Kaichō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-Omuro sect Buddhist temple.
• First appeared in literature in 1240.

What to see

• A large ginkgo tree, 30 meters tall.
• The main hall, built in 1864.
• A bell tower gate.
• A bronze bell cast in 1291.
• Wooden statues of Yakushi Nyorai and two attendants.

When to go

• Mid-November to early December for yellow ginkgo leaves.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.