Cultural Properties of the Old Hōonji Temple

From Jorakuji Temple in Higashi-Naganuma, across the Keio Line Inagi Station, to the Misawa River, the area was once a series of hills called Kameyama until around 1963. Due to subsequent land development, this area became flat land, but it is said that there was a medieval mountain castle called Naganuma Castle here. In the early modern period, in 1774 (An'ei 3), Ho-onji Temple, a branch temple of Komyo-in of the Obaku sect at Uji Manpukuji Temple, was founded on Mt. Okameyama. Ho-onji Temple was abolished in the 1890s (Meiji 30s), but some of the cultural properties owned by the temple were transferred to the Taishido Hall in Higashi-Naganuma and have been carefully preserved since then (currently, as the Taishido Hall has been abolished, they are stored in the Inagi City Cultural Property Storage).
There are currently 11 paintings and classical texts owned by the former Ho-onji Temple, dating from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century. Among them are a portrait of Zen Master Ingen (the Chinese Zen monk who introduced the Ingen bean) who founded Uji Manpukuji Temple, a portrait of the first head priest Tōshū Jōshō who founded Ho-onji Temple, as well as classical texts. Additionally, a plaque and couplets inscribed with "Kinkōmyōden" are also preserved. These materials are considered important for understanding the rare hierarchical relationship of Obaku sect temples.

Cultural Properties of the Former Hōon-ji Temple

	Name	Year
1	Statue of Hikin (by Ingen)	Late 17th Century
2	Statue of Hyakuchibō (by Tōshū)	Late 18th Century
3	Statue of Kendo Kyo Ko ( - )	Ansei 4 (1857)
4	Classic 1 (Written by the Founder Monk)
5	Classic Text 2 (Written by Master Uezo)	Around 1700
6	Classic 3 "Cloud Clear Eight Mirrors Open" (by Tōshū)	Late 18th Century
7	Classic 4 "Wakiguchi Mountain Spring" (by Tōshū)	Late 18th Century
8	Classic 5 "A Branch of Plum Blossoms in the Valley" (by Tōshū)	Late 18th Century
9	Classic 6 "Meigetsu Inbashin" (by Tōshū)	Late 18th Century
10	Classic 7 Plaque "Golden Light Bright Hall" (by Daiho)	Late 18th Century
11	Classic Text 8 Correspondence ( - )	Tenpo 10th year (1839)