Sanmyo-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen Buddhist temple.
• Also known as Toyokawa Benzaiten.
• Formal name is Ryounzan Myoonkaku Sanmyo Zenji.
• Main deity is Senju Kannon.

What to see

• A 14.5-meter high triple pagoda, rebuilt in 1531.
• The main hall, rebuilt in 1712.
• An unclothed Benzaiten statue.
• One of the Mikawa Shichifukujin pilgrimage sites.

When to go

• Benzaiten statue dressed every 12 years in the year of the snake.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.