Jounji

Family temple of the Lord of Numazu domain

Original Text

The family temple of Mr. Mizuno, the feudal lord of Numazu. In the precincts, there is also a tomb of Makisui Wakayama, who loved sake and travel and spent his later years in Numazu.

Tomb of makisui Wakayama

Original Text

It is a temple with the tomb of Makisui Wakayama. In addition, it will be the district that received the Shizuoka City Landscape Award Excellence Award. The precincts are well maintained and are a temple that makes you want to stay for a long time. Enter the gate and you will find the tomb of Makisui Wakayama on your right. Built in 1537, it will be the branch temple of the Jodo sect Kyoto Chion-in Temple. Seeing the person of the land where senbon Matsubara was cut off in the dispute between Hojo and Takeda and suffered from the damage of the sea breeze 々, the Zoyo shonin afforested the Sutra and restored Matsubara ...

A temple that stops on the way to Senbon Matsubara

Original Text

From JR Numazu Station, almost south, less than 20 minutes walk. Opposite is Tohoji Temple. It is in front of Senbon Matsubara, where the honorary shonin (long yen) was said to have planted pine seedlings while chanting sutras because of the person who was in trouble with salt damage 々. It seems that the person who praised the behavior and virtue of the long circle 々 was built to live in Kusanagi (Astronomical 6th year, 1537), and the one originally called Seimingji Temple changed to Jounji Temple. He called himself senbonzan and was a branch temple of chion in temple in Kyoto, jodo sect, Yasuchika matsudaira, the Lord of sanmaibashi Jo castle, and the Lord of Numazu Jo castle ...

A stately temple

Original Text

It is within walking distance from the south exit of Numazu Station, but it is right in front of the bus stop "Jounji-mae / Tohoji Bus Stop". This is a temple related to Masuhon Shonin who devoted himself to the famous place "Senbon Matsubara" in Numazu. Senbon Matsubara is a coast where the sea breeze blows. It seems that the honorary shonin who visited during the tour of various countries took several years to root 1000 pine trees after seeing the figure of 々 who is suffering from the damage of the sea breeze. So it is said that it was built by thanking the honorary superiors who saved me from the suffering of the local people 々. With the pine forest in the background ...

and it had a wonderful history.

Original Text

It is a temple on the way to Senbonhama Park, about a 15-minute walk from Numazu Station. It has a very old history and was built in 1537 by Masuyo Choen Shonin. It is said that the zohonchoen shonin saw the residents suffering from the trend damage due to the pine forest burned by the war, and steadily planted the afforestation, which is the beautiful appearance of the present Senbon Matsubara.