Buddhist temple
Sōken-ji
摠見寺（そうけんじ）
Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture
A temple of the Rinzai Myōshinji-ha within the ruins of Azuchi Castle, known as the family temple of Oda Nobunaga. Its principal image is a Muromachi-period standing Jūichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu, and a statue of Lord Nobunaga is also kept in the main hall.
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: Jūichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to the official guide, when Nobunaga built Azuchi Castle he moved the temple here from elsewhere and made it his own family temple. In a fire in 1854, at the end of the Edo period, everything burned except the Niō gate and the three-storied pagoda, both Important Cultural Properties; in the early Shōwa period part of a building of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was granted to the temple, and a temporary main hall was built on the site of Ieyasu's residence.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The temple is on the hill of the Special Historic Site of Azuchi Castle, and an admission fee is required to enter. The interior of the temporary main hall is open only on special viewing days held irregularly.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 摠見寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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