Hōrin-ji Temple

What it is

• An Ōbaku sect temple, founded in 1664.
• Main deity is Shaka Nyorai.
• One of the Hamanako Kohoku Gozan temples.
• Founded by Dokutan Shōkei and Kondō Sadamochi.

What to see

• Statues of the Twenty-Four Devas.
• The Kinmeiseki, a ringing stone.
• The Butsuden, built in 1667, an Important Cultural Property.
• The Hōjō, built in 1716, an Important Cultural Property.
• The Sanmon gate, built in 1693.
• Sanmon's plaque, calligraphed by Ingen Ryūki.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.