Gohyaku Rakanji Temple

Japanese name： 天恩山五百羅漢寺

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Main Image Wooden Shaka Triad, Five Hundred Arhats, and Related Statues Category Nyorai (Tathagata)

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Enshrined in the Main Hall and Rakan Hall of Gohyaku Rakanji Temple are the Wooden Shaka Triad, Five Hundred Arhats, and Related Statues. Around the Genroku era in the mid-Edo period, Zen master Sho'un Genkei is said to have undertaken the project and completed 536 statues, including the principal image, over more than a decade; he carved most of the figures himself. The 305 surviving statues are designated Tangible Cultural Properties of Tokyo. The principal Shaka Nyorai is 356 cm tall, while the Five Hundred Arhats measure 78.1–90 cm; they are joined-block wooden sculptures with lacquer and gold leaf. The temple was founded in Honjo in 1695 and moved to its present site in 1908. Today it is affectionately known as “Meguro no Rakan-san,” and the statues are open to visitors for an admission fee in the Main Hall and Rakan Hall.

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Spot ID 3003

Temple / Site Gohyaku Rakanji Temple

Visiting Area Main Hall and Rakan Hall

Visiting Status Paid admission (9:00–17:00; last admission 16:30)

Address 東京都目黒区下目黒3-20-11

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