{"id":381,"date":"2022-08-02T05:23:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T05:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/?post_type=whattosee&#038;p=381"},"modified":"2022-11-03T07:19:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T07:19:02","slug":"ryuko-ji-temple","status":"publish","type":"whattosee","link":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/whattosee\/ryuko-ji-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryuko-ji Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<p>This temple is built on the site of the former Tatsunokuchi Execution Ground in Kanagawa Prefecture. The 5-storey pagoda, which is the only orthodox wooden building of its type in the prefecture, as well as the temple&#8217;s main building, are both regarded as amongst the top 100 pieces of architecture in Kanagawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n<p>At approximately 2AM on the morning of September 13th 1271, Nichiren (*1), an outspoken critic of the Kamakura Shogunate, was brought to Tatsunokuchi (*2) Execution Ground, and was just seconds away from execution. Just at that crucial moment, a large bright light resembling the full moon appeared in the skies above Enoshima, blinding the executioners and saving Nichiren&#8217;s life. Of all the perpetrators consigned to Tatsunokuchi, Nichiren was the only survivor, making this apparent piece of divine intervention very special. This has since become known as &#8220;The Tatsunokuchi Persecution&#8221;. After Nichiren (1222 &#8211; 1282) died, his follower, a man named Nippo, built a sacred site in 1337 to the Tatsunokuchi Persecution, and inside this building he enshrined a statue that he had made of Nichiren, as well as the stone (*3) execution seat used in Nichiren&#8217;s halted execution. This building was the beginning of Jakko-san Ryuko-ji Temple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-round \" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/fujisawa\/images\/spot-ryukoji-02.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>\n*1. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk during the Kamakura Period. He was the founder of the Nichiren (or Hokke) Sect of Kamakura Buddhism.<br \/>\n*2. At the time, Tatsunokuchi was an execution ground where perpetrators were brought and beheaded.<br \/>\n*3. A cushion-shaped stone covered in animal skin that was used as a seat during executions.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-lg-2 order-1\">\n<p>The 5-storey pagoda, which is the only orthodox wooden building of its type in the prefecture, as well as the temple&#8217;s main building, are both regarded as amongst the top 100 pieces of architecture in Kanagawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-lg-1 order-2 text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-round\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/fujisawa\/images\/spot-ryukoji-03.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":382,"template":"","spot_cat":[10,11],"class_list":["post-381","whattosee","type-whattosee","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","spot_cat-photo-spot","spot_cat-spiritual-site"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whattosee\/381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whattosee"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/whattosee"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"spot_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discover-fujisawa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/spot_cat?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}