Tōmyō-ji Temple

What it is

• Shingon Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 693 by Imperial Prince Toneri.
• Served as a shrine official for Yata Za Kushitama Hiko Shrine.

What to see

• Wooden seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai (Important Cultural Property).
• Wooden standing statue of Bishamonten (Important Cultural Property).
• Wooden standing statue of Kisshōten (Important Cultural Property).
• Stone seven-story pagoda from the Kamakura period.
• Tomb of Tsuduki Kumoari west of the main hall.

Getting there

• Nara Kotsu Bus from Kintetsu Koriyama Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.