Virtual Hachioji 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #26 Daizen-ji Temple

 

     Daizen-ji Temple was founded by Hojo Ujiteru (1542-1590) in the 1570’s at the foot of Takiyama Castle.  In the 1587, Ujiteru moved to Hachioji Castle, and the temple also moved to the foot of the castle.  In 1590, Hachioji Castle fell, and the temple moved to Oyokomachi.  In 1961, it moved to the present location.

     The temple’s graveyard has the graves of Matsumoto Seicho (1909-1992), who created a new tradition of Japanese crime fiction by incorporating elements of human psychology and ordinary life, and Akatsuka Fujio (1935-2008), who was a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga and who was known as the Gag Manga King.

     Many people believe Daizen-ji Temple and its graveyard will never move again, don’t they?

Address: 1019-1 Oyamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0034

Phone: 042-642-0716