Hakusan-ji Temple

What it is

• Tendai sect temple, also called Kojisan Hakusanji or Tofukuji.
• Founded by Gyoki in 723.
• Kannon-do hall was a prayer place for the Nikaido clan.

What to see

• Pine avenue is a Fukushima Prefecture designated natural monument.
• Pine trees are 200 to 300 years old.
• About 6,000 hydrangea plants of 30 varieties.
• Kojisan Jihouraku is a designated intangible folk cultural property.

When to go

• Known for its hydrangeas.
• Kojisan Hydrangea Festival is held annually in July.

Getting there

• 25-minute drive from Sukagawa Interchange.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.