Saishō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chisan-ha temple.
• Founded in 598 as Nishiaminobo.
• Renamed Saishoji in 1942.
• A branch temple of Osu Kannon Hoshouin.

What to see

• Main image: standing statue of Sho Kannon Bosatsu.
• Wooden standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai (cultural property).
• Wooden standing statue of Sho Kannon Bosatsu (cultural property).
• Wooden seated statue of Jizo Bosatsu (cultural property).

When to go

• Monthly sutra copying sessions are offered.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.