On Saturday, December 16th, Elternal Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO Takayasu Kokubo; hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), which was founded as a venture from Waseda University, was engaged in consulting at Kan'eiji Temple, the head temple of the Tendai sect. ) We will start awarding two types of limited-edition cut-out goshuin stamps produced by our company. It will be awarded at the main hall of the temple, Nemoto Chudo, and this will be the first time that two types of awards have been awarded at the same time. This temple is known as the place of prayer and family temple of the Tokugawa shogunate, and is an extremely prestigious temple where 6 of the 15 shoguns of the past, more than 2 of them at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, are buried. Since the temple began awarding paper-cut Goshuin stamps for the first time in May, the response has been great, and even now, many people from all over Japan still come to worship at Kan'ei-ji Temple in search of paper-cut Goshuin stamps.
1. Limited edition cut-out goshuin “Tokugawa cut-out goshuin''
The main hall of Kan'eiji Temple, “Konpon Chudo,'' and the “Aoi no Gomon,'' which is a symbol of the Tokugawa family, are expressed in detailed paper cutouts. In addition, the navy blue mount is stamped with elegant light purple foil to create a winter scene. We hope that you will be able to experience the beauty of Nemoto Chudo in the snowy winter through this paper-cut goshuin seal.
2. New Year's visit limited cut-out goshuin "Kaneiji Temple Engi – Dragon and Helmet"
The motif is the dragon, which is this year's zodiac sign, and depicts a rising figure surrounding the hollyhock crest. In addition, the auspicious helmet that Tokugawa Ieyasu wore during his victory from Sekigahara to Osaka has been expressed with delicate paper cutouts and gorgeous gold foil stamping. We have carefully made this offering to pray for happiness and new beginnings this year.
≪Award details≫
Due to limited distribution, the award will only be given at Kan'eiji Temple's "Konpon Chudo."
◎Date: December 16, 2023 (Saturday) ~ *Due to limited quantity, it will end as soon as it runs out.
◎Location: Kan'eiji Temple Konponchudo (1-14-11 Ueno Sakuragi, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
3． About Kan'eiji Temple
Kan'eiji is the head temple of the Tendai sect. It was built in 1625 on the plateau of Ueno, which corresponds to the Demon Gate (Tohoku) of Edo Castle, by the priest Jigen Daishi Tenkai to pray for the peace of the Tokugawa shogunate and the peace of all people. Ta. Later, a mausoleum for the fourth shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna, was built, and it also served as the family temple of the shogun family. In addition, by welcoming the head of Higashieizan from the imperial family (Rinnoji Shrine), it became the largest temple in Japan in terms of status and size during the Edo period. In 2025, it will celebrate the 400th anniversary of its founding, and the weight of Ueno's history continues to be felt.
≪Kaneiji Temple Homepage≫
Four. Kan'eiji Temple Official Instagram
We are distributing information on limited edition paper cut stamps on our official Instagram. In addition, we will continue to provide information unique to Kan'eiji Temple, such as historical buildings, places related to the Tokugawa family, and valuable cultural properties that were not widely known until now.
Five. ELternal Company Profile
ELternal Co., Ltd.
1-22-3 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
ELternal Co., Ltd. was founded in July 2020 and is dedicated to “Bringing excitement to Japan.'' With this mission, we are developing social problem-solving businesses in four domains: tourism development consulting, regional revitalization consulting, shrines and temples (temples/shrines) consulting, and next-generation permanent memorial services.
[Representative profile]
Representative Director, President and CEO Takayasu Kokubo
Graduated from Waseda University Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA). Tourism resource development consultant. Shrine and temple consultant.
While attending Waseda University's graduate school, he won a business plan contest and founded ELternal Co., Ltd. together with the same university. He is good at planning marketing strategies and even handles specific sales promotion practices. Among them, it has a reputation for developing tourism resources centered on temples and shrines, and in the Saitama Good Luck Daishi Regional Revitalization Project, which it has been working on since 2018, it has revived the New Year's visit to ancient temples. From 2018 to 2023, the number of worshipers will increase 500 times (from 1,000 to 500,000) in just five years. Currently, he is one of Japan's leading temple and shrine consultants, and is currently involved in multiple large-scale consulting projects, including World Heritage temples.
