10/27 Town walking tour "Visit Zojoji Temple and Myojo-in Temple, which were loved by the Tokugawa Shogun family" (held twice in the morning and in the afternoon)

This is a special tour that is specially arranged by the temple and is held every year during Tokyo Cultural Properties Week.
Zojoji Temple was developed 434 years ago in the 18th year of Tensho (1590) by Prince Ieyasu as a Bodhi temple of the Tokugawa shogun's family. On this year's tour, a volunteer guide will unravel the history of Ankokuden and Kurohonzon, which are related to Prince Ieyasu. We are also planning to visit the "Sutra Warehouse," which houses woodblock printed Buddhist scriptures collected by Prince Tokugawa Ieyasu from all over Japan and donated to Zojoji Temple. These scriptures are currently being applied for as UNESCO nominees for the Memory of the World.
Myojo-in was opened in the 13th year of the Hōryō calendar (1763) by the ninth Tokugawa shogun, Ieshige, by the 46th generation of Zojoji Temple, and the temple name was Zojoji Temple, and the temple name was called Myojo-in from the name of the precepts of Sadazuki Jojin. This year marks the 850th anniversary of the founding of the Pure Land Buddhist sect by the Dharma Guru who encountered the teachings of the Nembutsu Buddha. To commemorate this, Myojo-in will hold a special exhibition under the title of "Thoughts of the Dharma and the Wishes of Amida," including paintings and sitting statues related to the Dharma Guru and Amida Buddha, as well as the standing statue of Amida Nyorai enshrined in the Pure Land Warehouse. We ask the temple to explain the exhibition and the storehouse.

* Details such as application guidelines will be posted on the volunteer guide "Participant Recruitment Tour" page by the Tourism Volunteer Association around September 26th.