Kohyasan Tokyo Betsuin
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Kohyasan Tokyo Betsuin (高野山東京別院) is the temple which exists at Minato Ward Takanawa 3-15-18 (on the Tsuki no Misaki, facing as Nihonenoki dori ). The persuasion is Koyamsan Shingon Sect (高野山真言宗). The principal image is Kobodaishi (弘法大師). Takanawa police station (高輪警察署) exists next.
History In Keicho (慶長) era (1596-615), it established in Asakusa Nichirinn ji (日輪寺) as the Edo duty place of Kohyasan's learning priest (高野山学侶方). In Meireki (明暦) first year (1655), The temple was bestow the land in Nihon enoki (二本榎) at shiba by Shogunate, then complete as Kohyasan Edo zaibansho Kohyaji (高野山江戸在番所高野寺).
[edit] The sacred place
- 88 pieces of Funai - the 1st card place 御府内八十八箇所 - 1番札所
- 88 pieces of Kanto - the special sacred place 関東八十八箇所 - 特別霊場
- 33 pieces of Edo - the 29th card place ( The card place principal image: The Seikanzeonbosatsu (聖観世音菩薩) Shokan world sound bodhisattva 江戸三十三箇所 - 29番札所 )
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