Chouan-ji
📍 Tokyo, Taito-ku · 5-2-22 Yanaka, Taito-ku
About
Mountain 大道山
Sect 臨済宗妙心寺派
Principal 千手観音
Founded 寛文9年（1669年）
Founder 老山（開山）
Heritage 板碑4基、狩野芳崖墓（台東区登載文化財）
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Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
¥300
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
History
Choanji is a temple of the Rinzai Myoshinji School, founded in 1669 by the monk Rozan. Located in the Yanaka temple district of Tokyo, it was later converted to the Rinzai sect under the abbot Yokan. The principal image is the Thousand-armed Kannon, said to be modeled after the statue at Sozenji in Settsu. Among the Yanaka Seven Deities of Good Fortune, Jurojin — deity of longevity — is enshrined here. The grave of Kano Hogai, a pioneer of modern Japanese painting, also rests within the precincts.
Benefits
Fulfillment of wishesProtection from misfortuneFamily safetyAncestral memorial
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