Chōkoku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha temple.
• Founded in the Tenpyo era (729-749) by Gyoki.
• Dedicated to the Eleven-faced Kannon.
• The 80th sacred site of Kai Hyakuhachi Reijo.

What to see

• The main hall, a nationally Important Cultural Property.
• A wooden Eleven-faced Kannon statue, a hidden Buddha.
• The Kannon statue is a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.

When to go

• The Kannon statue is shown to the public every 33 years.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.