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Honmyoji

Kumamoto · Kumamoto · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 本妙寺

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WHAT TO DOHonmyoji

The mausoleum of Kiyomasa. The Jochibyo stands at the top of 176 stone steps.

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The mausoleum of Kiyomasa. The Jochibyo stands at the top of 176 stone steps.

About this place

Honmyoji is a temple name used in Japan, with more than 50 temples of the same name in various places. A Nichiren Shoshu temple in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture. Its mountain name is Kijozan - Honmyoji (Tsuchiura) The central temple of the Hokke-shu Nakayama-mon lineage that once stood in Katsushika District, Shimosa Province (present-day Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture). In the Sengoku period it merged with the neighboring Hokkeji and took the temple name "Hokekyoji" - "Shochuzan Hokekyoji" A Hokke-shu Jinmon-lineage temple in Toshima Ward, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Tokueizan - Honmyoji (Toshima Ward) A Nichiren-sect temple in Shirokane, Minato Ward, Tokyo.

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Founded:1585 Designation:Important Cultural Property Blessings:Victory luck

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