Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Buddhist temple

Enyū-ji

円融寺(えんゆうじ)

Meguro, Tokyo

A Tendai temple in Himonya, Meguro, formally named Kyōōzan Monjuin Enyū-ji. Amida Nyorai is enshrined as its principal image in the new main hall built in the Shōwa period.

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 object of worship: Amida Nyorai

History and things to know

According to temple tradition, it is said to have been opened by Jikaku Daishi in Ninju 3 (853); in the Kamakura period it became Hokke-ji of the Nichiren-shū, and in Genroku 11 (1698) it was converted back to the Tendai school. In Tenpō 5 (1834) it was renamed Enyū-ji, and its Muromachi-period Shaka hall is designated a national Important Cultural Property.

Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.

Related kami and buddhas

Before you visit

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Sources (in Japanese)

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