Yokohama Zenkō-ji, Buddhist temple in Kōnan-ku district, Yokohama, Japan.
Yokohama Zenkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kōnan-ku featuring traditional wooden structures and curved roofs characteristic of Japanese temple architecture. The complex includes a main hall, lecture halls, and several auxiliary buildings arranged in a layout typical of temples in this tradition.
Founded in 1969, Yokohama Zenkō-ji was established by Murayama Mitsuyoshi, founder of Naris Cosmetics, who invited Kuroda Hakujun of Kōshin-ji in Ōtawara as founding abbot. The temple belongs to the Sōtō Zen school and is affiliated with the nationwide Zenkō-ji association centred on Shinshū Zenkō-ji. Its second abbot, Kuroda Takeshi, created a scholarship society for trainee monks that still operates.
The temple belongs to the national Zenkō-ji association centred on Shinshū Zenkō-ji. It hosts zazen, calligraphy and sutra-copying gatherings and a Buddhist texts study group. The Yokohama Zenkō-ji scholarship fund for trainee monks, set up by the second abbot Kuroda Takeshi, still operates.
Visitors should observe standard temple etiquette, including removing shoes before entering certain areas and purifying yourself at the temizuya fountain. It helps to move quietly through the grounds and photograph only in designated areas.
The temple was founded in 1969 by Murooka Mitsuyoshi, founder of Naris Cosmetics, who invited Kuroda Hakujun of Kōshin-ji in Ōtawara as founding abbot. It belongs to the Sōtō Zen school and is a member of the Zenkō-ji association centred on Shinshū Zenkō-ji. Its Fudō hall enshrines Dainichi Nyorai and a migawari Fudō Myōō.
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