Kisshō-ji

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Japan, 〒113-0021 Tōkyō-to, Bunkyō-ku, Honkomagome, 3 Chome−１９−８

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N35° 43' 38.64" E139° 45' 12.6"   (35.7274, 139.7535) Start navigation »

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Kisshō-ji, also Kichijō-ji (吉祥寺, not to be confused with Kichijōji, the Tokyo neighbourhood) is a Buddhist Temple located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1458, during the Muromachi period.
In 1592, the "Sendan-Rin" School for Buddhist monks was founded in the precincts of the temple. In 1905, the Sendan-Rin School was renamed Soto-shu University; in 1925 Soto-shu University became Komazawa University.
The temple is where Enomoto Takeaki was buried in 1908 at the age of 72.

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