Nenbutsu-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 1622 by Matsudaira Sadakatsu.
• Its mountain name is Koma-zan.

What to see

• Late Kamakura period wooden Amitabha Nyorai statue.
• Muromachi period stone Jizo Bodhisattva statue.
• Memorial for founder Matsudaira Sadakatsu.
• Grave of Nara Bugyo Kuwayama Motochika.

Getting there

• 2-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station.
• 10-minute walk from JR Nara Station East Exit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.