Gyokuren-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect temple founded by Tokugawa Mitsukuni in 1678.
• The temple is dedicated to the primary deity Jizo Bosatsu.
• The grounds house a historic waterfall named by Tokugawa Mitsukuni in 1683.

What to see

• The Gyokuren Waterfall located within the temple grounds.
• The Kannon-do hall which houses the sacred Gyokuren Kannon statue.
• A wooden Kannon statue attributed to the famous sculptor Jocho.
• The prefectural cultural property statue kept inside the temple buildings.

Getting there

• The site is a thirty minute drive from Hitachi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.