Buddhist temple
Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin
本願寺名古屋別院（ほんがんじなごやべついん）
Naka, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
A branch temple (betsuin) of the Jōdo Shinshū Hongan-ji-ha in Ōsu, 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 temple's tradition, it originated with Ganshō-ji, built in Nagashima around the Meiō era by Renjun, a son of Rennyo Shōnin. It moved to its present site in the Kiyosu-goshi relocation of Keichō 15 (1610) and became the Nagoya Gobō of Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyōhō 3 (1718). It lost its main hall and other buildings in the air raids of Shōwa 20, and the present main hall was completed in Shōwa 47.
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 separate temple from the Shinshū Ōtani-ha Nagoya Betsuin (Higashi Betsuin). It can be reached on foot from Ōsu Kannon and Kamimaezu subway stations.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 本願寺名古屋別院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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