Chorakuji - Ota

Rinzai sect. During the Edo period, it was a large temple of 700 Sueji under the patronage of the Shogunate.

It is a wonderfully nothing to see. The only Sanbutsudo that can be expected to be seen is closed, the main hall is newly built, and the taiko gate is not enough to come to see it. In the first place, there is no sign that the precincts are open to the public. Visit the nearby Yasaka Shrine and the neighboring Serada Toshogu Shrine, and if you have time, please.

Thanks to the prayers here, my child was able to pass successfully! You can also visit the shrine every year here. If you make a reservation in advance, you will only receive the bill, so it will be smooth.

I visited you today to receive the red stamp. Is the receptionist the wife of the priest? However, after handing over the first ear charge to the end of the phrase with an unfriendly attitude from beginning to end, I left the place without words. It was too clean and I could laugh on the contrary, but when I wondered if there was such a person in this temple, I thought that the red stamp was not worth it. If it's true, I'd rather make it negative than one, but I believe that the priest is a good person ★ 2, lol ※postscript When I called, the priest came out and he was very calm and good. I hope that those who visit next time will not have this kind of thing.

It is a temple of the Tendai sect. Next to Serada Toshogu, it is a venerable temple under the patronage of the Tokugawa family (Tenkai Shogunate). The priest taught me about the Buddha very carefully. I was very happy to visit you. Thank you ❗️

Chorakuji Temple of Chorakuji Shingon is a child of Yoshishige Nitta, the son of Mr. Nitta, and Yoshiki Tokugawa (Nitta) opened the mountain with Eisai, the high-ranking younger brother of the Rinzai sect of Japan. It is the "Toseki Rinzai Zen Cave" built in 1221. During the Kamakura period, many temples were lined up in the precincts of about 60,000 tsubo, and it is said that many scholars worked hard to practice ascetic practices. When the system of the Ten Temples of the Five Mountains of Japan was established in the early Muromachi period, Chorakuji became the seventh place in the Ten Temples, but with the decline of Mr. Nitta, Chorakuji was also devastated. Ieyasu Tokugawa was given the land of the Kanto region in 1590 by the attack of Hojo Odawara. Therefore, the reconstruction of Chorakuji Temple, which is the temple of the ancestor Kaisan, was given to the Tenkai Daimonsho and 100 stones of the temple territory were given. Tenkai converted from the Rinzai sect to the Tendai sect, maintained the precincts and restored the cathedral, and grew into a large temple with 700 Sueji temples under the patronage of the Shogunate. There is a nursery school next door, but you can freely attach a bell, and this bell will deliver your wishes to heaven with sound. Thank you for letting me ring. The chief priest was a very good person and taught me various things about the temple and the explanation of the red stamp. Unlike ordinary temples, this temple does not have a Danka system. In recent years, it is said that they also hold memorial services, but it was a temple where Michiko's parents' home was protected. Goshuin said, "If you don't stop smiling, the road will definitely open. There are times when things don't go well in life, but if you smile, you and the people around you can be happy. "

There is an exhibition of hanging scrolls of this temple at the history museum, and I visited after seeing it. It's a temple that preserves hanging scrolls, so I thought it was a magnificent temple, and I missed the beat. The introductory text in front of the gate said that it was the first Zen temple in eastern Japan, but it was said that they converted one after another due to the convenience of those in power at that time. Now that it has become Reiwa, it has become just a lonely country temple.

A temple next to Serada Toshogu. Originally it was a temple that was integrated with Toshogu, so if you look around the precincts widely, there are buildings that retain the remnants of the Edo period, such as the Sanbutsu-do Hall of the Prefectural Important Cultural Property and the Sanbutsu-do Hall of the Prefectural Important Cultural Property. In the main hall where this marker is placed on Google Maps, the crests of Nitta and Tokugawa are vividly fluttering, but there are few highlights. The precincts of this temple are the stone pagoda of the late Kamakura period called the Chorakuji treasure tower, which is designated as a national important cultural property. It is located on a small hill near the boundary between Toshogu and our temple, and the information board is not noticeable and it is very difficult to understand. It's not something that an amateur can see, but if you're vulnerable to the sound of being designated as a country, please look for it carefully.