Isoku-ji Temple
意足寺
Isoku-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple with an ancient Kannon statue, worth visiting for its history.
What it is
- A Soto Zen Buddhist temple.
- Founded in 805 by Shin'an Soron Daikoji.
- Its mountain name is Yutanisan.
- Principal image is the Eleven-faced Thousand-armed Kannon Bosatsu.
What to see
- A wooden standing statue of Senju Kannon.
- The statue is an Important Cultural Property.
- Statue is made of cypress wood from the Heian period.
- The statue is 109.0 cm tall.
Getting there
- 15-minute drive from JR Wakasa-Hongo Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
福井県大飯郡おおい町万願寺7-5 Open in Google Maps
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