Buddhist temple
Tōzen-ji (Sasebo)
東漸寺（佐世保市）（とうぜんじ）
Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
A temple of the Shingon Chizan-ha in Nakazato-chō, Sasebo, with the mountain name 岩問山. Its principal image is officially introduced as a Yakushi Nyorai carved from a single block of hinoki cypress between the late Kamakura and Nanboku-chō periods.
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: Yakushi Nyorai
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it was opened at the present site in Kanna 2 (986), with the 岩問山 Yakushi Hall, said to have been opened by Gyōki, as its inner temple (oku-no-in). The official guide states that in the medieval period it was the family temple of the main Matsura family, and from the Edo period it continued as a temple of prayer for the Hirado Matsura family.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The inner temple, the 岩問山 Yakushi Hall, is reached by climbing a mountain path about 1 km southeast of the temple.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 東漸寺（佐世保市）「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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