Kaigen-in Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture.
• Founded in 1439 by Toki Yorimoto.
• Gessen Shōin was the founding priest in 1443.

What to see

• The main gate, built in 1801, is a city cultural property.
• A seated statue of Sho Kannon Bosatsu, created in 1356.
• The Kannon statue is a Gifu Prefecture cultural property.
• A portrait of founding priest Gessen Shōin.
• A palanquin from the late Edo period.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.