Hōji-in Temple

What it is

• A Shingon Buzan sect temple established during the early Edo period.
• The main deity is an Eleven-faced Kannon statue dating back to 1720.
• It serves as a branch temple of the famous Hase-dera since 1939.
• The site originally enshrined Fudo Myoo as its primary deity.

What to see

• The Eleven-faced Kannon statue which has been the main deity since 1720.
• The Fudo Hall which houses the temple's original primary deity.
• Architectural elements belonging to the Shingon Buzan Buddhist tradition.

Getting there

• The temple is a seven-minute walk from Yatsuka Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.