Hoshimiya Shrine (Gujo)

What it is

• One of six core shrines for Mount Koga worship.
• Dedicated to the deity Myojo Tenshi.
• The divine object is a statue of Kokuzo Bosatsu.
• Current buildings rebuilt after 1727.

What to see

• Remnant of the Great Prajnaparamita Sutra, an Important Cultural Property.
• Wooden seated statue of Kokuzo Bosatsu, late Kamakura to Muromachi period.
• Zao Gongen statue from the late Kamakura period.
• Yakushi Nyorai and Kannon Bosatsu statues from the late Heian period.
• Collection of 39 hanging Buddha images.

Getting there

• About 7km from Minami-Kariayasu Station on the Nagaragawa Railway.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.