is a temple located at Minato Ward Takanawa 3-15-18 (facing Nihonenoki dori ) in Tokyo. The persuasion is Koyamsan Shingon Sect and the principal image is Kūkai

Kukai

Kūkai , also known posthumously as , 774–835, was a Japanese monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. Shingon followers usually refer to him by the honorific titles of and ....

. It stands next to the Takanawa Police Station.

History

In Keicho

Keicho

was a after Bunroku and before Genna. This period spanned from October 1596 to July 1615. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* 1596 : The era name was changed to Keichō to mark the passing of various natural disasters...

 era (1596-615), it established in Asakusa Nichirin Temple as the Edo duty place of Koyasan's learning priest. In Meireki

Meireki

was a after Jōō and before Manji. This period spanned the years from April 1655 to July 1658. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1655 : The era name was changed to mark the enthronement of Emperor Go-Sai...

 first year (1655), The temple was bestow the land in Nihon enoki at shiba by Shogunate, then was named Kohyasan Edo Zaibansho Kohyaji.

Position in various pilgrimage circuits

• Go-Funai 88kasho - 1st place　(御府内八十八箇所 - 1番札所)
• Kanto 88kasho - Special Sacred Place　(関東八十八箇所 - 特別霊場)
• Edo 33kasho - 29th 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 )

See also

• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
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