Hōgon-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
• Founded by Gyoki in the Nara period.
• Main deity is Daibenzaiten.
• One of Japan's Three Great Benzaiten sites.

What to see

• The Karamon is a National Treasure.
• The Kannon-do is an Important Cultural Property.
• The Watariro (low roof, boat corridor) is an Important Cultural Property.
• The Watariro (high roof) is an Important Cultural Property.
• The enshrined Senju Kannon Bosatsu is also called Chikubu Island Kannon.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.