Honsho-ji

📍 Hiroshima, Hiroshima · 7-24 Komachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima

📿 Goshuin Info

Hours

9:00–17:00

Fee

Direct-write

Available

Pre-written

Available

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About

Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)

History

Byakko

Honsho-ji stands as an ancient temple of the Pure Land tradition, preserving quiet sanctity amidst Hiroshima's urban heart. The boundless compassion of Amida Buddha radiates throughout these halls, a beacon of faith unextinguished even in times of suffering. Those who come receive the eternal peace that dwells here.

Benefits

Rebirth in paradiseFulfillment of wishesExtinguishment of greed

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