Manshō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect Buddhist temple.
• Known as Iitaka Kannon for warding off evil.
• Founded in the early Heian period by Jikaku Daishi.
• Originally a Tendai sect temple named Manshō-ji.

What to see

• The main deity, an Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.
• Scenic temple grounds designated by Ena City.
• The tea house Engetsu, moved in 2005.
• The Iitaka burial mounds, a historical site.
• A new Kannon-do hall, completed in 2001.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.