Hōgen-ji Temple

What it is

• Founded in 1633 by Asano Nagaharu, first lord of Miyoshi Domain.
• It is the Asano family's family temple.
• Belongs to the Rinzai sect Myoshin-ji school.
• The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai.

What to see

• Main hall plaque is Asano Nagaharu's autograph.
• Weeping cherry tree planted by Oishi Yoshio.
• Gishido hall enshrines wooden statues of Akō rōnin.
• Yōzen-in's hair is enshrined in a tower.
• Statue of Asano Nagaharu erected in 1999.
• Gukyokusen is a garden behind the main hall.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.