Shōfukuji Temple

Tokyo has the highest number of designated national treasures in Japan (281), but most of them are from outside museums and collectors such as the Tokyo National Museum (not surprisingly the ancient capital, Kyoto or Nara). There are very few national treasures brought in from the local area of ​​Tokyo. The only wooden national treasure building in the city is this Shofukuji Sentai Jizo-do. The Jizo Bodhisattva of the principal image is enshrined inside, and as the name of Sentai Jizo suggests, many small Jizo statues surround the principal image. "Yes" is because it is normally open to the public three times a year, but this year it was canceled due to corona measures and I have not seen it myself. Sorry! You can only see the exterior now, but the "national treasure" is not Date. Although it is small, its appearance without vanity is simple, but at the same time, the roof is elegant with graceful curves, so you will never get tired of watching it. More technically, this is an architectural style that came from China during the Kamakura period and is called "Zenshu-sama". Easy-to-understand features are a tense pin and a jumping roof warp. The rhythmically beautiful curves of the pier Karato and the braided structure that diffuses the weight of the roof enhance the beauty of the building. Originally, if the braid is structurally installed only on the pillar, it is enough, but in the case of Zen Buddhism, the braid is densely placed between the pillars for the purpose of decorating the back of the eaves. It is called a "packing" because it is arranged. Please note that it is one of the features. Since its founding in Oei 14 (1407) during the Muromachi period, Jizo-do has been watching people's joys, sorrows, rises and falls, and people of the future we do not know will continue to watch over them. I'm envious of the fact that eternal life is given (laughs).

Jizo-do, the only national treasure building in Tokyo. The door will open at the Jizo Festival on November 3rd. One of the masterpieces of the Zen Buddhist temple. It is known to have been built in the 14th year of Oei (1407) during the Muromachi period from the ink rafters of the rafters. The scale and form are similar to those of Engakuji Shariden in Kamakura, which was built at the same time. In addition to the statue of the principal image of Jizo Bodhisattva, many statuettes of Jizo Bodhisattva are enshrined inside. With Irimoya-zukuri, thatched roof, and single-layered Mokoshi. Both the front and the sides are in the form of a 1-ken Mokoshi around the 3-room haze, and the plane is almost square. The appearance of the curved edge of the roof of the Irimoya-zukuri is unique to Zenshu. The interior will be an integrated space with no partitions, and the ceiling will show the rafters as they are on the Mokoshi floor, and the center of the inner camp will be a mirror ceiling. Zenshu-sama's characteristics can be clearly seen in both structure and design, such as the fact that pillars are erected on the plinth and braids are placed between the pillars to form a packing, and that the flower head windows, swords, and kan are frequently used. .. Although it was a thatched roof, it was returned to the original thatched roof when it was dismantled and repaired in 1933 (Showa 8). The National Museum of Japanese History has a cross-section model. Located along the Kamakura Kaido, the outside is always open to the public, and the inside is open to the public on November 3rd, the annual Jizo Festival. (Partially quoted from wikipedia Shofukuji)

Mt. Kongo Shunpukuji is quite far away, not from the Yasaka Shrine in the front, It was close to Shofukuji Dori if you came down the narrow road between the houses! From there, there was a bell tower in the front. This temple is not a Shingon sect, but a Zen sect of the Rinzai sect. It is a temple from the Kamakura period. I was able to peek inside. It seems that the Sentai Jizodo is a tangible cultural property.

I visited you at 11 o'clock on weekdays. 35 parking lots can be parked, and the toilets and precincts are clean.

The atmosphere that I had when I was a kid ❗️