Saikō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Koyasan Shingon sect temple.
• Also known as Shotengu Saikoji.
• Founded in 658 by En no Ozunu.
• Formerly called Settsu-no-kuni Jinguji.

What to see

• Main hall enshrines a Daishokangi-ten statue.
• Daikokuten statue from the mid-Muromachi period.

When to go

• January 1st for Gantan-sai Shushoue.
• February 3rd for Setsubun Yakuyoke Hoshimatsuri.
• October 15th and 16th for the Tengu Festival.

Getting there

• Walk north from Hankyu Mino Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.