Ikegami Honmon-ji
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A short walk from Ikegami Station (Tōkyū Ikegami Line) or Nishi-Magome Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Ikegami Honmon-ji contains a number of buildings, most of which have been reconstructed since the bombing of 15 March 1945. They include the Important Cultural Property designated five-storey pagoda built in 1608, the kyōzō (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler, repository of religious writings) built in 1784, and the hōtō (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler), built in 1781 where Nichiren was cremated. Other buildings have been rebuilt, or newly constructed, since 1945.
Now in Ōta-ku, suburban Tokyo, Ikegami Honmon-ji was at some distance from the city until the mid-20th century. Basil Hall Chamberlain and W. B. Mason wrote of it in 1907: "Its fine situation and magnificent timber make it one of the most attractive points within easy reach of Tōkyō."[2]
The area between the station and the temple hosts a large festival, O-Eshiki (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler), from 11 to 13 October, with mandō (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler, an elaborate representation of a lantern stand) and matoi; thousands of worshippers visit the temple.
A memorial tablet for the sinking of the American warship USS Oneida (1861) which was rammed and sank outside Yokohama by the British steamer Bombay on 24 January 1870, with a loss of 125 people, was placed at the temple in May 1889, after a Buddhist ceremony was held in memory of the lost sailors.
Gallery
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Five-story Pagoda of Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple
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Inside the Five-story Pagoda
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hōtō
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Several scenes of the temple in spring
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A memorial tablet for the USS Oneida (1861), which sank outside Yokohama on 24 January 1870.
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External links
Template:Sister projectIkegami Honmon-ji history and description
- [1] 150 worshippers playing hand drums simultaneously while chanting Nammyo Horen Geikyo from The Internet Archive
- USS Oneida (1861) Sinking of the USS Oneida (1861).
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