Jigan-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen Buddhist temple located in Takatsuki City.
• The temple is dedicated to the Sho-kanzeon Bodhisattva.
• Tradition credits the founding of the temple to Prince Shotoku.
• The site originally belonged to the Tendai sect before converting in 1739.

What to see

• The surrounding forest is a designated city protection area.
• The Tsukimi Nanten Inari shrine is located on the temple grounds.
• The western mountains where the Ishikawa Toshitari epitaph was discovered.
• The area behind the temple which was once used as a clay quarry.

Getting there

• The temple is a ten minute walk from Akutagawa Elementary School bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.