Kannon-ji Temple

What it is

• A Tendai sect temple restored by Tokihara Haruyori in 1525
• The main hall features architectural characteristics from the Muromachi period
• Naito Kiyonari ordered significant repairs to the site during the Tokugawa period
• The main hall underwent a major restoration project in 1990

What to see

• The main hall and Deva gate are designated prefectural cultural properties
• A wooden seated Eleven-faced Kannon statue kept as a cultural property
• Two Nio guardian statues from 1650 housed inside the Deva gate
• The Deva gate was restored using materials salvaged from the main hall
• A city-designated painting depicting Amida and Kannon

Getting there

• The temple is a fifteen minute drive from Ushiku Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.