Tennō-in Temple

What it is

• A Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1155 by Oyama Masamitsu.
• The family mortuary temple for the Oyama clan located in Oyama City.
• The temple occupies the former site of Gion Castle.
• The grounds cover a vast area of approximately fifteen thousand tsubo.

What to see

• Remnants of the original castle earthworks and dry moats.
• A four-hundred-year-old Japanese umbrella pine designated as a natural monument.
• Seven stone stupas belonging to the Oyama clan in the cemetery.
• Sixty-nine stone tablets designated as city cultural properties.
• A portrait of Baishi Shoetsu held within the temple collection.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.