Sanshō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo sect Buddhist temple.
• Founded between 1532 and 1555.
• Matsuo Nagato-no-kami Sansho founded it.
• Moved to its current site between 1596 and 1615.

What to see

• Main image is Amida Nyorai.
• Bronze bell is a prefectural cultural property.
• Bell is 87.5 cm tall, 49.5 cm in diameter.
• Bell has inscriptions from 1376 and 1487.
• Shaka Nyorai seated statue is a temple treasure.
• Statue dates from late Kamakura to early Muromachi period.

Getting there

• 10 minutes by bus from Miyoshi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.