Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple is related to Kaishu Katsu

A Walk on Gyotoku Kaido Highway 行徳街道の散歩道

Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple in Gyotoku

Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple is related to Kaishu Katsu who was a samurai worrier actively worked at the end of Edo Bakufu, a woman had worked at his house buried in Jishoin Temple, Kaishu loved her work so he made a tanka poem for her repose and built a stone tablet with it. Have there any records existed, Kaishu Katsu could visit Jishoin Temple by ship passing through Edogawa River. Moreover, the name of 'Shinmeisan' implies the temple was managed Shinmei Toyouke Shrine before its gate and Hachiman Jinja Shrine (Is this shrine The Hachimansama appeared on the Biography of Eight Dogs or Nanso Satomi Hakkenden) at Hongyotoku 3 chome along Gyotoku Kaido Highway. Besides, it is the 4th temple of the 33 Pilgrimage Gyotoku and Urayasu.
Why don't you visit Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple?

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Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple

The History of Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple

Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple belongs to Buzanha in Shingon Sect, and the principle image of the temple is Dainichi Nyorai. Jishoin Temple was built in 1588 by the priest Hosen. It managed Shinmei Toyouke Jinja Shrine, the guardian shrine of Gyotoku area.

The Events and Landmarks of Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple

here is a stone tablet built by Kaishu Katsu who was the great hero in the end of Edo period to the early Meiji Ere, he wrote a tanka poem for repose of a woman worked at his house and scribed the poem on the tablet.
「よき友の消えしと聞くぞ、我この方心いたむるひとつなりたり」
"yoki tomo no kieshi to kizuzo, woga konokata kokoro itamuru hitotsu nari tari"

August 27th: Segaki Hoyo (a mass for lost souls)

Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple is the 4th temple of the 33 Pilgrimage in Gyotoku and Urayasu.

神明山自性院門前案内板より

抜粋・引用および参考
神明山自性院案内板より
神明（豊受）神社境内内案内板
市川市ホームページ

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The Temples of the 33 Pilgrimage in Gyotoku & Urayasu

The list of the temples of the 33 Pilgrimages in Gyotoku and Urayasu

01 Tokuganji : 5-22 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
02 Fukusenji :2-7 Futamata Ichikawa-shi
03 Choshoji : 8-5 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
04 Jishoin : 1-10 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
05 Daitokuji : 5-13 Shimonijuku Ichikawa-shi
06 Jorinji (abandoned) : around Kawara Ichikawa-shi
07 Shogenji : 3-6 Kawara Ichikawa-shi
08 Yofukuin : 5-16 Kawara Ichikawa-shi
09 Ryugonji (Sorinji) : 3-10-2 Tokagi Ichikawa-shi
10 Fukuoji (Sorinji) : 3-10-2 Tokagi Ichikawa-shi
11 Ryogokuji : 2-16-4 Koya Ichikawa-shi
12 Anyoji : 2-16-35 Koya Ichikawa-shi
13 Hosenji : 7-22 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
14 Hozenji : 1-25 Honshio Ichikawa-shi
15 Jokanji : 23-24 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
16 Shingyoji (Kyoshinji) : 38-18 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
17 Kyozenji (Kyoshinji) : 38-18 Hongyotoku Ichikawa-shi
18 Hoshoji (abandoned) : now brought into 19 Tokuzoji
19 Tokuzoji : 8-10 Sekigashima Ichikawa-shi
20 Seiganji : 4-8 Oshikiri Ichikawa-shi
21 Korinji : 12-20 Oshikiri Ichikawa-shi
22 Hodenji : 7-1 Minato Ichikawa-shi
23 Enmyoin : 11-21 Minato Ichikawa-shi
24 Zenshoji : 18-20 Minato Ichikawa-shi
25 Genshinji : 1-16-26 Katori Ichikawa-shi
26 Ryozenji : 2-12-18 Ainokawa Ichikawa-shi
27 Shinseiji : 1-9-1 Arai Ichiakawa-shi
28 Enmeiji : 1-9-2 Arai Ichikawa-shi
29 Zenpukuji : 26-27 Todaijima Urayasu-shi
30 Kezoin : 3-10-3 Nekozane Urayasu-shi
31 Togakuji : 2-4-27 Horie Urayasu-shi
32 Hojoin : 4-14-1 Horie Urayasu-shi
33 Dairenji : 4-14-2 Horie Urayasu-shi
extra Fujiwara Kannondo Hall　2-234 Fujiwara-cho Funabashi-shi

* The location of the sixth temple is unknown, and the 16th and 17th are integrated, and the 18th is brought into the 19th temple.
* Please ask some specific information in each temple.

Why don't you visit the 33 Temples on this movie?

This movie is a slideshow created by some pictures of the temples. Why don't you watch it?

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The Location and Access to Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple

The map of the noted spots in Gyotoku Teramachi Areas

PDF of the Map of the landmarks in Gyotoku Teramachi Areas

Shinmeisan Jishoin Temple

1-10 Hongyotoku, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken
Jishoin Temple has a great accessibility from both Narita and Haneda International Airport.
From Narita International Airport, take JR Sobu-express line, transfer the line at Nishi-funabashi to Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nakano or Mitaka, get off Myoden Sta. And also take Keisei-line, transfer the line at Funabashi to Sobu-Local line, and transfer the line at Nishi-funabashi to Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nakano or Mitaka, get off Myoden Sta. It takes minimally 60 minutes from Narita Airport.
From Haneda International Airport, take Keikyu-line bound to Narita, transfer the line at Nihonbashi to Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nishifunabashi, Tsudanuma or Katsutadai, get off Myoden Sta.
From Tokyo (Otemachi) Sta, take Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nishi-funabashi, Tsudanuma or Katsutadai, get off Myoden Sta.
From Akihabara Sta, take Sobu line bound to Chiba, Tsudanuma or Nishi Funabashi, transfer the line at Nishifunabashi to Tozai line of Tokyo Metro, get off Myoden Sta.
Take 15 minute walk from Myoden Sta.

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