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Honren-ji is a [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren sect]] [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Ushimado]], a port town in [[Okayama prefecture]].

Honren-ji is a [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren sect]] [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Ushimado]], a port town in [[Okayama prefecture]].

The temple was originally founded during the [[Nanbokucho period|Nanbokuchô period]], and was re-established or revived in [[1438]] by [[Nichigyo|Nichigyô]]<!--日暁-->, a disciple of [[Nichiren]]. The temple then came to be patronized by the Ishihara family, a wealthy local family involved in maritime trade, some members of whom took the [[tonsure]] and joined Honren-ji as monks.

The temple was originally founded during the [[Nanbokucho period|Nanbokuchô period]], and was re-established or revived in [[1438]] by [[Nichigyo|Nichigyô]]<!--日暁-->, a disciple of [[Nichiryu|Nichiryû]]. The temple then came to be patronized by the Ishihara family, a wealthy local family involved in maritime trade, some members of whom took the [[tonsure]] and joined Honren-ji as monks.

The temple fell into decline again in the 16th century, but was revived around [[1660]]. In the late 17th and 18th centuries, the temple came to host [[Korean embassies to Edo]] on a number of occasions when such missions passed through the [[Inland Sea]] on their way to and from [[Edo]].

The temple fell into decline again in the 16th century, but was revived around [[1660]]. In the late 17th and 18th centuries, the temple came to host [[Korean embassies to Edo]] on a number of occasions when such missions passed through the [[Inland Sea]] on their way to and from [[Edo]].