Konren-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple, mountain name Saikyozan.
• Innoshima island's oldest temple.
• Rebuilt in 1449 as a Rinzai Zen temple.
• Became the Murakami Suigun family temple in 1577.

What to see

• The main image is Yakushi Nyorai.
• Innoshima Suigun Castle is on the temple grounds.
• Murakami clan historical materials are owned by the temple.
• Innoshima Murakami Family Graves are a city historic site.
• Graves include 18 Hōkyōintō and many Gorintō pagodas.
• A city-designated natural monument Mokkoku tree.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.