Buddhist temple
Chigyō-in
知行院（ちぎょういん）
Setagaya, Tokyo
A Tendai temple in Kitami, Setagaya, with the mountain name Ryūhōzan. It enshrines three images side by side: the present principal image, Yakushi Nyorai, together with the former principal images, Jūichimen Kannon and Amida Nyorai.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Yakushi Nyorai (enshrined as a group of three with Jūichimen Kannon and Amida Nyorai, earlier principal images)
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, at the end of the Muromachi period there stood a Jūōdō (hall of the Ten Kings) and a goma hall on this site; in Tenshō 16 (1588) the hōin 頼存 rebuilt them and founded the temple, and the Kitami clan is said to have donated land for it as a place of prayer to ward off the kimon (the unlucky northeast direction). The principal image changed over time: in Meiji 21 Yakushi Nyorai was received from the head temple, and in Heisei 26 the present arrangement of enshrining the three images together was established.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 知行院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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