Gyokuō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect Myoshinji school temple.
• Known for doll memorial services.
• Re-established as Gyokuoji in 1507.
• Became the 9th pilgrimage site in 1659.

What to see

• The main image is an Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.
• The temple gate, built in 1768.
• The bell tower, rebuilt in 1769.
• Kannon-do hall and Kannon statues, completed in 1780.
• The main hall, rebuilt in 1888.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.