Sairin-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 741 by Gyo-ki.
• The 48th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
• The 8th temple of the Iyo 13 Butsu Sacred Sites.

What to see

• The main image: Eleven-faced Kannon Bosatsu.
• Main hall, rebuilt in 1707.
• Bell tower, rebuilt in 1707.
• Daishi-do hall, rebuilt in 2008.

Getting there

• 0.8 km from Takanoko Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.