Iō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha Buddhist temple.
• Founded as a branch temple of Enjō-in.
• Mountain name 'Jōgūzan' from Prince Shōtoku's alias.

What to see

• Current main hall built in 1691.
• Late Heian period wooden seated statue of Dainichi Nyorai.
• Statue known as 'Hail-averting Dainichi-sama'.
• Dainichi Nyorai statue is a prefectural cultural property.
• Bronze bell is a Saitama City cultural property.

Getting there

• 9-minute walk from Naka-Urawa Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.