Buddhist temple
Honganji Kobe Betsuin
本願寺神戸別院（ほんがんじこうべべついん）
Chūō Ward, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
A betsuin (branch temple) directly under Nishi Hongan-ji, the head temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Honganji school, affectionately known as the "Modern Temple". Its principal image is Amida Nyorai, and it was built as a place for listening to the teaching of Shinran Shōnin (monbō).
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 (Namu Amida Butsu)
History and things to know
According to the official guide, its predecessor is said to be Zenpuku-ji, which received its temple name in Kan'ei 16 (1639). After a fire in Taishō 6, a reinforced-concrete temple in the Indian Buddhist style was completed in Shōwa 5, and in Shōwa 35 it came directly under the head temple and was named Honganji Kobe Betsuin. The present building was newly built in Heisei 7.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
A betsuin in Chūō Ward, Kobe, separate from the head temple Hongan-ji (Nishi Hongan-ji) in Kyoto.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 本願寺神戸別院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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