Kinreisan Enshoin Temple in Shishibone Edogawaku
Kinreisan Enshoin Temple in Shisibone
Edogawaku is a beautiful temple belonging to
Buzanha in
Shingonshu. It has been famous that there had been built a rest station for the eighth Shougun of
Edo Bakufu,
Yoshimune Tokugawa while he was going hawking. And according to Shinpen Musashi Fudokiko,
Enshoin was a temple named Kinreisan belonging to
Shingi Shinogonshu and was a branch temple of Shofukuji in Kamikomatu village built by Enkai
died in 1530, the principle image of this temple was a statue of Amidabutsu.
The temple is a very good place for them to rest since it is decorated
with seasonal flowers in the quiet residential quater while people are
walking. There is a statue of Akushu
Daishi (streching his right arm to front to shake hand with us) standing on the
approach road that welcomes to visitors gently. Why don't you visit Kinreisan
Enshoin Temple?
Kinreisan Enshoin Temple
Enshoin Temple
Enshoin is named Kinreisan Shinmeiji belongs to Buzanha in Shingonshu. In 1530, Enkai built. The statue of Amida Nyorai has dedicated as the principle image. In 1689, Enshoin was burnt down and moved it from the south of Kashima Jinja. This temple was a rest station for the eighth Shogun of Edo Bakufu, Yoshimune Tokugawa, while he went on hawking.
■Tablet (The letters '徳治3年4月日; April 1308' scribing on)
This tablet was registered as a cultural asset by Edogawaku in Febraury
1982. It was found at the grave yard in this temple and there is letters
'徳治3年 (1308)' on it.
■Tablet (The letters '応長元年12月日; December 1311' scribing on)
This tablet was registered as a cultural asset by Edogawaku in Febraury
1984. It was dedicated at a small shrine near this temple and it has letters
'応長元年 (1311)' on it. Now it is reserved in Enshoin.
November 2011
Edogawaku Board of Education
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Kinreisan Enshoin Temple in Shishibone Edogawaku
- Kinreisan Enshoin Temple has great accessibilities from both Narita and
Haneda International Airport.
- From Narita International Airport, take Sobu Express Line bound to Tokyo
or Yokosuka and get off at Funabashi Sta, then transfer the line to Sobu
line bound to Nakano or Mitaka and get off at Motoyawata Sta. Or take Keisei-line
bound to Ueno and get off Keisei Yawata Sta. Both from Motoyawata Sta and
Keisei Yawata Sta, transfer the line to Toei Shinjuku line and get off
at Shinozaki Sta.
- From Haneda International Airport, take Keikyu-line bound to Narita, and get off Shinagawa Sta and transfer the line to Sobu Express line bound to Narita International Airport or Chiba, and transfer the line at Ichikawa Sta to Sob line bound to Nishi Funabashi, Tsudanuma or Chiba and get off at Motoyawata Sta. Or take Keikyu-line bound to Narita, and get off Keisei Yawata Sta. Both from Motoyawata Sta and Keisei Yawata Sta, transfer the line to Toei Shinjuku line and get off at Shinozaki Sta.
- From Akihabara Station, take Sobu line bound to Nishi Funabashi, Tsudanuma
or Chiba and get off at Motoyawata Sta. From Motoyawata Sta, transfer the
line to Toei Shinjuku Line and get off at Shinozaki Sta.
- Take 23 minute walk from Shinozaki Sta.
- 1-25-23 Shishibone, Edogawaku, Tokyo
The Landmarks near Kinreisan Enshoin Temple in Shishibone
It has some cute statues of Komainu and deer in it.
This shrine is a town asset telling the history of Shishibone.
Honmeisan Mitsuzoin Myokoji Temple
Under Construction
Some records tell the history of Shishibone.
Kinreisan Enshoin Temple
There had been a rest station for Tokugawa Yoshimune.
A small park has a beautiful rose garden.
This children's park has 4 peony gardens in it.
There are some peaceful green zones for rest.