Tōgen-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple, Eigen-ji branch.
• Its mountain name is Yoshida-yama.
• Founded in 1700 as Jōkyo-ji.
• Renamed Tōgen-ji in 1766.

What to see

• Main hall, priests' quarters, and study, rebuilt in 1984.
• Enshrines a Yakushi Nyorai statue by Chishō Daishi.
• A Shō Kannon Buddha statue on the grounds.
• A Biwako Koyasu Jizō-son statue.
• Amida Nyorai, the principal image of old Jōkyo-ji.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.