Chiman-ji Temple

What it is

• Tendai sect temple in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
• Founded between 767 and 770 by Hirochi.
• Rebuilt in 1189 by Minamoto no Yoritomo's order.
• Current main hall built by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

What to see

• Main Hall is a national Important Cultural Property.
• Giant cedar trees on the temple grounds.
• Juppon Sugi is a national natural monument.
• Wooden statue of Senju Kannon is a Prefectural Cultural Property.
• Chumon, Yakushido, and Nio-mon are Prefectural Cultural Properties.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.