Tomyoji Temple Hirai

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Toomyooji 燈明寺 Tomyo-Ji, Hirai
明雅山 Meiyazan 明王院 Myoo-In 燈明寺 Tomyoji
Hirai Shoten, Hirai Shoden 平井聖天

江戸川区平井6-17-30 / Edogawa ward, Hirai

The date of construction is not well known, but around 1680, Saint Gangyo 元暁法印 founded
Matsuo-Do 松応堂 the Matsuo Hall here.
Kobo Daishi carved a statue of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O, using a carving technique of 1刀3札 one cut and three prayers inbetween.
In the Edo period, the Shogun came here to rest during their hunting excursions.
The main hall was lost in a fire during the Great Kanto Earthquake.
It was reconstructed by 千代澄道大僧正 around 1930.
The 奥の院 Oku no In was constructed in the Asuka style,
the 中陣 middle sanctum was constructed in the Heian style,
the 外陣 ounter sanctum was constructed in the Kamakura style.
The chandeliers were take from the 鹿鳴館 Rokumeikan.

江戸図会名所

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shuin　朱印 stamp

ema 絵馬 votive tablet

- - - - - Reference of the temple
- reference : wikipedia ...

- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -

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. Kankiten, Kangiten　歓喜天, Shoten　聖天 .
Vinaayaka, Nandikeshvara, Ganesh

Also on the following pilgrimages
- - - 関東三聖天 Kanto 3 great Shoten Statues - - -
02 . Matsuchiyama Shooten 待乳山聖天- 本龍院 Temple Honryu-In, Asakusa Tokyo .
03 . 埼玉県妻沼聖天 Saitama, Menuma Shodenzan. Menuma Shōdenzan
- reference source : 妻沼聖天山 Kumagaya Menuma Shoten -
- reference source : Menuma Shoden-zan - Kumagaya -

. Nankatsu Henro 南葛八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage in South Katsushika - Nr. 51 .

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. Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward .

Hirai 平井一丁目 - 七丁目 first to seventh district
江戸川区西部に位置し、北で旧中川を挟んだ対岸に墨田区東墨田、東は荒川および中川を挟んだ対岸で葛飾区新小岩・西新小岩および江戸川区松島、南で小松川三・四丁目、西は旧中川を挟んで対岸で江東区亀戸と隣接する。三方（北・東・西）を荒川と旧中川に囲まれる。
江戸川区本土とは荒川・中川で隔てられ、南に隣接する小松川地区以外に陸続きで移動することはできない。墨田区・江東区に隣接し、区境は旧中川。町域内は住宅市街地が広がるが、旧中川沿岸にはライオンのほか、大小の製造業工場が立地する。荒川沿いの河川敷には小松川運動公園および平井運動公園がある。
(wikipedia)

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