Virtual Old Kasai 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #29 Choken-ji Temple

 

     Choken-ji Temple was founded by Priest Shuyo (?-1680) at Ushigome, Edo, in 1631.

     In the 17th century, the Tokugawa Shogunate established the danka system, and every citizen in Japan was supposed to belong to a Buddhist temple.  Accordingly, the number of temples increased.

     The 1657 Meireki Great Fire burned 60-70 percent of Edo and killed 30-100 thousand people.  After the fire, Edo was not only rehabilitated.  New city planning was drawn up, and Choken-ji Temple was moved to Honjo.

     In the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, the temple burned down.  In 1925, Priest Tokuyo took over Seiju-in Hermitage, which was located in Choken-ji's present place, and changed it to Choken-ji.

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