Horseshoe Temple

What it is

• A Jodo sect Buddhist temple.
• Founded in the Kamakura period by Azuma Saemon.
• Originally named Batei-an.
• Restored during the Tenbun era by Kanyo Sontei.

What to see

• A large mokkoku tree, a Prefectural Natural Monument.
• A haiku monument of Suzuki Sotan at the tree's base.
• Shaka Sanzonzo painting, a City Cultural Property.
• Suzuki Sotan haikai monument, a City Cultural Property.
• Tokuhon Gyōja Rokuji Myōgō Kuyo Tower, a City Cultural Property.

Getting there

• 3-minute walk from Okegawa Shindo bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.