Bantakusan Jokanji Temple in Gyotoku is the 15th temple

Gongenmichi / the road of ieyasu　徳川家康の道

Bantakusan Jokanji Temple in Gyotoku

Bantakusan Jokanji Temple is a branch temple of Zojoji Temple in Shiba Minato-ku Tokyo that is the grand head temple of Jodo Sect. Jokanji Temple had only a small hat at its beginning, but it had the seven large buildings in it later and it was very famous that visitors could enter into a pond in the temple connecting Takumibori Canal by ship in Edo period. Now the pond and the canal were disappeared but the stone approach road from Gyotokukaido Highway and the Six Jizos remain and tell the history of Bantakusan Jokanji Temple.
Moreover, Bantakusan Jokanji Temple is the 15th temple of the 33 pilgrimage of Gyotoku and Urayasu.
Why don't you visit Bantakusan Jokanji Temple?

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Bantakusan Jokanji Temple

The History of Bantakusan Jokanji Temple

Bantakusan Jokanji Temple is a branch temple of Zojoji Temple in Shiba Tokyo, the grand head temple of Jodo Sect.
The land where the buildings stand now one samurai worrier built a Kannondo Hall to worship it during Genki era (1570-1573), and the venerable Seirensha Chinyo Ikko built Jokanji Temple next to the Kannondo Hall in 1626.
Since then the buildings in Jounji Temple has destroyed three times by fires and tsunamis and it ruined once for a while, but followers and believers of this temple has supported to rebuild. The reinforced concrete main hall was built in 1988.

The Events and Landmarks in Bantakusan Jokanji Temple

There are Roku Jizos (six Jizos) and Rokumento (a hexagonal tower) scribing '南無阿弥陀仏 Namu Amidabutsu', Tendo (Heaven) , Jindo (Human World) , Shura (The Endless Battlefield), Chikusho (The world of Beasts), Gaki (The world of Hungry Ghosts) and Jigoku (Hell) on in front of the gate of Bantakusan Jokanji Temple. These were built for the repose of all spirits and souls repeatedly living and dying in these 6 world to be given them the divine protection from Buddha.
Moreover, it has long stone approach road connecting to Gyokoku Kaido Highway.

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出典・抜粋・引用および参考
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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 Jokanji Temple

The map of the noted spots in Gyotoku Teramachi Areas

PDF of the Map of the landmarks in Gyotoku Teramachi Areas

Jokanji Temple

Jokanji 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 8 minute walk from Myoden Sta.
23-34 Hongyotoku, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken

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