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Temple in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Sayama Fudōson
不動寺
Kondo Main Hall
Religion
AffiliationTendai
Location
LocationTokorozawa, Saitama
CountryJapan Japan
Geographic coordinates35°46′13″N 139°24′59″E / 35.770382616722934°N 139.41626373877438°E / 35.770382616722934; 139.41626373877438
Architecture
FounderYoshiaki Tsutsumi
Completed1975

Sayama Fudōson (Japanese: 狭山不動尊) is a Tendai sect temple located in Kamiyamaguchi, Tokorozawa, Saitama. It is noted for it containing a number of historically significant structures that were relocated from other parts of Japan. Its mountain name is Sayamayama, and its temple name is Fudo-ji. Its principal image is Acala. It is known as the temple where the Saitama Seibu Lions hold prayers for victory every year in late March, just before the start of the season.

History

From the 1940s to the 1950s, historical buildings from around Japan that had been privately collected by Yasujiro Tsutsumi were moved to this site and initially exhibited as part of the UNESCO Village.

In 1975, with the help of Kan'ei-ji Temple, who was close to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi of the Seibu Railway, it was founded as a special head temple of the Tendai Sect. In 2001, the main hall (Shichiken-do), relocated from Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto, was burned down in a suspicious fire.

Temple grounds

  • Stone Pillar Stone Pillar
  • Main hall plaque Main hall plaque
  • Banner with the temple name in Japanese Banner with the temple name in Japanese
  • Temple Bell Temple Bell
  • Former Taitoku-in Mausoleum Imperial Plaque Gate (Important Cultural Property, relocated from Minato Ward, Tokyo) Former Taitoku-in Mausoleum Imperial Plaque Gate (Important Cultural Property, relocated from Minato Ward, Tokyo)
  • Former Taitoku-in Mausoleum Onarimon Gate (Important Cultural Property, relocated from Minato Ward, Tokyo) Former Taitoku-in Mausoleum Onarimon Gate (Important Cultural Property, relocated from Minato Ward, Tokyo)
  • Temple Main Gate Temple Main Gate
  • Temple Pagoda Temple Pagoda
  • Benten-dō Benten-dō
  • Copper lantern in front of the Rakan-do Hall Copper lantern in front of the Rakan-do Hall

Cultural importance

The Former Taitoku-in Mausoleum Imperial Plaque Gate, Chojimon Gate, and Onarimon Gate: All three buildings were originally part of the Taitoku-in Tokugawa Hidetada mausoleum at Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba Park, Minato Ward, Tokyo. In 1963, they were moved from Zojo-ji Temple to what was then the UNESCO Village (a theme park, now closed). Part of the UNESCO Village grounds is now the site of Sayama Fudoson.

References

  1. "Sayama Fudoson Homepage". Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  2. "アニバーサリーイヤーで日本一！狭山不動尊で必勝祈願!!". 埼玉西武ライオンズ (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. "「とにかく優勝だけ目指す」西武・源田壮亮が意気込み 16年ぶり日本一へ必勝祈願｜日テレNEWS NNN". Nippon TV (in Japanese). March 27, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "旧台徳院霊廟勅額門、丁子門及び御成門". www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "埼玉「狭山不動尊」西武球場前駅からライオンズゆかりのパワスポへ". Oricon. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2024.


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