Taisan-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon Buzan sect temple founded by the priest Kukai in 810
• The Mito Tokugawa family used this site to pray for safe childbirth
• The Shogunate historically granted the temple a ten koku land domain
• Restored by Yua in 1457 and renamed from its original title

What to see

• A traditional temple gate designated as a Shirosato Town cultural property
• The main hall which was rebuilt during the late Showa era
• A red seal letter issued by the Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune
• A historical letter written by Oyama Yoshikatsu held as a cultural property

Getting there

• Fourteen minute walk from the Takaneyama-iriguchi bus stop

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.