Tentoku-ji

Tentoku-ji
天徳寺
Tentoku-ji Sōmon (ICP)
Tentoku-ji is located in Akita Prefecture
Tentoku-ji
Location within Akita Prefecture
Tentoku-ji is located in Japan
Tentoku-ji
Location within Japan
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeitySho-Kannon Bosatsu
RiteSōtō
Statusfunctional
Location
Location10-1 Izumimitakene, Akita-shim Akita-ken
CountryJapan Japan
Coordinates39°44′19.19″N 140°7′12.09″E / 39.7386639°N 140.1200250°E / 39.7386639; 140.1200250
Architecture
FounderSatake clan
Completed1462 in Hitachi Province
located to Dewa Province in 1602
Website
Official website
Akita Prefecture Historic Site

Tentoku-ji (天徳寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Izumimitakene neighborhood of the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is a temple of the Sōtō school and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Mango-zan Tentoku-ji (萬固山 勝福寺). The temple is the bodaiji the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain in the Edo Period. Its grounds are designated an Akita Prefectural Historic Site.

History

In 1462, Satake Yoshinori, the head of the Satake clan during the Muromachi period, founded the temple in Ota Village, Kuji District, Hitachi Province (present-day Hitachiota, Ibaraki) as a memorial temple for his wife (the daughter of Satake Yoshimori). In 1590, it moved to Reishōzan in Mito, the current location of the Mito Tōshō-gū. In 1602, following the transfer of the Satake clan, it was relocated to Narayama in Narayama Village, Akita District, Dewa Province (present-day Kinshōjiyama). However, on December 27, 1624 the temple was completely destroyed by fire, with only the main gate surviving. The following May, it was rebuilt in its current location in Izumiyama, Izumi Village, Akita District. The main gate was also relocated at this time. Then, in December 1676 another fire broke out, destroying the temple except for the main gate and the Sanmon gate. It took nine years to rebuild, and the current structures date from this time.

In 1672, the Satake clan cemetery was built to west of the main hall, enshrining the spirits of successive lords of Kubota Domain. In 1998, the graves of the principal wives and concubines, which had been located at Sōzen-ji in Tokyo, were moved to this cemetery. In 1990, four buildings—the main hall, the study hall, the temple gate, and the main gate—along with the Satake family mausoleum were designated as National Important Cultural Properties.

Access

The temple is a 15-minute drive from Akita Station on JR East.

Cultural Properties

National Important Cultural Properties

See also

References

  1. ↑ "県内の国・県指定文化財等の件数一覧" (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "天徳寺本堂" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "天徳寺書院" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "天徳寺山門" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "天徳寺総門" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "佐竹家霊屋" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

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