Kichijō-ji Temple
吉祥寺
Kichijō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with one of the oldest gates in Saitama City.
What it is
- A Tendai sect temple.
- Founded in 829 by the monk Ennin.
- Enshrines Jizō Bodhisattva.
- Was a central Tendai temple in the Edo period.
What to see
- The principal image is Amitābha Tathagata.
- Temple gate built around 1660.
- Temple gate is a designated cultural property.
- Temple gate is one of the oldest in the city.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
埼玉県さいたま市緑区大字中尾1410 Open in Google Maps
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