Shōzen-in Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Chizan-ha temple.
• Commonly known as "Nekodera" or Cat Temple.
• Its Kannon-do hall was built in 1625.
• Main hall and living quarters are Japan Heritage cultural properties.

What to see

• A pair of guardian cats (Komane) next to the main gate.
• The Kannon-do hall, a National Important Cultural Property.
• Cats carved on the altar's panel inside the Kannon-do hall.
• Kannon-do hall has a hip-and-gable roof and thatched roof.

Getting there

• 20-minute walk from Kumagawa Railway Yunomae Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.