Virtual Kanesawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #15 Jofuku-ji Temple

 

     The written record of Jofuku-ji Temple dates back to 1377.  When the main deity, the Amitabha statue, was researched, a letter written by Priest Shinkai in 1283 was found.  The letter suggested the deity was made in 1147.  The temple might have been founded earlier than that.

     The Amitabha statue has the Avalokitesvara statue on its left and the Mahasthamaprapta statue on its right.  The temple also keeps the Arya Avalokitesvara statue in a sacred box, which is supposed to be the deity for the Kannon Pilgrimage.

     Jofuku-ji Temple was abolished in 1901, and the statues were moved to Hoju-in Temple.

Hoju-in Temple

Address: 2 Chome-7-1 Daido, Kanesawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0035

Phone: 045-781-0382