Hocho-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple serving as the seventh site of the Chichibu Pilgrimage.
• Founded by Ryodo Kansei during the early seventeenth century.
• Designated as a historical site of Yokoze Town.
• The current site replaces the original seventh pilgrimage building that burned down in 1782.

What to see

• A main hall designed based on drawings by the scholar Hiraga Gennai.
• An eleven-headed Kannon statue enshrined as the main image of worship.
• A colored paper Nirvana painting created in 1787 and designated as a cultural property.
• The Kannon hall located conveniently inside the main temple building.

Getting there

• A ten-minute walk from the Yokozebashi bus stop.
• Located 0.7 kilometers away from the sixth pilgrimage site.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.