Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple
It is said this temple began as the Gobokozui-ji Temple built around Chiyoda Ward Awajicho in 1591. Relocated to its present location after the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657. It served as lodgings for Chosen Tsushinshi (Delegations from the Korean Yi Dynasty to the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period) from 1711. The temple prospered as a famous Buddhist Temple rivaling Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
江戸名所 浅草東御門跡
Photos
東京景色写真版
最新東京名所写真帖
東京風景
Other Materials
Landmarks around Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple
Asakusa okuyama Komagatado Senso-ji Temple Onmaya-gashi Iriya Azuma-bashi Bridge Otori-jinja Shrine Saruwaka-cho Shin Yoshiwara Matsuchiyama Shodengu Temple / Imado-bashi Bridge
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