Hōon-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 737 by Emperor Shomu's imperial order.
• Became Minamoto no Yoritomo's kiganji in 1197.
• The Uesugi family's bodaiji temple.

What to see

• The principal image of Dainichi Nyorai.
• Gilt bronze esoteric Buddhist ritual implements.
• A bronze standing statue of Bishamonten.
• A statue of Zenkoji Nyorai.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.