Kōan-ji Temple

What it is

• A Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple.
• Established in 1279.
• A prayer place for successive Aizu lords.
• One of the Aizu Korori San Kannon temples.

What to see

• The Kannon-dō hall, also called Nakada Kannon.
• An Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva, cast in 1274.
• Main image and two attendant figures are Important Cultural Properties.
• The old Kannon-dō Zushi is an Important Cultural Property.

Getting there

• Near Negishi Station on the Tadami Line.
• Parking is available for 20 vehicles.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.