| Ikegami Honmon-ji | |
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池上本門寺 | |
 Soshi-dō (founder’s hall) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Nichiren Buddhism[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | 1-1-1, Ikegami, Ōta-ku Tokyo 146-8576 |
| Country | Japan |
 Interactive map of Ikegami Honmon-ji | |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Nichiren |
| Completed | 1282 |
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| Ikegami Honmon Temple | |
Ikegami Honmon-ji (池上本門寺) is a temple of theNichiren Shū south ofTokyo, erected whereNichiren is said to have died.
A short walk fromIkegami Station (Tōkyū Ikegami Line) orNishi-Magome Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Ikegami Honmon-ji contains a number of buildings, most of which have been reconstructed since the bombing of 15 March 1945. They include theImportant Cultural Property designated five-storeypagoda built in 1608, thekyōzō (経蔵, repository of religious writings) built in 1784, and thehōtō (宝塔), built in 1781 where Nichiren was cremated. Other buildings have been rebuilt, or newly constructed, since 1945.
Now inŌta-ku, suburban Tokyo, Ikegami Honmon-ji was at some distance from the city until the mid-20th century.Basil Hall Chamberlain and W. B. Mason wrote of it in 1907: "Its fine situation and magnificent timber make it one of the most attractive points within easy reach of Tōkyō."[2]
The area between the station and the temple hosts a large festival, O-Eshiki (お会式), from 11 to 13 October, withmandō (万灯, an elaborate representation of a lantern stand) andmatoi; thousands of worshippers visit the temple.
A memorial tablet for the sinking of the American warshipUSSOneida (1861) which was rammed and sank outsideYokohama by the British steamerBombay on 24 January 1870, with a loss of 125 people, was placed at the temple in May 1889, after a Buddhist ceremony was held in memory of the lost sailors.
Ikegami Honmon-ji history and description
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