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Okegawa City, Saitama Prefecture

[Musashino, Chichibu, TamaMusashinoUrawa, Omiya Area]

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Benibanashoninoxin

official name：Stone lanterns donated by safflower merchants

English name：Stone lanterns donated by safflower merchants

Stone lanterns donated by safflower merchants

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    Within the grounds of Chisokuin, there is the grave of Seiten, who is renowned as a scholar of Sanskrit. Seiten was born in Kamitunashimura, formerly Kishi Town (now Kazo City), became a disciple of the abbot Koei of Koshouji in the city (Kano), and after training at places such as Hase-dera in Nara and Chisokuin in Kyoto, he became the abbot of Chisokuin in the 10th year of Genroku (1697). Eventually, after becoming the abbot of Daishouji in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture, he is said to have returned to Chisokuin in his later years to live in retirement. 【Admission】 Free.

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    Name
    Stone lanterns donated by safflower merchants
    Location
    〒363-0016 2-14-23 Kotobuki, Okegawa City, Saitama Prefecture (in Inari Shrine)

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    Access
    18 minutes walk from the east exit of Okegawa Station 10 minutes by car Okegawa-Kano IC on Ken-O Expressway
    Cultural Property
    City-designated cultural property creation year: Edo period

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    • Okegawa City Board of Education Cultural Properties Division
      TEL
      048-786-4009
      FAX
      048-786-4031