Tamuraji Mie Tonda

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Tamuraji 田村寺 Tamura-Ji, Tonda
弘法山 Kobozan, 田村寺 Tamuraji

四日市市西富田町2-5-6　/ Yokkaichi town, Nishi-Tonda town

The main statue is 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.

- Chant of the temple
なむ　だいし　へんじょう　こんごう

The temple was founded in the early Edo period.
The warriour . 坂上田村麻呂 Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758 - 811) .
was a general and shogun of the early Heian Period of Japan.
He passed here on his task of conquering the Emishi (蝦夷征伐 Emishi Seibatsu),
a people native to the north of Honshū, which he subjugated
and drove from the Tohoku region of Honshu to the island of Hokkaido.
This temple in his honor remained till the Edo period.
Around 1892, the priest 大慈遍照 Daiji Henjo of the second generation kept the temple.
Priest 真養大和尚 Shinyo Daiosho renovated the temple and gave it its present name.
Until our day many people in the village have the name of 田村 Tamura.
In the temple is a statue of 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi
and one of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
In the compound is 地蔵堂 a Hall for Jizo Bosatsu.
During the rituals on the winder solstice, a special かぼちゃぜんざい Pumpkun soup is eaten,
leading to the name 「かぼちゃ大師」Pumpkin Daishi.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１日～３日　　新春初会式
２月節分の日　　　節分、星祭(法話と豆まき) Setsubun

２月４日　　　　　古札供養会
３月２１日　　　　弘法大師正御影供養
１０月１０日　　　家紋繁栄祈祷会
１２月２１日　　　かぼちゃ大師
１２月冬至の日　　中風除け祈祷会（かぼちゃぜんざい）eating pumpkin soup

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : tamuraji.or.jp ...
- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 05 of the pilgrimage
. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .

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