Tenpuku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon Buddhist temple, founded by Gyoki between 729 and 766.
• Dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai, its principal image.
• The 32nd Fudasho of the Shikoku 36 Fudo Pilgrimage.
• Kukai visited and established it as a Shingon dojo.

What to see

• Nio-mon gate with stone Nio statues.
• Main hall, Enma-do, Sanno-do, and Shoro-do buildings.
• Goma-do houses a half-seated Fudo Myoo statue.

Getting there

• 7.5 km from Okamoto Station on Kotohira Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.