Ryūgyō-ji, Buddhist temple in Minato-ku, Japan
Ryūgyō-ji is a Hokke-shū temple in Shirokane 2-chōme, Minato-ku, also known as Ōkubo-dera. Its grounds hold the tomb of Okubo Hikozaemon, enclosed in a sayadō, alongside graves of the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, announcer Takayuki Akutagawa, and actors Tatsuya Mihashi and Sachiko Anzai.
The temple was established in 1630 by Okubo Hikozaemon, a retainer from the early Edo period. In 1668 the temple relocated to its current site during the Kanbun era.
The temple belongs to the Hokke (Nichiren) school and is also known as Okubo-dera, after its founder Okubo Hikozaemon. In the grounds stand his grave with a sayado shelter, the grave of the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, famous from television dramas, and the grave of announcer and narrator Takayuki Akutagawa.
Ryūgyō-ji is a one-minute walk from Shirokane-Takanawa Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line. The temple stands in Shirokane 2-chome, Minato-ku. Visitors enter the grounds freely; the cemetery area contains several graves, including that of Okubo Hikozaemon.
The temple is also known as Okubo-dera, and its grounds hold the grave of Okubo Hikozaemon, sheltered by a sayado canopy, alongside the grave of the television fishmonger Isshin Tasuke and that of announcer and narrator Takayuki Akutagawa. The graves of actors Tatsuya Mihashi and his wife Sakiko Anzai also stand here.
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