Renjō-ji Temple

What it is

• A temple of the Jodo Shinshu Kengoin sect.
• Founded by Gyōki during the Tenpyō era.
• Re-established by Ki no Aritsune in the Heian period.
• Received land from Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1602.

What to see

• Main hall enshrines a white, nude Amida Nyorai statue.
• Amida Nyorai statue dates from the Kamakura period.
• Large Kannon statue erected in 1964 to mourn war dead.
• Kannon Bosatsu and Seishi Bosatsu statues are Important Cultural Properties.
• Kannon Bosatsu statue dates from the Heian period.
• Seishi Bosatsu statue dates from the Muromachi period.

When to go

• Hidden Amida Nyorai statue opened annually in May.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.