Virtrual Shinobu Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #13 Choson-ji Temple

 

     It is unknown when Choson-ji Temple was founded.  The place name Seki-Shinden, namely Seki Newly Developed Rice Fields, suggests the area was developed relatively new, presumably in the Edo Period (1603-1867).  The temple keeps 600 volumes of handwritten copies of the Large Prajnaparamita Sutras.  The sutras were handwritten and presented by villagers to the temple in 1724, when the woodblock-printed copies of the sutras were available in print shops.  That shows how faithful the villagers were.

Address: 129 Sekishinden, Konosu, Saitama 365-0004

Phone: 048-569-0311