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Sannomiya Kamiyama Owashi-in Shosen-ji temple is the Jodo sect of Buddhism. It is friendlily called "Akamon-dera" as it has a vermilion gate. The temple founded in 1260 is dedicated to Amida Nyorai. When the 2nd Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada hunted with a falcon, it became a resting place, and the 3rd Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu dropped in at the teahouse on the grounds. A temporary palace was built when Tokugawa Ietsuna visited Nikko in 1649. It has been passed down that when the officially appointed inn of Senju-juku had a trouble, the temple played a role to replace it. The main hall, built in 1906, was designed after an Indian temple, and mainly made of concrete with red brick on the sides to prepare against natural disasters such as floods. The signboard written "Sannomiya Kamiyama" was put on the gate to commemorate the imperial tour when Meiji Emperor visited Shosen-ji temple in 1879. The signboard was made by a famous writer and a engraver (Adachi City registered tangible cultural property). In the precincts, a vermilion wooden sitting statue of Enma Daio made in 1789 is enshrined in the Enma-do hall (Adachi registered tangible cultural property). It is exhibited on every January 15 and 16, and on every July 15 and 16 of the temple festival. A wooden standing statue of Senju Kannon, which is said to have been pulled up from Arakawa river and was the origin of the place name of Senju, is also enshrined (Adachi City registered tangible cultural property, undisclosed). |
