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Nagoya Station
Kuon-ji Temple (Nichiren Shu School)
Kuon-ji Temple is a Nichiren Shu temple built around 150 years after its founding at the end of the Edo period. Close to Nagoya Station, it stands quietly in a corner lined with office buildings. Please spend a moment of peace of mind while looking at the garden that colors each season. See More
Kuon-ji Temple is a Nichiren Shu temple built around 150 years after its founding at the end of the Edo period. Close to Nagoya S…See More
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Northern Area
Hitsuji Shrine
The name of the shrine, Hitsuji Jinja is derived from a historical connection to a person called Hitsuji Taif), who was the lord of the Hitsuji clan. According to the inscriptions on the "Tago-hi" monument in Yoshii Town, Tano District, Gunma Prefecture (now part of Takasaki City, Yoshii Town), Hitsuji Taifu used to stop at a residence in this area (currently located in Nagoya City, Kita Ward, Tsuji-cho) during his journey to the capital in Nara. The people of this land wished for peaceful living, and thus, Hitsuji Taifu enshrined the deity of fire, leading to the shrine being called Hitsuji Jinja - the shrine where Hitsuji Taifu prayed for tranquility in people's hearts. The location of Tsuji-cho, where the shrine is situated, is described in the historical document of Owari Province as "Now, the village is called Tsuji, but it used to be known as 'Hinotsuji,' referring to its ass… See More
The name of the shrine, Hitsuji Jinja is derived from a historical connection to a person called Hitsuji Taif), who was the lor…See More
