Kōfuku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha Buddhist temple.
• Founded by Jikaku Daishi Ennin during the Jowa era (834-848).
• Restored by Choben Ajari in the Kamakura period.
• Temple grounds were the residence of Inage Shigenari.

What to see

• Main hall enshrines a seated statue of Inage Shigenari.
• Main hall holds ancestral tablets of the Inage family.
• Inage Shigenari's grave is in the cemetery.
• Wooden standing Kannon statue is a cultural property.
• Wooden standing Jizo Bosatsu statue is a cultural property.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Mukogaoka-Yuen Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.