Fumon-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen Buddhist temple.
• Its mountain name is Kaiganzan.
• Dedicated to Shokannon Bosatsu.
• The 29th site of the Oshu Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage.

What to see

• The current main hall, built in 1877.
• A three-storied pagoda, 12.5m tall, built in 1809.
• A designated wooden seated statue of Shokannon.
• A silk painting of Aizen Myoo from the Muromachi period.
• A designated natural monument crape myrtle tree, over 300 years old.
• A Guinness World Record display of tsurushi kazari.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.