Buddhist temple
Ryūsen-ji
龍泉寺（りゅうせんじ）
Moriyama, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
A Tendai sect temple on a hill in Moriyama, bearing the name Shōtōzan Daigyōin. Its principal image is Batō Kannon, and it is counted among the Owari Four Kannon that protect Nagoya Castle.
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: Batō Kannon
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, it was opened by Saichō in the Enryaku era; old documents record that while he was in retreat at Atsuta he received a message from a dragon kami, and when he chanted sutras beside a pond, Batō Kannon appeared. It lost its halls in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in Tenshō 12 and in a fire in Meiji 39, and the main hall was rebuilt in Meiji 44 using Keichō koban gold coins found in the ruins.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There are temples of the same name in various places. This one is in Moriyama Ward, Nagoya, near Ryūsenjiguchi on the Yutorīto Line.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 龍泉寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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