Hoju-in Temple
It was founded by Kukai in the second year of Tencho (825), and its principal image is Dainichi Nyorai, and the main hall houses statues of Maitreya Bodhisattva from the Kamakura period.
It is a Shingon sect temple located in Yoriki-cho, also known as Tenman-ji. According to temple legend, it was founded by Kukai in 825 in a location east of its current location, facing the Okawa River, and is said to have had a vast temple area. The fourth head priest during the Jogan era (859-877) was close to Michizane Sugawara, and it is said that Michizane stopped by on his way to Dazaifu and sent him a wooden statue he had made himself. In 1396, the temple was given the imperial title ``Sugawara-san Tenmangu-ji Temple'' by Emperor Gokomatsu. It was moved to its current location during Osaka's summer and winter post-war reconstruction, and reached its peak of prosperity, but most of the buildings were destroyed in the Osaka air raids of World War II. The current building was rebuilt in 1967. *Kuri and the inside of the main hall are closed to the public.
Basic information
- Business hours
- 7:00～16:40
However, from 1/1 to 6, 10:00 to 14:40
- Holidays
- Open year-round
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- incompatible
- Access
- 5 minutes walk from Minamimorimachi Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line or Sakaisuji Line, or Osaka Tenmangu Station on the JR Tozai Line
- Address
- 1-2 Yorikachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0036
- Telephone
- 06-6351-4960
- Fax
- private
- Average time
- According to visiting hours
- Other
- private
