Shōfuku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect.
• Its mountain name is Matsushimayama.
• The 6th temple of the Aizu Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage.
• Dedicated to the Eleven-faced Kannon.

What to see

• Kannon-do hall, completed in 1558, is an Important Cultural Property.
• Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva statue is the principal image.
• Wooden Fudo Myoo statue is a Prefectural Important Cultural Property.
• Wooden Bishamonten statue is a Prefectural Important Cultural Property.
• Bronze bell is a Prefectural Important Cultural Property.

Getting there

• Take an Aizu Bus from Kitakata Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.