Tōgan-ji Temple

What it is

• A Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple.
• Founded by Oda Nobuyuki to mourn his father Nobuhide.
• Established during the Tenbun era.
• Named after Nobuhide's posthumous Buddhist name.

What to see

• Statue of Sho Kannon Bosatsu is the principal image.
• Painting of Benzaiten once owned by Nobuhide.
• Naked Benzaiten and Kankibutsu statues.
• Wooden fish with a diameter of one meter.
• Nagoya Daibutsu, a large Buddha statue built in 1987.

When to go

• Nemuri Benten statue is unveiled twice a year.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.