Muryoko-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
• Main deity is Amitabha Tathagata.
• Rebuilt in 1613 after an earlier destruction.
• A model for 'Hama-no-tachi' in The Tale of Genji.

What to see

• The temple gate survived the 1945 Kobe air raid.
• Gate has carvings attributed to Hidari Jingoro.
• Main hall rebuilt after the war.
• Narrow path in front called 'Tsuta-no-Hosomichi'.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.