Myohoji Temple, West Hollywood, California
At this time, including the Head Temple Taisekiji, Nichiren Shoshu has 724 temples throughout Japan. Additionally, overseas, there are a total of nine temples in the following countries - the United States of America, Brazil, France and Spain - and three representative offices in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Each Nichiren Shoshu temple is solemnly endowed with the Three Treasures of True Buddhism - the Buddha, the Law and the Priesthood, and centers around the Gohonzon which has been inscribed and transmitted down from the time of Nichiren Daishonin to the present. Each Nichiren Shoshu temple, regardless of its country or location, carries the grave responsibility of mission to correctly partake in the propagation, in the practice and in the transmission of the orthodox, legitimate True Law and True Teachings expounded by Nichiren Daishonin.
Moreover, each Nichiren Shoshu temple throughout the world fulfills the basic, yet pivotal, role of conducting various Buddhist services and ceremonial rites for those believers who visit the temples. It trains lay believers to foster their faith, as well as provides a place to practice for both the lay believers and the priesthood to mutually accumulate good fortune and benefits. The number of overseas lay believers at present totals 600,000 in 40 different countries.