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Honmyō-ji

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Around 1930, there occurred the "No Leprosy Patients in Our Prefecture" movement and the Government intended to hospitalize all leprosy patients in sanatoriums. On July 9, 1940, 157 leprosy patients living around Honmyō-ji temple were forcibly hospitalized in many sanatoriums throughout the country.
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structures, contributed by believers. People pray before the altar of the grave of Katō Kiyomasa. There is a museum housing various traditional items of historical importance. There is a big statue of Katō Kiyomasa, 300 steps upwards.
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On July 23, one day before the death day of Katō Kiyomasa, a festival is observed which is called Tonsha-e. It is observed to console the spirit of Katō Kiyomasa, by writing the long
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was burned and moved to the present site considerably under the grave of Katō Kiyomasa in 1614. In 1871, the Shinto shrine part grave was moved to
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in 1600 and the grave of Katō Kiyomasa, which is called Jōchibyō was built in the present site of Mount Nakao in 1611. The temple in
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patients had gathered around the temple, so they could live, begging for money from many people coming to the temple.
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of 1877, the temple was partly burnt. Later the temple and the grave were reconstructed. Throughout the
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in the name of Katō Shrine under the policy of the separation of Shintoism and Buddhism. During the
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to console the spirit of the father of Katō Kiyomasa. The temple in Osaka was moved to
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which is called Jōchibyō, and Honmyō-ji temple. He was a dedicated believer of
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It is the most high-ranking temple of the sect in 970: 949: 942: 875: 832: 803: 772: 763: 738: 692: 644: 586: 536: 418: 409: 105: 97: 89: 84: 76: 68: 63: 53: 48: 32: 367:Honmyōji Cherry Blossom Lantern Festival, movie 221:Honmyō-ji consists of two parts, the grave of 168: 72:4-13-1, Hanazono, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, 860-0072 387: 8: 93:Katō Kiyomasa, Nisshin (日真) (present temple) 315:Ever since the Edo period or Meiji period, 946: 769: 415: 394: 380: 372: 40: 29: 280:The original temple was built in 1585 in 308:, the temple attracted many people from 233:, dotted with 12 smaller temples called 1065:Buddhist temples in Kumamoto Prefecture 925:Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) 7: 337:Forced Hospitalization at Honmyōji 276:Forced Hospitalization at Honmyōji 254:during one night by many priests. 27:Buddhist temple in Kumamoto, Japan 25: 357:Cultural Assets of Kumamoto City 149: 135: 121: 195:. 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Honmyoji

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Buddhist temple
Nichiren
Nishi-ku, Kumamoto
Japan
Kyushu
Katō Kiyomasa
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Katō Kiyomasa
Nichiren Buddhism
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Katō Kiyomasa
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Forced Hospitalization at Honmyōji
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Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle

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