Virtual Yamanote 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #20 Senju-in Temple

     It is unknown when Senju-in Temple was first founded.  In 1635, a year before Hachisuka Tadateru (1611-1652), the second lord of the Awa Domain, built the Ushigome Gate of Edo Castle in 1636, 7 temples including Senju-in Temple were moved to Ushigome Village.  In 1698, the area was named Ushigome-Benzaiten-cho, because of the Benzaiten Hall there.  The temple’s main deity, a thousand-armed Sahasrabhuja statue was said to have been made by Visvakarman in India.  Who was Visvakarman?  Vishvakarman is a craftsman deity in Hinduism.

     It is unknown when Senju-in Temple was abolished.  The Sahasrabhuja statue is enshrined in Nanzo-in Temple today.

Nanzo-in Temple

Address: 1 Chome−19−16 Takada, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0033

Phone: 03-3971-7231