Kyuan-ji Temple

What it is

• Belongs to the Koyasan Shingon sect.
• Main deity is Senju Kannon.
• Founded in 725 by Gyoki.
• Rebuilt in 1145.

What to see

• Main hall's Senju Kannon by Busshi Jocho.
• Thirty-three Kannon Hall.
• Amitabha Hall with Important Cultural Properties.
• Pugyo-no-niwa garden.
• Ruriko-den enshrines oldest Yakushi Nyorai in Ikeda City.
• Rōmon gate is an Important Cultural Property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.