Buddhist temple
Honsen-ji
本泉寺（ほんせんじ）
Yashio, Saitama Prefecture
A Nichiren-shū temple in Nichōme, Yashio, with the mountain name Myōfukuzan. In its main hall, besides the statue of the founder, Kaiun Myōken Daibosatsu, Kaiun Daikokuten, Ganman Jizō Bosatsu and others are enshrined.
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
Enshrined in the main hall: the founder's statue (Nichiren Shōnin) consecrated in the Meireki era, Kaiun Myōken Daibosatsu, Kaiun Daikokuten, Ganman Jizō Bosatsu and others
History and things to know
According to the temple history, it began in Kan'ei 4 (1627) when 日体上人 opened a hermitage for spreading the teaching in Nichōme village. In the time of the second abbot, 日脩上人, in Meireki 3 (1657), a statue of Nichiren Shōnin received its eye-opening at Hondo-ji in Hiraga and was welcomed into the main hall, and as a branch temple of Hondo-ji it took the name Myōfukuzan Honsen-ji.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The actual image of Myōken Daibosatsu is unveiled only on the 1st of each month; at other times a painting standing in for it (omaedachi) is displayed (official guide).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 本泉寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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