Daikō-in Temple

What it is

• A Jodo sect temple founded in 1611 by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
• The site honors Nitta Yoshishige, an ancestor of the Tokugawa clan.
• Commonly known as Kosodate Donryu after its founding abbot Donryu Shonin.
• A designated station on the Gunma Shichifukujin pilgrimage route.

What to see

• The Kisshomon main gate, which is a city-designated cultural property.
• A statue of Amida Nyorai housed within the main hall.
• The Kaizando hall, rebuilt in 1934 as a reinforced concrete structure.
• The graves of Nitta Yoshishige and the abbot Donryu Shonin.

Getting there

• Located a 20-minute walk from Ota Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.