Yuizainembutsu-in Joshin-ji, was built in the early Edo Period in 1678, during the reign of the 4th Tokugawa Shogun Ietsuna, by the great monk Kaseki Shonin.The temple grounds belong to the Jodo Shu Pure Land Buddhist denomination. The temple grounds are built on the vestiges of old Okusawa Castle and are a great place to spend an afternoon. There is no charge for admission.

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