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Jokoji

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Jokoji

ひたちなか市館山9015

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A Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha temple located in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is known for housing a wooden statue of Shinran.

History

Founded in the early Kamakura period by the warrior Yibutsu, who became a disciple of Shinran, the founder of Jodo Shinshu. During the Edo period, the temple received protection from Edo Shigetsugu and Satake Yoshinobu. It was renamed from Jikkoji to Jokoji and relocated to its current site. It also houses a wooden statue of Shinran that was excavated by Tokugawa Mitsukuni.

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What visitors say

This temple boasts the largest scale among the Tateyama Seven Temples, featuring impressive shrine buildings. The grounds include historical stone pillars and the graves of historical figures. Other temples are clustered in the surrounding area, and the environment is charming, with opportunities to stroll around Namei Cave and a pond.

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