Fumon-bō Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
• Its sango is Daihi-zan.
• It is the 10th fudasho of Okitama Sanjusan Kannon Pilgrimage.
• It was one of six sub-temples of Henjō-ji.

What to see

• The principal image is Batō Kannon Bosatsu.
• The statue is a 198 cm wooden standing statue.
• The statue is a Yamagata Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.
• The main hall was built in the late Edo period.
• The principal image is a hibutsu, opened every 60 years.

When to go

• A special opening of the statue was held in 2014.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.