Gyokushin-in Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha temple.
• Known as Tamagawa Daishi.
• Founded in the Taisho era.
• Features an underground Buddha hall built in 1934.

What to see

• An underground Buddha hall, 5 meters deep and 100 meters long.
• The hall is made of reinforced concrete.
• 300 stone Buddha statues are inside the hall.
• A 2.2-meter Kobo Daishi statue is the main image.
• The granite Kobo Daishi statue weighs about 2 tons.

Getting there

• A 10-minute walk from Futako-Tamagawa Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.