[Hiroshima Takehara] Choshoji Temple

[Access] ○16-22 Honmachi, Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 725-0022 ○About 15 minutes on foot from Takehara Station on the JR Kure Line. [Points] ~Learn about the charms of Chosho-ji Temple~ It is said that Chosho-ji Temple was built by Kobayakawa Takakage in 1587, when Kono Michinao of Iyo, who had fled to Takehara after being defeated by the Kobayakawa army, died after an illness. It is said that in 1644, the temple was rebuilt by the Fukuyama monk Kaihen and became a Shingon Buddhist temple. The current main hall was built in 1962, and the grounds include the Konpira Shrine, Daishi Hall, and Koshin Hall. *Information current as of March 2024. #Sakura2024