Daiko-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha temple founded in the early 17th century by Keiryo.
• The main object of worship is a statue of Amida Nyorai.
• The temple served as government army headquarters during the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion.
• It has occupied its current location in Kajiya-machi since 1660.

What to see

• The main hall which was originally donated by a Chinese translator named Yoso.
• A historic temple bell cast in 1672.
• The grave of printer Motoki Shozo, a designated Nagasaki City historic site.
• The burial site of martial artist Saigo Shiro.
• The grave of early Japanese photographer Uchida Kuichi.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.