Chōkō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture.
• Family temple of the Toda clan.
• Founded in 1275 as a Tendai sect temple.
• Converted to the Soto Zen sect.

What to see

• The mountain gate, built in 1694.
• The Chujakumon gate, built in 1831.
• Main hall enshrines the Shakamuni Buddha.
• Juodo hall enshrines the Ten Kings and Jizo Bodhisattva.
• Graves of successive Toda clan heads.
• Wooden Kannon Bodhisattva statue is a cultural property.

When to go

• Kannon statue is publicly displayed once a year.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.