Tokuyū-ji Temple

What it is

• A Yūzū Nenbutsu sect temple.
• Its mountain name is Hōsei-zan.
• Moved to its current location in 1590.
• Built on the former residence of Fujiwara no Toyonari.

What to see

• A wooden Amida Nyorai standing statue.
• A wooden Koyasu Kannon standing statue.
• A wooden Yakushi Nyorai seated statue.
• Tokuyū-ji Bishamon-dō is a designated cultural property.
• A Nara period wooden core dry lacquer Buddha fragment.

Getting there

• Bus from Kintetsu Nara Station.
• Then 130m walk.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.