Iwaya Myōken-gū

What it is

• A Buddhist hall in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture.
• It is an Okunoin of Jūharamitsu-ji temple.
• Dedicated to Hokushin Myōken Daibosatsu.
• The main hall was rebuilt in 1691.

What to see

• Kūkai carved a statue of Kokūzō Bosatsu on a rock face.
• The main hall has a roof stone and a canopy stone.
• The Daishidō houses a stone statue of Kōbō Daishi.
• The Gumonji-dō enshrines a stone statue of Kokūzō Bosatsu.
• The Kannon-dō is the first of 33 mini pilgrimage sites.
• Artifacts from 1200 years ago were excavated.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.