Honganji Kokufu Betsuin Temple

4.0

Established in 1798, the all-zelkova wood structure of this Buddhist temple was built 1805. The temple stands on the site of the Takegahana Soan, a thatched hut in which the great priest Shinran lived with his family until his departure for the Kanto region. The extremely narrow inner sanctum is built in the “denaijin” style. The inner sanctum is decorated in an extremely unusual manner, with the temple’s principal object of worship and a miniature shrine dedicated to Shinran placed on the same dais at the front. A statue of Shinran stands on the grounds as well as a pine tree which the priest is said to have hung is religious stole when giving sermons.

Spot details

Address: Niigata Joetsu-shi Kokufu 1-7-1 Map
Area: Myoko / Joetsu Area
Phone: 0255432742
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Available(16spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: No
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

浄土真宗にとって聖地ですね

Reviewed : 2022.09.11

浄土真宗宗祖親鸞聖人が越後配流時にここでお住まいになり、その跡地に建てられた寺院です。浄土真宗の門徒には聖地といって良いエリアかもしれませんね。現在は浄土真宗本願寺派に属しています。
親鸞聖人の越後配流の地

Reviewed : 2021.03.14

この本願寺のある上越は鎌倉時代に初期に浄土真宗の開祖親鸞が配流された地です。子のお寺は、江戸時代に入り、親鸞聖人の遺徳をしのびこの地に本堂が創建されています。