Sayama Fudōson
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Japan| Sayama Fudōson | |
|---|---|
不動寺 | |
 Kondo Main Hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tendai |
| Location | |
| Location | Tokorozawa, Saitama |
| Country | Japan |
 | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°46′13″N 139°24′59″E / 35.770382616722934°N 139.41626373877438°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Yoshiaki Tsutsumi |
| Completed | 1975 |
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. [1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
Temple grounds
Stone Pillar
Main hall plaque
Banner with the temple name in Japanese
Temple Bell
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)
Temple Main Gate
Temple Pagoda
Copper lantern in front of the Rakan-do Hall
