Gokuraku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Kokubunji-ha temple.
• Founded by Prince Shotoku in 587.
• Its mountain name is Shiunzan.

What to see

• A 139 cm wooden seated Amida Nyorai statue from the Heian period.
• This statue is an Important Cultural Property.
• The Hiroshima Daibutsu, a 4-meter tall gold-leafed Amida Nyorai.
• 600 volumes of Daihannya-kyo scriptures, transcribed in 968.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.