Buddhist temple
Honganji Kanazawa Betsuin
本願寺金沢別院（ほんがんじかなざわべついん）
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
A betsuin (branch temple) of the Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha (Nishi Honganji) in Kasaichi-machi, Kanazawa, also called “Nishi Betsuin.” It reveres Shinran Shōnin as the founder of the school and enshrines Amida Nyorai as its principal image.
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: Amida Nyorai
History and things to know
According to the official guide, it is said to have begun as a hermitage, “Hongen-ji,” established by Kakunyo Shōnin when he traveled around the Hokuriku region. After the period of the Kanazawa Midō (Oyama Gobō) in the Sengoku era, it moved in Keichō 16 (1611) to its present site, donated by Maeda Toshitsune, and the present main hall was completed in Kaei 2 (1849).
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The Ōtani Byōsho, its ossuary hall, is in Oyama-machi, Kanazawa, at a different place from the main hall of the betsuin in Kasaichi-machi.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 本願寺金沢別院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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