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35-7-4 Shiba Koen, Tokyo, Japan
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Located to the east of Tokyo Tower, Shiba Park was home, until the 17th century, to over a hundred shrines built around the Zōzō-Ji temple. The temple was the Kantō headquarters of the Jōdō-shū (Pure Land Sect), whose masters were all Chinese. It was founded by Shūei (809-884), a disciple of Kūkai. Initially dependent on the Shingon-shū, it then passed to the Jōdō-shū by the monk Shōsō, at the end of the 14th century. Ieyasu Tokugawa made it a family temple in 1590, and the temple accumulated wealth donated by daimyō and merchants, as it was on the edge of the Tōkaido road. At the height of its glory, the temple comprised over 120 buildings. The mausoleums of 6 of the 15 Tokugawa shoguns are located here.

After the Meiji Restoration and the decline of Buddhism, the estate was transformed into a park. Destroyed during the Second World War, it was rebuilt in 1974, but posed many problems for the development of the Shiba district. The two-storey main gate dates back to 1622. It is the oldest wooden building in the city and the only temple structure to have survived the bombardments of the Second World War. Many stone statuettes (jizō) of children can be seen here, serving as prayer supports for parents who have lost a child before or shortly after birth.

Throughout the year, numerous events and ceremonies bring this religious site to life. Sutra writing sessions are held every 14th of the month, except July and August.


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clems37
Visited in september 2019
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Belle vue sur la Tour de Tokyo
Le parc de Shiba possède quelques très vieux arbres. On retrouve aussi un temple très grand mais plutôt vide à l'intérieur. Le parc offre une belle vue sur la Tour de Tokyo.
rnv23
Visited in june 2018
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un des temples des plus originales de Tokyo. Situé a proximité de la tokyo tower, vous verrez des centaines de petites statuts représentants des enfants décédés habillés de petits bonnets et entourés de petites fleurs. Accès gratuit
mhumbert
Visited in june 2018
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Si vous êtes à la TOKYO TOWER, il faut faire un détour par ce temple. Lors de votre visite, vous ne pourrez pas rater les centaines de statues Jizô qui constituent un cimetière de bonne fortune pour les enfants décédés. L'image de ces petites statues avec un bonnet en laine est étonnante.

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