What is "taiseki-ji"

The , informally known as Taiseki-ji Head Temple (English: "Great Rock Field") of the Nichiren Shōshū. It is located on the lower slopes of Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Taiseki-ji was a land donated by '' Nanjo Shichiro-Jiro Tokimitsu'', later founded in the year 1290 by Nikkō Shōnin, one of Nichiren's immediate disciples, and is known for hosting the venerated Dai-Gohonzon within the Hoando building complex. The land complex is visited annually by faithful believers who go on Tozan religious pilgrimages. For the most part, Taisekiji's roaming grounds are open to tourists and visitors for sightseeing, while most buildings, most notably the Hoando is solely restricted to Nichiren Shoshu Hokkeko members and pilgrim believers.