Tōkai-ji Temple

Overview

Tōkai-ji, formally called Kōryūzan Fuse Benten Tōkai-ji, is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha in the Fuse area of Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. Its mountain name is Kōryūzan, and its principal image is Benzaiten. Known locally as Fuse Benten, it is counted among the Three Great Benten of the Kanto region.

Highlights

• ●A Shingon-shū Buzan-ha temple whose principal image is Benzaiten
• ●A Shingon-shū Buzan-ha temple bearing the mountain name Kōryūzan
• ●The local name Fuse Benten, derived from the place name
• ●Reckoned as one of the Three Great Benten of the Kanto region

History

Bearing the mountain name Kōryūzan and enshrining Benzaiten as its principal image, it is a temple of the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha. Together with the Benten-dō of Kan'ei-ji (the Benten-dō at Shinobazu Pond) and Enoshima Shrine (formerly Iwamoto-in, Konkizan Yogan-ji), it is counted among the Three Great Benten of the Kanto region, and is also known as Fuse Benten after the place name. It was built on land jutting into Inuma, a marsh that lay along the course of the Hitachi River (present-day Tone River).

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head to Tōkai-ji in Fuse, Kashiwa
2. 2Visit the precinct where Benzaiten is enshrined as the principal image
3. 3Take in its standing as one of the Three Great Benten of the Kanto region
4. 4Stroll the surrounding area near the Tone River

Did you know?

💡 The temple was built on land jutting into Inuma, a marsh that lay along the course of the Hitachi River, the present-day Tone River.

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