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Coordinates: 35°10′28.6″N 140°10′00.72″E / 35.174611°N 140.1668667°E
Myōhōshō-ji
妙法生寺
Hydrangea of Myōhōshō-ji Information Denomination Nichiren Buddhism Address 1749 Tsutsumori, Ōtaki, Chiba Prefecture Country Japan Myōhōshō-ji (妙法生寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Ōtaki in Chiba Prefecture, and is a temple of the Nichiren sect. The temple was given its name in 1253, and is a reference to the opening line of the Lotus Sutra. Myōhōshō-ji is located deep in the Bōsō Hill Country in the center of the Bōsō Peninsula. The temple had fallen into nearly complete ruin by 1904, but was slowly rebuilt starting in 1931 by Nichiren Buddhists. [1]
Hydrangea plantings
Myōhōshō-ji is a popular tourist destination as a result of being an “ajisai-dera”, or hydrangea temples. Since 1951 the temple has planted and maintained 20,000 hydrangea bushes as part of a prayer garden, which are in blossom during the month of August. The garden is also well known for its himeharu cicadia population. Myōhōshō-ji is a popular destination to watch the first sunrise on New Year’s Day.[2]
Transportation
Myōhōshō-ji is not accessible by public transportation, but is located an hour's drive from Japan National Route 297 between Tateyama and Ichihara.[3]
References
Buddhist temples in Japan Japanese Buddhist architecture Architectonic elements Mon (gates) Buildings Chinjusha · chōzuya/temizuya · -dō · main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) · kuri · kyōzō or kyō-dō · shoinTō or Buttō (pagodas) Styles Others A-un · kenSchools and objects of worship Major schools Zen schools Nanto rokushū Objects of worship Amida Nyōrai · Benzaiten · Dainichi Nyorai · Jizō · Kannon · Marishi-ten · Shaka Nyorai · Shitennō (Four Kings) · Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) · Yakushi NyoraiOther elements Implements kei (ritual gong) · mokugyōOthers bussokuseki · butsudan · Glossary of Japanese Buddhism · Japanese Buddhist pantheon · jingū-ji · miyadera · saisenbakoCategories:- Buddhist temples in Chiba Prefecture
- Visitor attractions in Chiba Prefecture
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