Seigan-ji (誓願寺) is a

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temple located in

Atsuta-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 66,318 and a population density of 8,088 persons per km2. The total area was 8.20 km2. ...

, in central

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. It is located on Fushimi-dōri (伏見通り), one of the main avenues of the city.

History

In the late

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(794-1192) there was a villa owned by the

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. A member served as the head priest of the nearby Atsuta Shrine, one of the holiest of Japan. It is believed that Yura-Gozen, also known as Urahime, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, was married to Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123-60) and their son

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was born here in 1147. He later became the founder and the first ''

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'' of the

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. The grounds of the villa were later donated and turned into the temple, dedicated to his memory. Most of the structures were lost during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II.

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Homepage of Seigan-ji
Buddhist temples in Nagoya Buildings and structures in Japan destroyed during World War II Jōdo-shū temples {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub

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