Virtual Buso 48 Kannon Pilgrimage #21 Choan-ji Temple

     Choan-ji Temple was founded in 1626 by Priest Ryoton.  There used to be a tram line in Hachioji City, and the Line's slabs are reused in Choan-ji Temple for the approach from its temple gate to its main hall. 

     The tram line, Musashi Central Electric Railway, started its service in 1929 and ended in 1939.

     The precincts have a graveyard, and there is a grave for the Ito Family, one of the leaders of the Hachioji Corps of the Thousand, which was organized with the ex-vassals of the Takeda Clan by Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616) when he moved to Edo after the collapse of the Later Hojo Clan in 1590.  The corps were led by 10 families, and the Ito Family was one of the 10. 

Address: 7-1 Namikicho, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0831

Phone: 042-661-6975