Ongaku-ji Temple

Overview

Ongaku-ji is a temple of the Nanzen-ji branch of the Rinzai school in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, with the mountain name Shofuzan. It is counted among the Chichibu Thirty-four Kannon pilgrimage temples.

Highlights

• ●A temple of the Nanzen-ji branch of the Rinzai school
• ●Bearing the mountain name Shofuzan
• ●One of the Chichibu Thirty-four Kannon pilgrimage temples
• ●A pilgrim's hymn that evokes the pine wind of the peaks

History

Belonging to the Nanzen-ji branch of the Rinzai school and bearing the mountain name Shofuzan, the temple was established in the Chichibu region and has long been counted among the temples of the Chichibu Thirty-four Kannon pilgrimage.

Map

36.0060, 139.0621 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Visit the gate of the temple that bears the mountain name Shofuzan
2. 2Tour the precincts of this Nanzen-ji-branch Rinzai temple
3. 3Pay a visit as one of the Chichibu Thirty-four Kannon pilgrimage temples
4. 4Reflect on the pilgrim's hymn evoking the pine wind of the peaks

Did you know?

💡 Its pilgrim's hymn sings of the pine wind of the peaks that resonates like a melody along Ojikazaka.

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