Ryūsen-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Daigo-ha head temple.
• Founded around 700 AD by En no Gyōja.
• Main deity is Miroku Bosatsu.
• A training ground for Shugendō ascetics.

What to see

• The "Ryu no Kuchi" spring with purifying water.
• The main hall, rebuilt in 1960.
• The temple's back mountain, a natural monument.

When to go

• Hachidai Ryūōdō Grand Festival: second Sunday of October.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.