Sōsen-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shinshu Otani-ha temple located in Kita City, Tokyo.
• Founded by a person named Sosen and originally part of the Tendai sect.
• Converted to Jodo Shinshu during the Keicho era and moved during the Showa period.
• The founding family also established a sister temple in Kanagawa Prefecture.

What to see

• A seated Nyorai statue carved from a single block of wood.
• A seated Bodhisattva statue dating back to the Muromachi period.
• The Bodhisattva statue features a complex multi-block wood construction.

Getting there

• The temple is a three-minute walk from Akabane Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.