{"id":38313,"date":"2023-03-05T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/no-category-1\/%e5%a4%a7%e5%9c%93%e5%af%ba%ef%bc%88%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%83%bb%e7%9b%ae%e9%bb%92%ef%bc%89"},"modified":"2023-03-05T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T09:00:26","slug":"%e5%a4%a7%e5%9c%93%e5%af%ba%ef%bc%88%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%83%bb%e7%9b%ae%e9%bb%92%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/en\/column-en\/%e5%a4%a7%e5%9c%93%e5%af%ba%ef%bc%88%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%83%bb%e7%9b%ae%e9%bb%92%ef%bc%89","title":{"rendered":"Daenji Temple (Meguro, Tokyo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/guide\/?&#038;guide_category=%E5%AF%BA\">temple (Buddhist)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/area\/%e7%9b%ae%e9%bb%92%e3%83%bb%e4%b8%96%e7%94%b0%e8%b0%b7\">Meguro, Setagaya<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"style_01\"><span class=\"main\">Daenji Temple (Meguro, Tokyo)<\/span><span class=\"ruby\">(Daienji-Temple)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/tag\/%e4%b8%83%e7%a6%8f%e7%a5%9e\">Seven Gods of Fortune<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/tag\/%e5%a4%a7%e9%bb%92\">god of wealth<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/tag\/%e6%95%a3%e6%ad%a9\">walk<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/tag\/%e9%87%8d%e8%a6%81%e6%96%87%e5%8c%96%e8%b2%a1\">important cultural property<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                  Shorinzan Daenji Temple (also known as Daikokuji Temple) is a Tendai sect temple located on Gyoninzaka, which was once a busy pilgrimage route to Meguro Fudoson, and was founded in 1624 by Daikaihoin, an ascetic monk from Yudenzan, who enshrined Dainichi Buddha and opened a Buddhist center. The temple was rebuilt at the end of the Edo period as a family temple of the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma domain. 520 stone statues of Buddha erected as memorials to the victims of the great fire are a sight to behold. Many valuable cultural assets can be seen here, including a standing statue of Shakyamuni Buddha in the style of Seiryouji Temple in Kyoto, which is designated as a National Important Cultural Property, and Daikokuten (one of the seven gods of good fortune in Yamate), modeled after Tokugawa Ieyasu.\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"js-way\"><span class=\"ja\"><span>Spot Outline<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Outline<\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>address (e.g. of house)<\/th>\n<td>\n1-8-5 Shimo-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Access<\/th>\n<td>\n3 minutes walk from JR Meguro Station<\/p>\n<div class=\"elem-sec_01 mrg-style_21\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">phone<\/th>\n<td><a class=\"link-style_02\" href=\"tel:03-3491-2793\">03-3491-2793<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">regular closing day<\/th>\n<td>\nnashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">External Links<\/th>\n<td>\n<p><a class=\"link-style_03\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tendaitokyo.jp\/jiinmei\/6daienji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Web Site<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Founding and opening of business<\/th>\n<td>\n1624 (Kan&#8217;ei era)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"temple (Buddhist)Meguro, Setagaya Daenji Temple (Meguro, Tokyo)(Daienji-Temple) Seven Gods of Fortunegod of wealthwalkimportant cultural property Shorinzan Daenji Temple (also known as Daikokuji Temple) is a Tendai sect temple located on Gyoninzaka, which was once a busy pilgrimage route to Meguro Fudoson, and was founded in 1624 by Daikaihoin, an ascetic monk from Yudenzan, who enshrined Dainichi Buddha and opened a Buddhist center. The temple was rebuilt at the end of the Edo period as a family temple of the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma domain. 520 stone statues of Buddha erected as memorials to the victims of the great fire are a sight to behold. 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