Tanjō-ji

What it is

• A Jōdo-shū temple in Nara, Japan.
• Also known as Tanjōdō or Sanmune-dono.
• Stands on the site of Toyonari's mansion.
• Believed to be the birthplace of Chūjō-hime.

What to see

• Main hall: seated statue of Chūjō Hōnyo-ni.
• Main hall: statues of Hōnen Shōnin and Amitābha Tathāgata.
• Gokuraku-dō: Amitābha Tathāgata and Chūjō-hime's bath well.
• Yakushi-dō: Yakushi Nyorai, Kōbō-Daishi, and Shōmen Kongō.
• Inari-sha: Yoshitaka Daimyōjin.
• Fragment of Empress Kōmyō's prayer from 740.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.