Buddhist temple
Jimyō-in
持明院（じみょういん）
Higashi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
A Shingon temple in Hesaka, Higashi, Hiroshima. As its principal image it enshrines a Shō Kanzeon Bosatsu dedicated by the bereaved families of the teachers and students of Hiroshima Municipal Girls' High School who died in the atomic bombing.
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: Shō Kanzeon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to the official guide, it is said to have been founded in Bunroku 2 (1593) by the priest 秀栄, who received temple lands from the Mōri clan, in the former Kobiki-chō, in front of today's Peace Park. After it lost all its buildings in the atomic bombing, the main hall was rebuilt on the same site, and in Shōwa 42 (1967), with urban development as the occasion, it moved to Hesaka.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is no longer at its former location in front of the Peace Park; it is now in Hesaka Senzoku, Higashi Ward.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 持明院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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