Onsen-ji Temple

What it is

• A Buddhist temple founded in 738 by Douchi Shonin.
• Dedicated to the Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.
• 29th sacred site of Saigoku Yakushi 49 Pilgrimage.
• 33rd sacred site of Tajima Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage.

What to see

• Main hall, a National Important Cultural Property from 1387.
• Nio-mon gate built in the Edo period.
• Yakushi-do hall built in the Edo period.
• Multi-storied pagoda rebuilt in 1768.
• Statue of Jibo Kannon built in 2007.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.