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Overview

Myoho-ji is a Nichiren temple in Teramachi 4-chome, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Bearing the mountain name Dairen-zan, it stands within Teramachi, the temple quarter atop the terrace along the Sai River, where many temples line the streets. It has quietly accumulated its history amid this atmospheric district.

Highlights

• ●A Nichiren temple of Teramachi terrace under the mountain name Dairen-zan
• ●City-designated Japanese enkianthus spreading behind the main hall
• ●Prefecturally designated painted image of Enchiin Myojo on paper
• ●Heritage of the Rokujo branch with Honkoku-ji as its former head temple

History

Its former head temple was the great Honkoku-ji in Kyoto, and it belongs to the Rokujo branch and the Yushi lineage. The temple holds a colored-on-paper painted image of Enchiin Myojo, designated a cultural property by Ishikawa Prefecture, conveying the region's history of faith and art. For centuries it has supported Kanazawa's religious culture as one of the Teramachi temples.

Map

36.5515, 136.6540 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Cross the Sai River toward the temple-lined Teramachi terrace
2. 2Offer prayers at the main hall of Dairen-zan Myoho-ji
3. 3View the cultural-property enkianthus behind the hall by season
4. 4Continue through the surrounding Teramachi temples to savor their history

Did you know?

💡 That the enkianthus behind the main hall is designated a Kanazawa cultural property is a highlight unique to this temple. Together with the prefecturally designated painting of Enchiin Myojo, its possession of two different kinds of cultural property, painting and tree, gives Dairen-zan Myoho-ji its individual character.

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