Chokoku-ji Temple

What it is

• Koyasan Shingon sect temple, founded in 1480.
• Dedicated to the Eleven-faced Kannon Bosatsu.
• The 2nd Fudasho of New Shikoku Mandala Sacred Sites.
• The 19th Fudasho of Awa Hokurei Yakushi Sacred Sites.

What to see

• Main hall, rebuilt in 1601.
• Nio and Shitenno statues inside the main hall.
• Bell tower with Hakamagoshi-zukuri style.
• Ginkgo tree, designated a natural monument.
• Two documents designated as cultural properties.

Getting there

• 80 meters from Konpira-mae Station on the JR Naruto Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.