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	Minobu, Yamanashi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minobu (身延町; -chou) is a town located in Minamikoma District, Yamanashi, Japan.
		As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,672 and a density of 58.51 persons per km².
		As of July 31, 2004 the estimated total population of the three towns that merged is 17,277.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minobu,_Yamanashi (107 words)

	Yamanashi Prefecture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Yamanashi Prefecture corresponds to the pre-Meiji Restoration Kai Province.
		On September 1, 2004 the town of Futaba from Kitakoma District and the towns of Ryuou and Shikishima from Nakakoma District merged to form the new city of Kai.
		On October 12, 2004, the municipalities of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka, Sakaigawa and Yatasushiro (all from Higashiyatsushiro District) and the town of Kasugai from Higashiyamanashi District merged to form the new city of Fuefuki.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Yamanashi_Prefecture (638 words)

	Mt. Minobu, the Buddha's Pure Land
		On a visit to Shimobe Hot Spring in Yamanashi Prefecture, I picked up a tourist brochure which prominently featured Kuonji, the Head Temple of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
		Minobu became my favorite attraction, and whenever a friend or family member visited me I invariably took them to Kuonji.
		Due to the inspiration of Mt. Minobu, I have chanted Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo while walking across mountains and bathing in hot springs from Kyushu to Tokyo.
	la.nichirenshu.org /teachings/experience/mtminobuthebuddhaspureland_28.htm (389 words)

	Nikkô (1246-1333)
		While Nichiren stayed at Minobu from 1274 to 1282, Nikkô propagated the Daimoku among the samurais and countrymen mainly in the provinces of Suruga and Kai.
		Nikkô began to stay at Minobu constantly since 1285 where the tomb of Nichiren was taken care of by Nikkô and his followers.
		Nambu Sanenaga, Lord of Minobu, began to treat Nikkô as the chief priest of Minobusan Kuonji Temple.
	la.nichirenshu.org /history/nikko1246-1333.htm (614 words)

	Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism
		Specifically, the school whose head temple is Kuon-ji in Minobu of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
		Nikko left Kuon-ji temple on Mount Minobu and with his disciples established a temple called Taiseki-ji at the foot of Mount Fuji.
		After Nikko left Mount Minobu in 1289, Niko became the chief priest of Kuon-ji temple with the support of Hakiri Sanenaga, the steward of the area.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/dictionary/define?tid=1422 (716 words)

	Nichiren-shu: Minobu-San Kuonji Temple
		Minobu is located in what was then known as HakiinoGo, in the old province of Kai (now Yamanashi Prefecture).
		The magistrate of this area, Nambu Sanenaga, was a follower and patron of Nichiren Shonin and invited him to stay there after he left Kamakura.
		Minobu on May 17, 1274 and, one month later, he settled in a hermitage built with Nambu's help.
	www.nichiren-shu.org /majortemples/minobu.html (233 words)

	A summer sailors uniform of one junior high school aoruind Hadakajima Station. / Schoolgirls' Uniforms in Yamanashi ...
		This is a summer uniform for schoolgirls of one junior high school around Hadakajima Station, Minobu Line, in Minobu Town, County of MinamiKoma, Yamanashi Prefecture.
		It is a white sailor blouse with three red stripes on its navy blue collars, and a red tie bound with a white plain band.
		The strips on the collars are not drawn around the chest, and it may be by an influence of uniforms of a private junior high school in Yamanashi Prefecture.
	www.marguerite.to /English/Seifuku/Koshin-etsu/Yamanashi-MinamiKoma-01.html (120 words)

	summer 99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		An installation ceremony was held on May 15, 1999 for Rev. Nichiko Fujii, 90, who succeeded as the 91st Archbishop of the Minobusan Kuonji Temple of Yamanashi Prefecture, which is the mother temple of the Nichiren Shu Order.
		Over 5,000 people gathered on the afternoon of the installation ceremony together with people in the town of Minobu at the main hall of the temple to take part in the ceremony.
		In the early morning of May 15, he left there and stopped by the Enjitsuji Temple and Kyonimbo Temple which are related to the Lord Sanenaga Hakii who donated the land of Minobusan to Nichiren Shonin.
	www.nichiren-shu.org /summer99.html (254 words)

	Yamanashi Reunions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		We remembered her and her husbands' kind spirits from our earlier visit at Minobu but this would be the first time we would visit their home.
		During the couple of days we were in the Tokyo area, prior to taking the train to Kofu, Sayaka took us to see some of the sights and to visit her university, International Christian University.
		Upon leaving Minobu we were met at the train station by the Kasais, also old friends, whose two daughters both call Tom "Dad." Both studied in our area for a year, and both have special relationships with us.
	www.biz2web.com /grant/Yamanashi.htm (2450 words)

	Kyokushin Karate
		In 1938, at the young age of fifteen, Oyama wanted to serve the country he now called home and therefore joined Japan’s Yamanashi Youth Air Force Academy with the intentions of becoming a pilot.
		Minobu is the same place where the famous seventeenth century samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, received inspiration for Nito Ryu, his celebrated double sword system.
		To Oyama, this was the ideal place to train and be inspired in the same tradition as his idol, Musashi.
	www.orgsites.com /tx/kyokushin (1705 words)

	Yamanashi_prefecture info here at en.38of100b.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Weeklies, small dailies and regional tabloids lack the Yamanashi Prefecture of the big, metro Yamanashi Prefecture or the national glossies; they are often overlooked by freelancers.
		Yamanashi Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka, and Nagano.
		Yamanashi Cities designated by government ordinance 23 wards of Tokyo
	en.38of100b.info /Yamanashi_Prefecture (804 words)

	The Osano Memorial Foundation
		Then, Minobu Town, where one of the most impressive Buddhist temples I have ever seen is hidden.
		The Grapevine' is a freely distributed bi-annual magazine aimed at promoting Yamanashi Prefecture by introducing its land and culture to a world-wide audience.
		The Grapevine' is a freely distributed magazine containing up-to-date articles on what's new in Yamanashi Prefecture and general news and views on Japan and the Japanese.
	www.osano-memorial.or.jp /grapevine.html (222 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		When he came to Japan, he became pupil of Gishin Funkoshi, the man who introduced karate to Japan an soon achieved the second dan.
		On the Minobu Maintain he, together with Yashiro trained in complete isolation After some months however, overcome by loneliness Yoshiro left the mountain.
		At times the loneliness would become overwhelming and it was during these times he would do such things as shave off one eyebrow to force him not to give up and return to civilization.
	members.tripod.com /novalsoul/karate/sosaioyama.htm (679 words)

	[No title]
		One was written at Mount Minobu in September 1282, transmitting the Lifeblood of the Law to Nikko, and the other in which He entrusted Kuon-ji Temple at Minobu to Nikko Shonin's leadership was written at the Ikegami residence on the day of His death, October 13, 1282.
		As none of the five priests shared Nikko Shonin's depth of understanding of the true teaching, it was only a matter of time before they compromised the Daishonin's Buddhism by mixing it with elements of other popular teachings.
		During this period, Nikko Shonin stayed at Kuon-ji Temple in Minobu and upheld the orthodoxy of the Daishonin's teaching.
	www.nichirenshoshumyoshinji.org /ScheduleData/Ceremonies/Koshie.htm (1101 words)

	Legends of the Dragon Goddess Lady Shichimen of Kuonji
		Shichimen Daimyojin is the guardian deity of Kuonji, the headquarters of Nichirenshu, which is in Yamanashi Prefecture.
		Ever since, she or the red dragon became a guardian deity of Kuonji, guarding at the southwestern corner (believed to be the rear Demon's Gate) of the temple.
		One day in Minobu, when Nichiren was giving a lecture to his disciples, he saw a beautiful lady in the audience.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /bodhisattva/Shichimen.html (593 words)

	Yamazaki's plot to destroy Soka Gakkai
		On November 24, 1994, Yamazaki was invited by Yamanashi Joint Preaching Instructors meeting (where Rev. Sato is the chief instructor).
		At this meeting, Yamazaki instigated Minobu priests to attack Taisekiji using ITAHONZON GISAKURON (A Doubt on the Authenticity of the Dai-Gohonzon; a book published by Minobu scholar Bentetsu Yasui; this book was refuted thoroughly by Nichiren Shoshu 66th High Priest Nittatsu).
		Minobu Priests worshipped at MIEIDO of Taisekiji in September 1997
	www.mindspring.com /~sonoda/yz.htm (925 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In his last years, Nichiren lived and taught in Minobu in what is now Yamanashi Prefecture.
		Painted by Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610), an adherent of the Lotus Sutra and founder of the Hasegawa School of painting, the scroll was turned up at Myoden-ji Temple in Toyama Prefecture by a curator while preparing for this exhibition.
		Art objects made by artists who were devout adherents of the Lotus Sutra are on show in the third section, together with portraits of well-known followers such as Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611), a feudal lord of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods, and Oman-no-kata, a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /current/nichiren-art-N.php (756 words)

	HONMON BUTSURYUSHU - KOFUJI Temple WEB Site
		Saint Nichiren, late in life, entered Mount Minobu, located in Yamanashi Prefecture, in May 1274 where he stayed for nine years.
		Although Niiama wrote in her letter that the Lotus Sutra Scripture (Gohonzon) be awarded to her mother-in-law, Oama, who had renewed her faith once again, Saint Nichiren denied the request.
		While I was in Sado Island and during the time I have been in Mount Minobu, you have corresponded with me now and then, and have never shown any signs of doubt in the faith.
	www5a.biglobe.ne.jp /~kofuji/teachings/tea_11 (738 words)

	Yamanashi Rough Guide
		Kofu is the capital city of Yamanashi ken, covering a large area and with a population of half a million.
		Andoke is a traditional Japanese house in the south east of the town, tying in with the history of Takeda Shingen in Yamanashi.
		It is only in Yamanashi so plan ahead when you travel outside the ken. Cash machines open at 8 am and close at 7pm, but outside working hours you will pay a surcharge.
	www.yetijapan.com /pages/yamanashi.html (6450 words)

	Life of Nichiren
		He settled in a small dwelling at the foot of Mount Minobu in the province of Kai (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture).
		Because of the remoteness of the region, his life in Minobu was far from easy.
		In a letter to one of his followers, the Daishonin expressed his bitter disappointment that his advice had been ignored, for he was convinced that, had it been heeded, the nation would have been spared much suffering.
	www.nbaa.tv /Nichiren/lifeofnich.html (3233 words)

	BornPlayDie - Japan Travel Photos
		The Yamanashi Kotsu Center phone number is 055-223-5711, and hours of operation are 6:20-20:30, 21:00-22:00.
		Purchase your ticket and check with the Chuo and Minobu line departure schedule to determine the time of departure and the platform number.
		On some Minobu line trains, you cannot exit some of the train doors at certain smaller stations.
	www.bornplaydie.com /japan/kofuguide/kofuguide.htm (3601 words)

	MastersBio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Oyama was sent south where the fighting was taking place, but soon World War Two ended.
		In 1946, he isolated himself in a temple on Mount Minobu and trained in karate for a full year.
		After having taken first place in the initial postwar All-Japan Championship Tournament, he decided to devote the rest of his life excusively to this martial art.
	www.aki-kyokushin.com /MastersBio.html (390 words)

	Introdution to Nichiren Shu
		We make a vow to both Sakyamuni Buddha and Nichiren Daishonin who teach us to generate peace inside ourselves and in every corner throughout the world, treasuring respect and compassion for all beings while propagating the teachings and spirit of the Lotus Sutra.
		The Head Temple of Nichiren Shu, Kuonji, is situated on Mt. Minobu and was personally founded by Nichiren Daishonin in 1274.
		Kuonji is surrounded by high mountains and the Japanese alps in the southern area of Yamanashi Prefecture in the Central Japan.
	www.nichirenshueuropa.com /IntroNSE.html (714 words)

	Kyokushin Bangalore: Sosai-The Legend
		At this point he was moved to Tokyo, Japan to train as an aviator.
		He was enrolled at the Yamanashi Youth Aviation Institute.
		Survival on his own at that age proved to be more difficult than he thought, especially as a Korean in Japan, and the aviator training fell by the wayside.
	www.kyokushinbangalore.com /sosai.asp (1391 words)

	Post Comment
		I can actually say I am very impressed by Japan, there is easily alot of history to see here mixed in with the modern places of Japan.
		Many temples abound here, including Takeda Temple which is just up Takeda doori(Avenue) from Yamanashi Daigaku.
		There is even a little shrine a couple of blocks from where the student center is. As of yet, I have not visited Takeda Temple(wait, I don't know if it is a shrine or temple...
	www.blurty.com /talkpost.bml?journal=toma_chan&itemid=1159 (553 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		Nichiren left Kamakura and settled at Minobu in Kai Province, in Yamanashi Prefecture, where he remained for eight years.
		During the years of practice and teaching on Mount Minobu he grew seriously ill. His followers suggested he visit the hot springs at Hitachi Province in Ibaraki Prefecture to regain his health.
		Nichiren descended Minobu and traveled 11 days until he reached the estate of Lord Ikegami, where Ikegami Honmonji Temple now is, but he was unable to complete his trip to the hot springs spa in Hitachi.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=103&article=19313&archive=true (712 words)

	Robin Beck: October 2005 Archives
		Mindful that one whose warnings are thrice ignored should retire to a mountain forest, I left Kamakura on the twelfth day of the fifth month.
		Nichiren was accompanied to Minobu by his close followers Nichiro, Nikko, Nitcho, and Nichiji.
		For about a month, while the others consrtructed a hermitage near Minobu Creek, in the Hakii area, Nichiren and Nikko would journey up the Fuji River and its tributaries, to spread the Hokke Shu Dharma.
	www.fraughtwithperil.com /blogs/rbeck/archives/2005_10.html (3877 words)

	Credits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gyoshun Endo, a priest at the Nichiren Buddhist temple in Minobu, Japan.
		The photo of our apartment building in Chapter 2 was sent to us by Hisae Marumo and the copyright is held by the photographer.
		The initial image in Chapter 4 is taken from a brochure published by Yamanashi Prefecture, Tourism Division, Yamanashi Prefectural Government, 1-6-1 Marunouchi, Kofu, Yamanashi 400, Japan.
	www.biz2web.com /grant/credits.htm (539 words)

	MY JOURNEY TO TOWN OF FUJIMI -
		Kazuko is a professor at Yamanashi Gakuin University in nearby Kofu.
		On Sunday afternoon, we marched in parade through Downtown Nirasaki to honor Takeda family who had ruled Yamanashi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture through March 3, 1582.
		On Monday morning, October 8, the Tsutsumis drove me to Anayama Station on the Japan Railways Minobu Line.
	www.backerstreet.com /japan/aoitori/raymond.htm (1491 words)

	TAKAHATA SEIKO CO., LTD.
		of land at Sumiyoshihon-Chou, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture to construct the Kofu Plant.
		Introduced an automated storage and retrieval system for dies (capacity for 344 pallets) at the Kofu Plant.
		Designated as the No. 1 company among those invited to Yamanashi Prefecture under the Yamanashi Prefecture Satellite Concept.
	www.takahata.biz /en/about/enkaku.html (691 words)

	Mas Oyama's Life and History
		In 1938, when he was 15 years old Mas Oyama went to Japan to receive instruction and training as a pilot as Bismarck, his idol at the time.
		He went to the Yamanashi Youth Aviation Institute but survival in Japan for a young Korean of only 15 years old resulted very difficult for the young Oyama and soon he had to stop his pilot training.
		Influenced by So Nei Chu, Mas Oyama decided to withdraw from social life and live in solitude for a period of 3 years and dedicate his time completely to the intense training of body and mind He leaves for the mountain Minobu, the same place where Musasdhi made up the Nito Ryu swordmanship.
	www.willingtonkarateclub.org /style/masoyamahistory1.html (1993 words)

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