Gokuraku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha temple.
• Founded in the 9th century.
• Flourished in the Heian period.
• Sakanoue Tamuramaro enshrined Bishamonten here.

What to see

• Temple ruins are a National Historic Site.
• Tachibana Bishamondo houses wooden Bishamonten statues.
• Wooden Niten statues are also in Tachibana Bishamondo.
• These statues are Important Cultural Properties.
• Four bronze dragon heads are preserved.
• One bronze shakujo head is preserved.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.