Hase-dera Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
• Founded in 753 by Tokudo Shonin.
• The first of the new Hasedera temples.
• Stop 10 on the Izumi Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

What to see

• A main hall rebuilt with reinforced concrete.
• A Kannon statue evacuated during the war.
• The Izumi Hasedera Engi, from the Muromachi period.
• The Engi is a designated cultural property.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Shukuin Station.
• Shukuin Station is on the Hankai Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.