Ryuge-ji Temple

What it is

• Special head temple of the Shingon-shu Daigo-ha sect.
• Founded by Kukai, a prominent Buddhist monk.
• Flourished as a mandokoro temple in the Kamakura period.
• 29th fudasho of the Setouchi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

What to see

• Wooden Eleven-faced Kannon statue, a National Important Cultural Property.
• Ima Koya-san Somon, a Prefectural Designated Cultural Property.
• Awashima Shrine Torii, a Prefectural Designated Cultural Property.
• Kekkai-seki, a Prefectural Designated Cultural Property.
• Two remaining sub-temples: Anraku-in and Fukuchi-in.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.