Der Tag begann heute mit einem Frühstück im Kyu Shiba Rikyu-Park. Dann ging es in den Zojo-Tempel mit dem Mausoleum der Tokugawa-Shogune. Das Wetter war und blieb leider den ganzen Tag nieselig. #Shiba #Zojoji #Tokyocameraclub #東京カメラ部 #DonInJapan
UNESCO's executive board on Thursday added Buddhist scriptures kept at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple to its Memory of the World register, making it the ninth Japanese inscription. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/zojoji-buddhist-scriptures-unesco/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #unesco #temples #buddhism #zojoji
Zojoji Buddhist scriptures added to UNESCO Memory of the World

The scriptures were collected by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan's Edo era, and donated to the temple.

The Japan Times
22nd August 2014: Re-discovering Zojo-ji {Japan, summer 2014}

After spending the morning with D****e waiting for her suicase to be picked up, we headed off downtown Tokyo. We would separate for a few hours and then meet up to go visit a Japanese friend. I dec…

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2020-02-11 Zojoji

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大本山 増上寺

徳川将軍家とのゆかりの深い、大本山 増上寺の公式サイト。東京、芝にある増上寺は、600年の歴史をもち、徳川家康公ゆかりの秘仏「黒本尊」を祀る「勝運」のお寺として親しまれています。

Zōjōji: Buddhist Temple to Shōguns at the Foot of Tokyo Tower

Zōjōji is an ancient Buddhist temple in the middle of Tokyo. During the Edo period, it served the Tokugawa shōguns, and many of the buildings and monuments on the grounds speak to this rich historic legacy. Today, though, it is closely associated with its neighbor Tokyo Tower, the two collaborating to create one of the capital’s most iconic sites.

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The Jizo Statues of Zojoji Temple

"These statues are placed there to pray for the health and safety of young children, as well as pray for the souls of mizuko, literally “water children.” Mizuko is the term used in Japan to refer to the souls of children who died before birth or shortly after. There are around 1,300 Jizo statues at Zojoji" (Source: https://tokyopast3.com/tokyo-zojoji-jizo/)

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The Jizo Statues of Zojoji Temple: Guardians of Deceased Children - Tokyo Past 3

The Jizo statues at Zojoji may look cute at first glance, but they're there to represent children who left the world too soon.

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