Saiho-ji
📍 Hiroshima, Takehara · 3-10-44 Honcho, Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
This temple illuminates the path to Amida Buddha's Pure Land, offering salvation to all who sincerely chant the Nembutsu. In Takehara's historic streetscape, it maintains teaching lineage unbroken across centuries. The accumulated prayers of dedicated believers create spiritual resonance that guides souls toward Western paradise. At life's threshold, those who practiced here discover their faith becomes a golden bridge to eternal peace.
Benefits
Western Pure Land rebirthAmida salvationNembutsu fulfillment
