Ganjō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Tendai Buddhist temple.
• Founded by Gyōki in the Nara period.
• Revived by Seikai in 1527.
• A branch temple of Mitsuzō-in.

What to see

• Main image is Amida Nyorai, from the Muromachi period.
• Yakushi Nyorai enshrined in the Yakushi-dō.
• Yakushi-dō serves as a sumo stable practice area.
• Houses an Enkū-butsu statue.

When to go

• A pilgrimage site for the year of the Rooster.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Kintetsu Nagoya Line Kōmori Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.