Enman-ji Temple (Koga)

What it is

• A Shingon Buddhist temple reportedly founded by Kukai in the year 809
• The site of the former Kozutsumi Castle, later expanded by the Noda clan
• The 33rd station of the Katsushika Bando Kannon Pilgrimage
• A former administrator for several local Shinto shrines

What to see

• Remnants of square moats and earthen walls surrounding the temple grounds
• A Kannon Hall housing an eleven-headed Kannon statue from 1703
• Four ritual Esoteric Buddhist tools dating back to the late Heian period
• Prefectural cultural properties including a bronze Goko-rei and Sanko-sho

Getting there

• Accessible by bus departing from JR Koga Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.