Koto-ji
📍 Tokyo, Sumida-ku · 3-6-5 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku
About
Mountain 五徳山
Sect 天台宗
Principal 千手観世音菩薩
Founded 寛永8年（1631年）
History
Known formally as Hinata-san Koto-ji, this Nichiren Buddhist temple in Sumida Ward, Tokyo traces its founding to 1631 (Kan'ei 8), established by the priest Nicho with Lady Koto-ji-dono Hinata-ni as patron. The principal object of worship is a mandala written by the hand of Saint Nichiren himself. The temple has endured repeated catastrophes — the Great Meireki Fire of 1657, the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, and the Tokyo air raids of 1945 — yet was faithfully rebuilt each time through the devotion of its parishioners.
Benefits
Fulfillment of wishesWarding off calamityFamily safetyAncestral memorial
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