Enmei-in Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 1063 by Fujiwara Soen.
• Dedicated to Jizo Bosatsu, its principal image.
• Converted to Shingon-shu in 1504.

What to see

• The current Jizo-do hall, built in 1734.
• A wooden Jizo Bosatsu statue, a cultural property.
• The main hall, rebuilt in 1927.
• The kuri (monks' living quarters), rebuilt in 1927.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.