Ōkura-ji Temple
大蔵寺
Okuraji Temple, or Moto-Koya, is a historic Shingon temple with Japan's oldest Daishido.
What it is
- Ryumon Shingon sect temple, mountain name Unkanzan.
- Also called Moto-Koya, meaning 'Original Koya'.
- Kukai entered the temple in the early Heian period.
- Principal image is Yakushi Nyorai.
What to see
- Main Hall is an Important Cultural Property.
- Main Hall was built in the Kamakura period.
- Daishido is an Important Cultural Property.
- Daishido is Japan's oldest Daishido.
- Wooden standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai is an Important Cultural Property.
- Wooden standing statue of Tenbu-gyo is an Important Cultural Property.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Ōkura-ji Temple Open in Google Maps
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