Virtual Eastern Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #22 Ryuho-ji Temple

 

     Ryuho-ji Temple was founded by Priest Gokai in 1599 in Kannon-zaka Hill, Surugadai, Kanda.  In 1635, it was moved to its present place by Priest Honkai.

     The temple's main deity is the statue of Cintamanicakra, who usually has 6 arms and holds chintamani (a wish-fulfilling jewel) in one of the six.  The statue was carved out of gosirsa-candana wood, which grew in the south-western mountain range, or the southern part of the Western Ghats, India, and whose color is red unlike usual candana, by Visvakarman, and was brought to Japan.

     Ryuho-ji Temple is also the #5 member temple of the Modern Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

Address: 4 Chome−36−7 Kuramae, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0051

Phone: 03-3851-3587