Hōkō-ji Temple
法光寺
Hōkō-ji Temple is an ancient Tendai temple with unique cultural properties.
What it is
- Tendai sect temple, mountain name Kōmyōzan.
- Founded in 863 by Ozuki Imaō.
- Ancestral temple of the Ozuki clan.
- Principal image is Yakushi Nyorai.
What to see
- Current main hall, built in 1916.
- Stone pagoda, believed to be Ozuki Imaō's tomb.
- Naoka Jizō, carved by Saichō.
- Two wooden statues of male and female deities.
- Painted map of temple grounds.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
滋賀県大津市苗鹿2-7-11 Open in Google Maps
この施設の関係者の方へ
このページは公開情報をもとに Japan Gems が作成し、訪日外国人向けに英語で掲載しています。 写真や情報の追加・修正を承っています。お店の写真に差し替えることもできます。
このページの情報を更新する
