Tōgaku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture.
• Founded in 1390 by Kaito Kinko, lord of Nakajima Castle.
• Became the family temple of the Matsudaira Geki family in 1590.

What to see

• Three enshrined statues: Kannon, Yakushi Nyorai, and Jizo Bosatsu.
• Buddhist statues from Injoji Temple, now Tangible Cultural Properties.
• Unearthed gilt bronze sutra cylinder, buried in 1252.
• Two wooden standing Yakushi Nyorai statues, cultural properties.
• A wooden standing Bodhisattva statue, a cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.