Sentakuji Temple

Overview

Sentakuji is a temple of the Jodo (Pure Land) school located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Said to have been founded in 1491, it has carried more than five centuries of history. It is also counted among the sacred sites of the Jun-Saigoku Inage Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage, making it a place with deep ties to Kannon worship. In the Nakahara district close to the Tama River, it is a venerable temple where one can quietly join hands in prayer.

Highlights

• ●More than five centuries of history, said to date from 1491
• ●The pilgrimage standing of a Jun-Saigoku Inage Kannon site
• ●A calm place of faith in the nembutsu-centered Pure Land school
• ●The quiet setting of Nakahara-ku near the Tama River

History

Sentakuji is an old Pure Land temple said to have been established in 1491, upholding the Pure Land teaching centered on the nembutsu invocation of Amida Buddha. It has also served as a sacred station of the Jun-Saigoku Inage Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage, welcoming pilgrims making the rounds of Kannon Bodhisattva from long ago. The temple conveys the spread of faith in the Inage region from medieval into early-modern times; for a detailed history, please refer to official sources.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Start from a Nakahara-ku station such as Musashi-Kosugi and head to Sentakuji
2. 2Visit the main hall as a Kannon pilgrimage station
3. 3Enjoy the pilgrimage together with other Jun-Saigoku Inage stations
4. 4Stroll along the Tama River and take in the Nakahara neighborhood

Did you know?

💡 The Jun-Saigoku Inage Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage, of which Sentakuji is a station, is a route linking thirty-three Kannon sites scattered across the former Inage domain, an area that includes present-day Kawasaki. Modeled on the famed Saigoku Thirty-three, this regional circuit has long received the prayers of pilgrims, with Sentakuji forming one of its stations.

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