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Tōkō-in Temple

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Tōkō-in Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple known for its bush clover garden and important statues.

Tōkō-in Temple
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What it is

  • A Sōtō Zen temple in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
  • Main deity is Yakushi Nyorai.
  • Known as 'Hagi-no-tera' (Bush Clover Temple).
  • Renamed Tōkō-in in 1681.

What to see

  • Eleven-faced Kannon statue in the main hall.
  • Garden 'Hagi-ro-en' is one of Osaka's Green 100.
  • Wooden seated Shaka Nyorai statue is an Important Cultural Property.
  • A Buddha's sarira was donated in 1988.
  • New Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage site number 12.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

大阪府豊中市南桜塚1丁目12-7 Open in Google Maps

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