Buddhist temple
Shōdai-ji
證大寺（しょうだいじ）
Edogawa, Tokyo
A temple of the Shinshū Ōtani-ha in Harue-chō, Edogawa, Tokyo, whose formal name is Zokumyō-in Hōrinzan Shōdai-ji. Its principal image is Amida Nyorai, and Yakushi Nyorai and Kanzeon Bosatsu are also enshrined with it.
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 (Yakushi Nyorai and Kanzeon Bosatsu are also enshrined)
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, it is said to have begun in Jōwa 2 (835), when Ono no Minemori built at Dazaifu "Zokumyō-in", a lodging for people who were dying with no one to care for them. It was revived as a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Genna 2 (1616), and in Shōwa 52 it moved its base from Kyushu to its present site in Edogawa.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Funabashi Shōwa Jōen (Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture) and Shinrin Kōen Shōwa Jōen (Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture) are cemeteries; the main temple is in Harue-chō, Edogawa.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 證大寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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