Mano-dera Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chisan-ha Buddhist temple.
• Founded in the year 725.
• The 57th temple of the Kanto Hachijuhakkasho pilgrimage.

What to see

• Main image is a masked Senju Kannon.
• Wooden Senju Kannon statue is a cultural property.
• Wooden Daikokuten statue is a cultural property.
• Asahi Kaiun Daikokuten statue carved in 860.
• One of the largest old Daikokuten statues in Kanto.
• Twenty-eight Deities statues made in 1335.

When to go

• Daikokuten Taisai festival is held on February 6th.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.