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Jigen-ji Temple

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Jigen-ji Temple, founded in the 7th or 9th century, offers historical buildings and cultural properties.

Jigen-ji Temple
Asturio Cantabrio CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Shingon Buddhist temple, mountain name Funaoka-san.
  • Dedicated to the main deity Shō Kannon Bosatsu.
  • Founded in the late 7th century by Satmyo Daidoku.
  • Alternatively, founded in 860 by Shinga.

What to see

  • The main gate, a registered tangible cultural property.
  • Funaoka Kannon-do and the main hall.
  • Site of the 1868 Iwamura-Kawai meeting, a cultural property.
  • Iwamura Takatoshi's autobiography draft, a cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

新潟県小千谷市平成2丁目3-35 Open in Google Maps

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