Agishi Honsei-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo Shinshu Otani-ha temple.
• Converted to Shinshu in 1268.
• Became a 'furegashira' in 1610.
• Ancestral tablet place for the Nijo family in 1850.

What to see

• Main hall, gate, bell tower, and drum tower completed in 1792.
• Main hall is one of Japan's three great thatched roofs.
• Main hall is a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.
• Agishi Honsei-ji documents are a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.
• Agishi Kogiku-zakura is a Prefectural Natural Monument.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.