Ankoku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect Myoshin-ji school temple.
• One of 68 Ankoku-ji temples built by Ashikaga Takauji.
• Principal image is the Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.
• The mountain name is Tokeyzan.

What to see

• A kubizuka (head mound) of Ashikaga Yoshinori.
• The kubizuka is a Hōkyōintō (pagoda) 173 centimeters tall.
• The kubizuka is a Kato City tangible cultural property.
• A Hojo (abbot's quarters).
• A dry landscape garden.
• A Shoro (bell tower).

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.