Tokaisan Zenpukuji Temple was built in 1619 and it belongs to Shingi Singon Shu Sect. Takumibori Cannal was dug by Takumi Tanaka and Joten Kano in Edo period
as the water for agricultural use. The water comes from Kamagaya City to
go to Todaijima in Urayasu City. So Tokaisan Zenpukuji Temple is in the end of the canal, Todaijima. And there is Takumi Tanaka's Tomb in it. Moreover, Tokaisan Zenpukuji Temple is the 29th temple of the 33 Pilgrimage in Urayasu and Gyotkoku.
Why don't you visit Tokaisan Zenpukuji Temple?
Jubei was born in Tensho or Bunroku Era (1573~1593) in Koiwa in Edo (now
Edogawa-ku), sometimes he was called Jubei Takumi, he moved from Koiwa
to Todaijima in Urayasu and he was respected and called the master of settlers.
Jubei always think first the public interests and accumulated good conducts,
so villagers in Todaijima trusted him faithfully, and he had special knowledge
of civil engineering.
Since the land was low from Todaijima to Yawata, it had often suffered
from floods, so it was not adequate to grow crops. To solve this problem,
Jubei and Joten Kano (or Shinuemon, the leading supporter of Genshiji Temple in Kakemama) got
a license from Edo Bakufu in 1620 to dig a canal from Hayashimizu Spring in Kamagaya to Toadaijima in Urayasu, the water past through Mamagawa River. It would use for irrigation and draining. Then, the canal was named after
the two, so it was called Takumibori or Jotenbori Canal.
The tombstone had lost after his death, but the villagers in Todaijima found it and dedicated it in Zenpukuji Temple to tell his achievements to future generations.
Hokyointo Pagoda (a tangible cultural asset of Urayasu City)
Hokyointo Pagoda was registered as a tangible cultural asset of Urayasu
City in 1986.
Hokyointo Pagoda is a style of stone pagoda built after the Middle Ages, it stores the sutra Hokyoin Darani so it is called Hokyointo Pagoda.
This pagoda was built in 1756 as it was the 100th anniversary of Zenpukuji Temple.
There are many people's names carved on it, these people achieved to build the pagoda and they were not only neighbors (in Todaijima and Nekozane in Urayasu and Arai, Kakemama and Ainokawa in Gyotoku) but also in Edo. And the stone mason's name is also carved on it, the mason was Jinbei Kazusaya in Kita Hcchobori Matsuya-cho Edo.
In 1989, some historical documents including a sheet copper carved Hokyoin Darani Sutra on, a record of materials, a list of donations, three teeth and a small wooden pagoda wrapped up in Washi Paper and so on were discovered in the Hokyointo Pagoda in Zenpukuji Temple.
According to these records, it was built by the neighbor villagers since they could be saved when they would dedicate the pagoda and would pray. This is the reason for building it.
There also exist Hokyointo Pagoda in Hojyoin Temple in Horie and Kezoin Temple in Nekozane in Urayasu City.
Tokaisan Zenpukuji 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 Urayasu
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 Urayasu Sta.
From Tokyo (Otemachi) Sta, take Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nishi-funabashi,
Tsudanuma or Katsutadai, get off Urayasu 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
Uryayasu Sta.
* 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?
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