Hosenji Temple

Founded by Minamoto no Yoshiie in the late Heian period, it is one of the largest temples in Nakano Ward. Statues of the Five Great Kings are enshrined here, with a statue of Acala from the Kamakura period at the center. Within the temple grounds are the "stone mill mound," which recalls the time when flour milling was thriving, the "Horie family graveyard," which enshrines influential people of the time who are said to have built the foundations for the development of Nakano Ward, and the "former Nakano Village Town Hall site." The "Red Seal Letter Heirloom of the Horie Family" and the "Five-Rin Pagoda" have been designated as tangible cultural properties by Nakano Ward.