Muryō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
• Founded before 1594 by Kounsha Myoyo Jugo.
• A branch temple of Saioji in Shiba, Edo.

What to see

• An Eleven-faced Kannon statue, 'Yoga no Kannon-sama'.
• A ginkgo tree nearly 200 years old.
• The main hall.
• The Kannon-do, built around 1830.

When to go

• Kannon statue displayed every 12 years in the Year of the Horse.

Getting there

• About a 5-minute walk from Yoga Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.