Konjo-in

• Other Names: 目白不動 (Mejiro fudou)
• Japanese: 金乗院 (Konjou-in)

Konjô-in is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Mejiro area of Tokyo.

The temple was originally built in the late 16th century by a monk named Eijun (d. 1594/6), to house a sculpture of Kannon. Though originally founded as a branch of Hôsen-ji in the Nakano area, it was later renamed and became a branch temple of Gokoku-ji (Tokyo).

Many of the temple's buildings and treasures were destroyed in fires in World War II. The Main Hall that stands today dates to 1970. A nearby temple known as Shin-Hasedera also burned down in the war, and rather than being rebuilt was combined with Konjô-in. The temple then came to be also known as "Mejiro Fudô," for the statue of Fudô myôô formerly belonging to Shin-Hasedera and now housed at Konjô-in.

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• Plaques on-site.[1]