Kawasaki Daishi

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Kawasaki Daishi

Kawasaki Daishi (川崎大師) is the popular name of Heiken-ji (平間寺, Heiken-ji), a Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan. Founded in 1128, it is the headquarters of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism. Kawasaki Daishi is a popular temple for hatsumōde (the first visit to a place of worship in the new year). In 2006, 2.72 million people engaged in hatsumōde here, the third largest figure in Japan and the largest in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2016, the temple made preparations to receive 3 million visitors over the same period.[2] Keihin Electric Express Railway, the oldest railroad company in the Kantō region of Japan, commenced service in January 1899 to carry passengers to Kawasaki Daishi from Tokyo.

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Kawasaki Daishi
川崎大師
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The main hall of Kawasaki Daishi
Religion
AffiliationChizan sect of Shingon Buddhism
DeityKōbō-Daishi
Location
Location4-48 Daishi-machi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
CountryJapan
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Geographic coordinates35.534°N 139.729°E / 35.534; 139.729
Architecture
FounderSonken, Kanenori[1]
Completed1128
Website
kawasakidaishi.com
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Heiken-ji is known formally as Kongōzan Kinjōin Heiken-ji (金剛山金乗院平間寺).[1]

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