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It has a large collection of valuable medieval historical documents, including letters handwritten by Nichiren. It is also famous for its 50,000 hydrangeas and 5,000 irises, and is popularly known as the "hydrangea temple" and the "temple of autumn leaves.
Today it is loved as the Hydrangea Temple and the Temple of Four Seasons Flowers, and receives many visitors during the flowering season.
Within the temple grounds, next to the Zoushido Hall, which enshrines Saint Nichizo, there is a well called the "well of sacred water from which milk flows, the birth water of Bodhisattva Nichizo," which is said to have the miraculous power to ensure safe childbirth and child-rearing.
The temple is also protected by various deities, including Myoro Sonni, who was the birth mother of the three saints and is also known as the "Bodhisattva Mother," and Kishimojin, the child-rearing goddess.
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The sight of about 50,000 hydrangeas filling the temple grounds in early summer is truly overwhelming! The five-story pagoda and hydrangeas make a beautiful pair, and the temple is known as a famous spot along with the irises.
In autumn, the temple grounds are dyed red by the many autumn leaves, making the temple grounds even more colorful and picturesque. Other flowers that can be seen include plum blossoms, magnolias, Japanese magnolias, wisteria, and spider lilies, and the temple attracts many worshippers throughout the year.
Physically, the person is at a level where they can fully operate a wheelchair and move around, such as with lower limb paralysis.
In terms of facilities, there are some challenges, such as stairs and slopes within a certain range, but they are at a level where they can be used independently in a wheelchair.
After passing the Niomon Gate, the approach to the shrine becomes a staircase leading down. Wheelchair users should enter the shrine grounds from the paved road on the left. There is a quarry-paved parking lot halfway down the road. There is a large paved space around the reception gate.
The approach to the temple towards the Zoushido Hall and the toilets is paved with stone, slightly downhill and wide enough for wheelchairs to go through.
There is a toilet building halfway along the approach to the shrine, including a multi-purpose toilet.
If you go straight ahead along the main approach, you will reach the main hall, but there are about 20 steps in front of it. There are ramps on both sides to avoid these steps, so even those in wheelchairs can get to the front of the hall.
There are only stairs in front of the five-story pagoda, so wheelchairs cannot access it. You can look up at it from the main approach.
The access routes to other facilities in the park, such as the hydrangea fields, are mostly paved, with some slopes, so wheelchairs are also welcome.
Get off at Kita-Kogane Station on the Joban Line, it's about 800m away, about a 15-minute walk. Because Kita-Kogane Station is an elevated station, take the elevator from the platform to the ticket gate floor, then take the elevator down to the station square. The road is mostly flat.
The free parking lot at Hondo-ji Temple has a limited capacity, so we recommend parking in the paid parking lots on both sides of the approach to the temple if there is space available.
The nearest station:JR Kitakogane Station
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After passing the Niomon Gate, the approach to the shrine becomes a staircase leading down.
Wheelchair users should enter the shrine grounds from the paved road on the left.
The reception area is flat, spacious and wheelchair accessible.
The road to templeoffice area is flat, spacious and wheelchair accessible.
There is a toilet building halfway along the approach to the shrine, including a multi-purpose toilet.
There are only stairs in front of the five-story pagoda, so wheelchairs cannot access it.
You will reach the main hall, but there are about 20 steps in front of it.
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There are ramps on both sides to avoid these steps, so even those in wheelchairs can get to the front of the hall.
The access routes to iris fields are mostly paved, with some slopes.
Route to iris field is narrow, so you cannot access by wheelchair.
The access routes to other facilities in the park, are mostly paved, with some slopes.
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