Virtual Ueno Oji Komagome 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #26 Seson-in Temple

 

     Seson-in Temple was founded in 1695 by Den (1658-1738), who was a daughter of Kotani Masamoto, who was a concubine of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646-1709), and who gave birth to Tsuruhime (1677-1704) and Tokumatsu (1679-1683).  Her elder brother, Gontaro, was killed due to a quarrel over gambling in 1682.  In 1683, she lost her young son, Tokumatsu.  She dedicated Seson-in Temple to her parents.  That means she had lost her parents sometime before 1695.

     A guide book claimed Seson-in Temple enshrined a copy of the statue of Arya Avalokitesvara of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #26 Ichijo-ji Temple.  Another guid book appealed the sceneries depicted in their "goeika", tanka poems which were dedicated to temples, were similar to each other.  Only goeika for Ichijo-ji Temple is known today:

With cherries in Spring, 

Tachibana in Summer, and chrysanthemums in Autumn

Ichijo-ji Temple is always as beautiful as the Lotus Sutra.

Address: 1 Chome-22-30 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0022

Phone: 03-3828-4280