Hanazono-in
📍 Yamanashi, Ichikawa-Misato · 5696 Ichikawa-Daido, Ichikawa-Misato-cho, Nishi-Yatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture
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
Hanazono-in monastery stands as a flourishing garden of Buddhist practice within the remote Nishi-Yatsushiro region. The temple's name evokes paradise—a sanctuary where all conditions support spiritual flourishing and enlightenment. Within these peaceful precincts, ascetics cultivate wisdom and virtue, gradually awakening to the truth that liberates all beings from suffering. The monastery's spiritual atmosphere inspires all who enter to nurture the seeds of enlightenment within their own hearts.
Benefits
Karmic understandingPractice successPath to nirvana