Chōtoku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple.
• Known as Senju Kannon in the local area.
• The 10th site of the Echigo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

What to see

• Nio-mon gate, built in 1749, Irimoya-zukuri style.
• Wooden Kongo Rikishi statues from the Edo period.
• Itabi stone monument from the Kamakura period.

When to go

• Annually for the 17th Night Festival.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.