Minobu-san Kuon-ji Temple 400-year-old drooping cherry trees 2025.03.30

Kuon Temple is full of highlights such as the main hall established as the head shrine of Nichiren Buddhism

Nichiren Shoshu entered Mt. Minobu on May 17, 1274 (Bunei 11), and from June 17 of the same year, he made his residence in a soan in the west valley at the foot of Mt. Takatoriyama. As a result, May 17, 1274 was designated as Nichiren Shojin Minobu Entry Day, and June 17 of the same year was designated as the day of the opening of Mt. Minobu. Since then, Nichiren Shojin has been reciting the Lotus Sutra and teaching his disciples for nine years, and on November 24, 1281 (Koan 4), he abolished the old hermitage and built an Authentic Hall, which he named himself "Minobusan Myōhoin Kuon Temple". From HP

Impression everywhere you look, such as the magnificent Main gate, the three gates, and the five-story pagoda.

In particular, the 400-year-old drooping cherry trees that bloom in the Precincts at this time of year are a masterpiece.