Sacred sites in Japan
Buddhism

Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)

Japanese Buddhism worship and living sacred practice at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)

Meguro City, Tokyo, Japan

Plan this visit

Practical context before you go

Duration

Allow enough time to avoid rushing worship, but do not remain in a way that blocks circulation or a service.

Access

3-chōme-20-26 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.

Etiquette

Enter quietly, bow at thresholds where local custom indicates, and make offerings only at the provided place. Clapping is not part of ordinary Buddhist temple worship. Incense, chanting, copying sutras, or circumambulation should be joined only when the temple invites visitors to do so.

At a glance

Coordinates
35.6286, 139.7081
Type
Buddhist Temple
Suggested duration
Allow enough time to avoid rushing worship, but do not remain in a way that blocks circulation or a service.
Access
3-chōme-20-26 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.

Pilgrim tips

  • Wear modest clothing and remove footwear wherever signs or attendants request it. Do not cross altar barriers or enter monastic and residential rooms.
  • Assume that principal images, inner halls, funerals, and private prayer are not for photography unless the temple explicitly permits it.
  • Do not improvise ritual, promise spiritual results, interrupt prayer, or handle devotional objects without invitation.
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Overview

Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) (目黒不動尊 瀧泉寺) is an active Japanese Buddhism sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference evidence, and a rights-cleared image of the site. Visit as a guest of a worshipping community: observe posted boundaries, keep rites and prayer unobstructed, and verify changing access information with the institution.

Ryusen-ji is the Buddhist temple widely known as Meguro Fudoson. Temple tradition attributes its establishment in 808 to Ennin and centers devotion on Fudo Myoo. The temple is also remembered as one of the Fudo sites placed around Edo for protection; that relationship is presented as historical religious tradition rather than a testable supernatural claim. ���̃y�[�W��\������ɂ́A�t���[�����T�|�[�g���Ă���u���E�U���K�v�ł��B Pilgrim Map presents this site through documented identity and living religious practice, not through star ratings or promises of transformation. Architecture and historical associations can help orient a visit, but they do not replace the meaning made by worship, teaching, memorial practice, service, and care. Visitors should distinguish institutional tradition from independently documented history, especially where a foundation narrative, miraculous account, political memory, or popular origin claim is involved. Approach slowly, read the room before acting, and allow regular worshippers to set the pace.

Context and lineage

Ryusen-ji is the Buddhist temple widely known as Meguro Fudoson. Temple tradition attributes its establishment in 808 to Ennin and centers devotion on Fudo Myoo. The temple is also remembered as one of the Fudo sites placed around Edo for protection; that relationship is presented as historical religious tradition rather than a testable supernatural claim. ���̃y�[�W��\������ɂ́A�t���[�����T�|�[�g���Ă���u���E�U���K�v�ł��B

Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) belongs to the living Japanese Buddhism context documented by its institutional and exact-entity sources.

Why this place is sacred

A map can show the threshold of Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson); it cannot determine what the place means for every devotee. Quiet attention is more responsible than assigning a single mood, energy, or spiritual effect. Notice how people prepare to enter, where they pause, and which spaces remain protected, while avoiding imitation or intrusion.

The cited sources identify Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) as an exact Japanese Buddhism institution and provide the bounded historical context summarized here.

The site's present form reflects continuity as well as rebuilding, institutional change, and the work of successive communities. Specific claims are limited to the cited record.

Traditions and practice

Enter quietly, bow at thresholds where local custom indicates, and make offerings only at the provided place. Clapping is not part of ordinary Buddhist temple worship. Incense, chanting, copying sutras, or circumambulation should be joined only when the temple invites visitors to do so.

Current practice and participation at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) follow the institution's own guidance. Do not infer permission from what another visitor does.

Notice the threshold, the order of movement, and the care given to sacred objects without turning observation into performance.

Japanese Buddhism

Active

Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) is an active Japanese Buddhism place in Tokyo. Its sacred meaning belongs first to the worshipping community, its documented history, and its continuing care—not to popularity metrics.

Enter quietly, bow at thresholds where local custom indicates, and make offerings only at the provided place. Clapping is not part of ordinary Buddhist temple worship. Incense, chanting, copying sutras, or circumambulation should be joined only when the temple invites visitors to do so.

Experience and perspectives

Begin with the site's present threshold rather than a checklist. Put away conversation and devices when worship is underway, yield to people making offerings or attending services, and accept closures without pressing for access. A respectful visit may be brief. Its value does not depend on witnessing a ceremony, entering every building, or producing photographs.

Use the official site and posted notices to distinguish public grounds from worship, residential, administrative, memorial, or conservation spaces.

Read Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) through its living Japanese Buddhism community alongside documented history, architecture, and urban context.

Institutional and exact-entity sources establish identity and bound the historical account. Unresolved or contested claims remain explicitly attributed.

According to its tradition, sacred meaning is encountered through worship, teaching, remembrance, and the relationships sustained by the community.

No paranormal, medical, therapeutic, or guaranteed transformative effect is claimed.

Visit planning

3-chōme-20-26 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.

No lodging recommendation is made; use current, independent accessibility and accommodation information.

Enter quietly, bow at thresholds where local custom indicates, and make offerings only at the provided place. Clapping is not part of ordinary Buddhist temple worship. Incense, chanting, copying sutras, or circumambulation should be joined only when the temple invites visitors to do so.

Wear modest clothing and remove footwear wherever signs or attendants request it. Do not cross altar barriers or enter monastic and residential rooms.

Assume that principal images, inner halls, funerals, and private prayer are not for photography unless the temple explicitly permits it.

Use only offering and donation channels authorized by Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson); never leave substitute objects or food without permission.

Respect barriers, private rooms, protected fabric, sacred interiors, and any temporary restriction announced by staff.

Plan your visit

Address

日本、〒153-0064 東京都目黒区下目黒3丁目20−26

Hours

月曜日: 9時00分~16時30分火曜日: 9時00分~16時30分水曜日: 9時00分~16時30分木曜日: 9時00分~16時30分金曜日: 9時00分~16時30分土曜日: 9時00分~16時30分日曜日: 9時00分~16時30分

Hours, fees, and access can change — verify on the official source before you travel. Practical details last checked Aug 2026.

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References

Sources consulted when researching this page. Independent verification by readers is welcome.

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  3. 03Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) Google Maps place recordGoogle
  4. 04File:Ryūsen-ji 9.jpgWikimedia Commons contributors

Key questions

What pilgrims usually ask

Why is Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) considered sacred?
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What should I wear at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
Wear modest clothing and remove footwear wherever signs or attendants request it. Do not cross altar barriers or enter monastic and residential rooms.
Can I take photos at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
Assume that principal images, inner halls, funerals, and private prayer are not for photography unless the temple explicitly permits it.
How long should I spend at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
Allow enough time to avoid rushing worship, but do not remain in a way that blocks circulation or a service.
How do you visit Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
3-chōme-20-26 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.
What offerings are appropriate at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
Use only offering and donation channels authorized by Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson); never leave substitute objects or food without permission.
What etiquette should visitors follow at Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
Enter quietly, bow at thresholds where local custom indicates, and make offerings only at the provided place. Clapping is not part of ordinary Buddhist temple worship. Incense, chanting, copying sutras, or circumambulation should be joined only when the temple invites visitors to do so.
What is the history of Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson)?
Ryusen-ji is the Buddhist temple widely known as Meguro Fudoson. Temple tradition attributes its establishment in 808 to Ennin and centers devotion on Fudo Myoo. The temple is also remembered as one of the Fudo sites placed around Edo for protection; that relationship is presented as historical religious tradition rather than a testable supernatural claim. ���̃y�[�W��\������ɂ́A�t���[�����T�|�[�g���Ă���u���E�U���K�v�ł��B