Koryu-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon sect Buddhist temple.
• Main deity is Senju Sen-gen Kanzeon Bosatsu.
• 10th sacred site of the Shikoku Betsukaku Nijū Reijō.
• 22nd sacred site of the Shikoku Sanjūroku Fudōson.

What to see

• Main hall built in 1375, a National Important Cultural Property.
• Hōkyōintō memorial tower for Minamoto no Yoritomo.
• Bronze bell from 1286, an Important Cultural Property.
• Triple pagoda from 1836, an Ehime Prefecture Cultural Property.

When to go

• Known for its beautiful autumn leaves.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.