Kannon-ji Temple, Kitano-tenmangu

What it is

• A Shingon sect Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 806 by Emperor Kanmu's imperial order.
• Main deity is an Eleven-faced Kannon.
• Formerly the jinguji of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.

What to see

• The main hall, rebuilt in 1607.
• Main hall is a Kyoto City Designated Tangible Cultural Property.
• The reido, built in 1694.
• Thirty-three Kannon statues are enshrined.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Kitano-Hakubaicho Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.