Hokekyoji Temple

Hokekyoji Temple

Hokekyoji (法華経寺) in Nakayama, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, is a leading temple of the Nichiren school; its founder's hall of 1678, five-storey pagoda of 1622, and late Muromachi Hokkedo and four-legged gate are each designated as an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The pagoda, Hokkedo and gate were designated in 1916 and the founder's hall in 1985.

Four Buildings

The founder's hall, enshrining Nichiren and the six patriarchs of Nakayama, is seven bays square and one of the largest halls in Kanto, with a rare twin hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The pagoda is three bays square and five storeys high, the Hokkedo a hip-and-gable hall of five by four bays, and the gate a four-legged gate with a gabled shingle roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

According to an Ichikawa City area map, the name boards of the founder's hall and the Hokkedo are attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu, and the pagoda can be seen from JR Sobu line trains. Each property is described on its own page.

Visiting

According to the Ichikawa City area map, the road running north from Keisei Nakayama Station leads to the temple approach.