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Henjho-ji Temple
Family temple of children's song poet Misuzu Kaneko
Henjho-ji Temple is a Jodo Shinshu temple facing Misuzu Street. As you pass through the temple gate and enter the precincts, you will see a monument to Misuzu's poem "Kokoro" and the graves of Misuzu Kaneko and other members of the Kaneko family on the left side of the entrance. On the anniversary of Misuzu Kaneko's death on March 10 every year, a memorial service is held, attracting many people.
Shrines & Temples
Basic Information
| Address | 1776 Senzaki-Imaura-cho, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4106 |
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| Phone number | 0837-26-0483 (Henjho-ji Temple) |
| Access | ・About 15 minutes on foot from Senzaki Station on the JR Sanin Line ・About 10 minutes by bus from Nagato City Station on the JR Sanin Line, about 4 minutes on foot from Aomi Ohashi Bus Stop ・About 45 minutes from Mine IC on the Chugoku Expressway |
Contact
- Phone Number: 0837-26-0483 (Henjho-ji Temple)
Map
Poem by Misuzu Kaneko
Your heart
is big and mature, but
your mother’s
heart is small.
Because, she said,
I am small and full of myself.
I am a small child, but
my small
heart is big.
Because, my big mother said,
don’t be full yet,
because I think about many things.
From “The Complete Collection of Misuzu Kaneko’s Children’s Songs” (JULA Publishing Bureau)
*The poems by Misuzu Kaneko are published with the approval of the Society for the Preservation of Misuzu Kaneko’s Writings.
Please obtain permission from the “Society for the Preservation of Misuzu Kaneko’s Works” before reprinting.
