Zōjō-ji Temple

Zōjō-ji (増上寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū ("Pure Land") Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region. Its mountain name is San'en-zan (三縁山).
Zōjō-ji is notable for its relationship with the Tokugawa clan, the rulers of Japan during the Edo period, with six of the Tokugawa shōguns being buried in the Taitoku-in Mausoleum in the temple grounds. Also, the temple's Sangedatsumon (main gate) is the oldest wooden building in Tokyo, dating from 1622. The original buildings, temples, mausoleums and the cathedral were destroyed by fire, natural disasters or air raids during World War II.
It is located in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato. The Shiba Park is built around the temple, with the Tokyo Tower standing beside it. In 2015 a Treasure Gallery was opened on the underground level of the Daiden (great hall), and it currently houses paintings of Kanō Kazunobu and a model of the Taitoku-in Mausoleum.
The temple remains active "as the main temple of Jodo shu and the central nembutsu seminary for priests and novices."

Zōjō-ji (jap. 増上寺) ist ein buddhistischer Tempel im Stadtteil Shiba-kōen in Minato in der Präfektur Tokio, Japan. Er war ursprünglich der große Haupttempel der Chinzai-Sekte des Shingon-shū. Der Gründer des Zōjō-ji war Yūyo Shōsō (酉誉聖聡). Der Bergname (sangō) des Tempels ist San’en-zan (三縁山).

Le San'en-zan Zōjō-ji (三縁山増上寺) est un temple bouddhiste situé dans le quartier de Shiba, Minato-ku, à Tokyo au Japon.
Il est l’un des deux bodaiji (菩提寺, (c'est-à-dire temple bodhi, un temple funéraire) du clan Tokugawa, l’autre étant le Kan'ei-ji.

增上寺是位于日本东京都港区芝公园的一座净土宗寺院，山号为三缘山，正式的全名为三缘山广度院增上寺。日本净土宗镇西派七个大本山其中之一，也是江户幕府德川家的灵庙之一。增上寺的前身是由空海的弟子，也是入唐八家之一的宗叡创建于武藏国的贝冢（相当于现在的千代田区及纪尾井町一带），原寺名为光明寺，属于真言宗的寺庙。明德4年（1393年）由净土宗八祖圣聪上人入主，改为净土宗，并改寺名为增上寺。