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is a temple of the Nichiren Shū south of
Ikegami Honmon-ji history and description
150 worshippers playing hand drums simultaneously while chanting Nammyo Horen Geikyo from
is a temple of the Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo
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, erected where Nichiren
Nichiren (16 February 1222 – 13 October 1282) was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period.
Nichiren declared that the Lotus Sutra alone contains the highest truth of Buddhist teachings suited for the Third Age of ...
is said to have died. Also Nichiren's disciple
Nikkō spent the rest of his life at this temple. The temple grounds also include Nichiren Shū's administrative headquarters.
A short walk from Ikegami Station ( Tōkyū Ikegami Line) or Nishi-Magome Station (Toei Asakusa Line
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The Asa ...
), Ikegami Honmon-ji contains a number of buildings, most of which have been reconstructed since the bombing of 15 March 1945. They include the Important Cultural Property designated five-storey pagoda
A pagoda is an Asian tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist but sometimes Taoist, ...
built in 1608, the ''kyōzō
in Japanese Buddhist architecture is a repository for sūtras and chronicles of the temple history. It is also called , , or . In ancient times the ''kyōzō'' was placed opposite the belfry on the east–west axis of the temple. The earliest ex ...
'' (, repository of religious writings) built in 1784, and the '' hōtō'' (), built in 1781 where Nichiren was cremated. Other buildings have been rebuilt, or newly constructed, since 1945.
Now in Ōta-ku, suburban Tokyo, Ikegami Honmon-ji was at some distance from the city until the mid-20th century. Basil Hall Chamberlain and W. B. Mason wrote of it in 1907: "Its fine situation and magnificent timber make it one of the most attractive points within easy reach of Tōkyō."Basil Hall Chamberlain and W. B. Mason, ''A Handbook for Travellers in Japan,'' 8th ed. (London: John Murray, 1907), 138.
The area between the station and the temple hosts a large festival, O-Eshiki (), from 11 to 13 October, with ''mandō'' (, an elaborate representation of a lantern stand) and ''matoi
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''; thousands of worshippers visit the temple.
See also
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. Also, a memorial tablet for the sinking of the American warship USS Oneida (1861)
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which was rammed and sank outside Yokohama
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by the British steamer ''Bombay'' on 24 January 1870, with a loss of 125 people, was placed at the temple in May 1889, after a Buddhist ceremony was held in memory of the lost sailors.
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150 worshippers playing hand drums simultaneously while chanting Nammyo Horen Geikyo from
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*USS Oneida (1861)
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Sinking of the USS Oneida (1861)
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