Sayama Fudōson

Sayama Fudōson is a Tendai sect temple located in Kamiyamaguchi, Tokorozawa, Saitama. It is noted for it containing a number of historically significant structures that were relocated from other parts of Japan.
Its mountain name is Sayamayama, and its temple name is Fudo-ji. Its principal image is Acala. It is known as the temple where the Saitama Seibu Lions hold prayers for victory every year in late March, just before the start of the season.

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History

From the 1940s to the 1950s, historical buildings from around Japan that had been privately collected by Yasujiro Tsutsumi were moved to this site and initially exhibited as part of the UNESCO Village.
In 1975, with the help of Kan'ei-ji Temple, who was close to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi of the Seibu Railway, it was founded as a special head temple of the Tendai Sect.
In 2001, the main hall, relocated from Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto, was burned down in a suspicious fire.

Cultural importance

The Former Taitoku-in Mausoleum Imperial Plaque Gate, Chojimon Gate, and Onarimon Gate: All three buildings were originally part of the Taitoku-in Tokugawa Hidetada mausoleum at Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba Park, Minato Ward, Tokyo. In 1963, they were moved from Zojo-ji Temple to what was then the UNESCO Village. Part of the UNESCO Village grounds is now the site of Sayama Fudoson.