- Name of School:
Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha
- Head Temple:
Ryukoku-zan Hongwanji (Nishi Hongwanji)
- Address:
Horikawa-dori, Hanayacho-sagaru Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8501 JAPAN
- Telephone:
(075) 371-5181
- Fax:
(075) 351-1372
please press 81 (country code) when calling from outside of Japan
- Monshu (head priest of Hongwanji, spiritual leader):
25th Monshu Shaku Sennyo, OHTANI Kojun
- Administrative representative:
Governor General, IWAGAMI Chiko
- Purpose:
Founded by Shinran Shonin, and centered on the Monshu, this religious organization includes people, Hongwanji, and individual temples that pay respect to the Hongwanji Constitution and together propagate the Jodo Shinshu teaching, conduct services, nurture ministers and members, and endeavor to awaken people to the true meaning of tariki, and contribute to the infinite welfare of all beings.
More than 10,000 temples and 30,000 ministers in Japan are affiliated to Hongwanji-ha.
31 districts (kyoku) and 533 sections (so)
- Map:
>Map.PDF
