Buddhist temple
Myōjō-in
明星院（みょうじょういん）
Higashi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
A temple of the Shingon school, Omuro branch, at the foot of Mount Futaba north of Hiroshima Station, with the formal name 月光山 Myōjō-in. Its principal image is Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu, and it has been regarded as the prayer temple of three families: the Mōri, the Fukushima and the Asano.
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: Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, its predecessor is said to be Myōju-ji, a Zen temple that Mōri Terumoto built as a place for his birth mother's memorial tablet when he moved his castle to Hiroshima in Tenshō 17 (1589). After the Battle of Sekigahara, Fukushima Masanori changed it to the Shingon school, and in the time of the Asano family it was designated as a prayer hall protecting the castle's kimon (demon gate). Wooden images of the Akō rōshi, which escaped the atomic bombing, are installed in the main hall.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Nigitsu Jinja, which was built in the western half of the grounds in the Edo period, is a separate shrine from Myōjō-in.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 明星院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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