Hozou-ji (Narita Fudo-son)

📍 Tochigi, Utsunomiya · 4-2-12 Odori, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken

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Mountain 光明山

Sect 天台宗

Principal 阿弥陀如来・普賢菩薩

Founded 857

Founder 円仁（慈覚大師）

Heritage 木造阿弥陀如来坐像（宇都宮市指定有形文化財）、木造普賢菩薩坐像（宇都宮市指定有形文化財）、不動堂（宇都宮市認定建造物）

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History

Hozoji Temple, formally known as Komyozan Hozoji, is a Tendai Buddhist temple founded in 857 CE by the revered monk Ennin (Jikaku Daishi). Located in central Utsunomiya, its principal images are Amida Nyorai and Fugen Bosatsu. The temple holds a seated statue of Ennin carved from a thousand-year-old sandalwood tree he brought back from Tang China, as well as a bronze bell said to have been built by the Utsunomiya clan. Several cultural properties are preserved within the grounds.