Jion-ji Temple (Saitama)

What it is

• It is a Tendai sect temple.
• Founded by Ennin during the Tencho era (824-834).
• It is the 12th temple of the Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
• Tokugawa Ieyasu donated temple land in 1591.

What to see

• The main image is Senju Kannon Bosatsu.
• Xuanzang's remains were enshrined here in 1953.
• A reliquary tower, 'Genjo-to', was completed in 1953.
• Nanban-tetsu Toro is a designated cultural property.
• Jion-ji Monjo is a designated cultural property.

Getting there

• Accessible from Toyoharu Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.