Otanji Temple
大谷寺 (越前町)
Otanji Temple is a Tendai temple with a historic stone pagoda, dedicated to the Eleven-faced Kannon.
What it is
- Tendai sect temple.
- Main deity is Eleven-faced Kannon.
- Formerly a mountain worship temple.
- Separated from Ochi Shrine in 1868.
What to see
- Stone nine-storied pagoda built in 1323.
- Formerly owned a wooden Fudo Myoo standing statue.
- Formerly owned wooden statues of Taicho and two ascetics.
- Taicho statue has an ink inscription from 1493.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
福井県丹生郡越前町大谷寺42-4-1 Open in Google Maps
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