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	Buddhism is a religion originated in India with Buddha as its founder, and is one of the three major religions in the world along Christianity and Islam. It is said that it was introduced to Japan about 1,500 years ago. In Buddhism, people are considered to suffer endlessly in an eternal reincarnation. The purpose of Buddhism is to get out of that suffering and gain enlightenment. Our principal image is '11men-Kannon' and is the object of worship that is enshrined in the center of the temple whichi is called 'Hon-do'. Refer to Explanation in many language about our Buddhism.
	Priest of Kikusen-ji Temple

Legal Entity Overview

Corporate name

Religious corporations Kikusen-ji

Address

15, Sako-cho 24, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-city, JAPAN

Representative

Priest/Noriaki Furuhashi

Purpose

The purpose is

to make "11-Faced Kanzeon Bodhisattva" the principal image
to look up both great ancestors, founder "Kouso-Joyo-daishi" and "Prof.Taiso-Josai-daishi"
to spread the doctrine of the Soto-shu
to edify and nurture believers
to carry out other tasks to achieve the purpose of this temple

Contact

（Phone）	052-471-4874
（Fax）	052-471-5243
（Email）	info@kikusenji.com

History and Development（since "Showa" period）

	November 1958	Reconstruction of Kaisando and mortuary halls
	March 1959	Built Akiba-do
	December 1968	Built a bell tower
	May 1969	Built a Sanmon Main Gate
	December 1989	Reconstruction of the main hall
	October 1996	New construction of Kuri
	July 2001	Built a memorial tower
	July 2002	New construction of Zen-do
	April 2003	relocated and rebuilt of Kobo-do
	April 2008	Earthquake-resistant construction of the main hall
	December 2020	Renovation of Back Study Room(Oku-Shoin)

Origin

	Kikusen-ji Temple was built over 350 years ago. The old record was burned down by the fire in Kaei 3 (1850), when we investigated the documents we found out some written papers remained. Around the 15th year of "Tensho period", there is one record that a person named Koun Soeki enshrined "Yakushi Nyorai" in the northeastern area of the village and called it Yakushido. Even before the completion of the Sakou land readjustment project in 1938, there was a historic site in the same area of the town, which was called the "Yakushi field", and it seems that the land was owned by the Yakushido. Later, around the 6th year of Kanbun (1666), Motohiro Enshu and chief priest Korin-genbyo (II of Kikusen-ji) built one temple in the center of the village and Enshrined "Yakushi Nyorai". This was the beginning of Kikusen-ji Temple. During the Genroku period, the eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva and Jizo-son were donated by Mr.Ito Jirozaemon of Nagoya City, and we made the eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva the principal image. In addition, it was completely destroyed by the Owari Earthquake on October 28, 1891 and the main hall and so on was rebuilt in 1899.

Kikusen-ji Temple was built over 350 years ago.
The old record was burned down by the fire in Kaei 3 (1850), when we investigated the documents we found out some written papers remained.
Around the 15th year of "Tensho period", there is one record that a person named Koun Soeki enshrined "Yakushi Nyorai" in the northeastern area of the village and called it Yakushido.
Even before the completion of the Sakou land readjustment project in 1938, there was a historic site in the same area of the town, which was called the "Yakushi field", and it seems that the land was owned by the Yakushido.
Later, around the 6th year of Kanbun (1666), Motohiro Enshu and chief priest Korin-genbyo (II of Kikusen-ji) built one temple in the center of the village and Enshrined "Yakushi Nyorai".
This was the beginning of Kikusen-ji Temple.
During the Genroku period, the eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva and Jizo-son were donated by Mr.Ito Jirozaemon of Nagoya City, and we made the eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva the principal image.
In addition, it was completely destroyed by the Owari Earthquake on October 28, 1891 and the main hall and so on was rebuilt in 1899.