Buddhist temple
Shōtai-ji
紹太寺（しょうたいじ）
Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture
A Zen temple of the Ōbaku school in Iriuda, Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, with the mountain name Chōkōzan. Its principal image is Shakamuni Buddha, and it is known as a temple connected with the Inaba clan, lords of the Odawara domain, and with Kasuga no Tsubone.
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: Shakamuni Buddha
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, the Inaba clan's family temple, which had been in the castle town of Odawara, was moved to its present site in Kanbun 9 (1669) by Inaba Masanori, who named it Chōkōzan Shōtai-ji. With the priest Tetsugyū invited as its founder, halls were set out across wide grounds, but many of its halls and towers were lost in a fire in the Ansei era at the end of the Edo period.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The graves of the Inaba clan and of Kasuga no Tsubone are on the hill, up a long stone stairway (about 360 steps) from the main hall.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 紹太寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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