Buddhist temple
Honnō-ji
本應寺（ほんのうじ）
Ureshino, Saga Prefecture
A Jōdo-school temple in Shiota-chō, Ureshino, with the formal name Muryōzan Jukyō-in. Its principal image is a standing Amida Nyorai said to date from the Kamakura period, enshrined as a triad with the bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi on its left and right.
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 chronology, it is said to have been built in Tenshō 14 (1586) by a niece of Nabeshima Naoshige to mourn her husband, Hara Bungo-no-kami Naokage, and the temple name comes from the posthumous Buddhist name of Naokage's father. The main hall was rebuilt in Enkyō 1 (1744), and at the end of the Edo period the temple was used as the honjin (official lodging) of the Hasunoike domain.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a different temple from Honnō-ji in Kyoto.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 本應寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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