Muryōju-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect Myoshin-ji school temple.
• Founded as Keiun-ji in 704.
• Moved and developed as a Shingon temple in 822.
• The 4th temple of the Mikawa Shin Shikoku 88 Sacred Places.

What to see

• The main hall, rebuilt in 1917.
• Kakitsubata Garden, completed in 1812.
• 30,000 irises in 16 ponds in the garden.
• Cultural properties in the Yatsuhashi Historic Site Museum.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Mikawa Yatsuhashi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.