Nichiren, the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, studied at this temple from the age of twelve until he was formally ordained as a monk at the age of sixteen. He later returned here and declared he would establish a new branch of Buddhism while watching the sunrise from the temple grounds.
322-1 Kiyosumi, Kamogawa City
(Take the Kamogawa Nitto Bus (Tozan Route) from JR Awa-Amatsu Station to the “Seichoji” bus stop. About a 15-minute bus ride.)
