Honsho-ji
📍 Hiroshima, Hiroshima · 7-24 Komachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
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
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