Jūgan-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple.
• Founded in the late Sengoku to early Edo period.
• Established by Fukyo Daizenni, daughter of Chiba Kunitane.
• Moved locations multiple times before settling in Sarue.

What to see

• Mimamori Kannon, a Kannon Bodhisattva statue.
• The statue is 2.2 times larger than the Yakushi-ji East Pagoda statue.
• Burial site for Seiji Sekine.
• Burial site for Koan Shinba.

Getting there

• A 5-minute walk from Sumiyoshi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.