Seigen-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon Buddhist temple founded by Zen Master Tokkai between 1465 and 1487.
• The temple originally belonged to the Rinzai school before converting in 1671.
• It serves as the administrator for the Ameku-gu Shrine located on the same site.
• The current structure was rebuilt in 1958 after being destroyed in 1945.

What to see

• The reconstructed temple buildings dating back to the post-war era.
• The Ameku-gu Shrine which was relocated to this specific site in 1734.

Getting there

• The temple is an eight minute walk from the Kaminoya bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.