Kōshō-ji, Nagoya

Main path leading to the middle gate and pagoda of Kōshō-ji

One of the prayer halls

Kōshō-ji (興正寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Yagoto, Nagoya, in central Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon.

History

The temple was established by the Tokugawa clan and dates to the 17th century. The temple and grounds of its attached graveyard are situated in the woodland on Yagoto Hill. The complex consists of a number of wooden buildings, which includes a five-storey pagoda completed in 1808.

The temple used to be the centre of what was a flourishing pilgrimage area.

The annual "1,000-Lantern Festival" at the harvest moon takes places at Kōshō-ji. Small popular flea-markets take place on the 5th and 13th of every month. The area around the temple has many restaurants such as the Kani-Dōraku, bars and shops that are frequented by visitors and university students from nearby Nagoya University, Chukyo University, Nanzan University and Meijo University.

Video of prayer service in one of the halls

The nearest subway station to the temple is Yagoto Station.

Other temples within the immediate are of Kōshō-ji are Tokurin-ji, Saiko-in, Joshō-ji, Seigan-ji, Kōshin-ji, Hōju-in, and Hansobo Temple.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/nicwalkingguides/nic_walking_guide_2.pdf

External links

Media related to Kōshō-ji, Nagoya at Wikimedia Commons

Homepage of Kōshō-ji

Coordinates: 35°08′26″N 136°57′45″E / 35.14056°N 136.96250°E / 35.14056; 136.96250

Buddhist temples in Japan

Japanese Buddhist architecture

Architectonic elements	hidden roof hisashi irimoya kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karesansui kentozuka: see nakazonae komainu katōmado mokoshi moya nakazonae Niō or Kongōrikishi sandō shichidō garan shōrō sōrin tokyō tōrō onigawara

Mon (gates)	karamon nijūmon niōmon rōmon sanmon sōmon torii

Buildings	Chinjusha chōzuya/temizuya -dō main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) kuri kyōzō or kyō-dō shoin

Japanese pagodas	gorintō hōkyōintō hōtō kasatōba sotōba muhōtō tahōtō

Styles	Daibutsuyō Wayō Setchūyō Shoin-zukuri Shin-Wayō Zenshūyō Ōbaku Zen architecture

Others	A-un ken

Schools and objects of worship

Major schools	Jōdo Nichiren Shingon Tendai

Zen schools	Sōtō Ōbaku Rinzai

Nanto rokushū	Jōjitsu Hossō Kusha Kegon Ritsu Sanron

Objects of worship	Amida Nyōrai Benzaiten Dainichi Nyorai Jizō Kannon Marishi-ten Shaka Nyorai Shitennō (Four Kings) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Yakushi Nyorai

Other elements

Implements	kei (ritual gong) mokugyō

Others	bussokuseki butsudan Glossary of Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhist pantheon jingū-ji miyadera saisenbako

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