Makaya-ji Temple
摩訶耶寺
A historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 726 featuring a rediscovered medieval garden and ancient national treasure statues.
What it is
- A temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect founded by Gyoki in the year 726
- Originally named Shintatsu-ji and dedicated to a hidden Sho-kanzeon Bosatsu statue
- Home to a scenic garden built between the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
What to see
- A designated Place of Scenic Beauty garden rediscovered by an engineer in the 1960s
- A wooden Senju Kannon statue designated as a national Important Cultural Property
- A wooden Fudo Myoo statue listed as a national Important Cultural Property
- A wooden Amida Nyorai statue recognized as a prefectural Tangible Cultural Property
Getting there
- The temple is a twenty-six minute walk from Mikkabi Station
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Makaya-ji Temple Open in Google Maps
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