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Overview
Among Japan's most visited temples, with a rare octagonal pagoda and an approach ringing with candy-cutters' knives.
About this place
Kawasaki Daishi (川崎大師) is the popular name of Heiken-ji (平間寺, Heiken-ji), a Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan. Founded in 1128, it is the headquarters of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism. Kawasaki Daishi is a popular temple for hatsumōde (the first visit to a place of worship in the new year). In 2006, 2.72 million people engaged in hatsumōde here, the third largest figure in Japan and the largest in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2016, the temple made preparations to receive 3 million visitors over the same period. Keihin Electric Express Railway, the oldest railroad company in the Kantō region of Japan, commenced service in January 1899 to carry passengers to Kawasaki Daishi from Tokyo. Heiken-ji is known formally as Kongōzan Kinjōin Heiken-ji (金剛山金乗院平間寺).
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1128 Highlights / collection：Great mountain gate and octagonal five-storey pagoda, Ame-giri (candy cutting) on the approach Genre：Architecture, Crafts and ceramics
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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