Yakuō-ji Temple
薬王寺
Yakouji Temple offers Edo-period art and architecture, with a history tied to Kukai.
What it is
- A Shingon Omuro school temple.
- Main deity is Yakushi Nyorai.
- Kukai made it a Shingon sect temple.
- Built on the site of Gotan Haiji Temple.
What to see
- Temple gate built in the early Edo period.
- Guest hall from the late Edo period.
- Fusuma paintings by Kyoto Kano Shijo school artists.
- Small gilt bronze Buddha from 1172.
Getting there
- 20-minute walk from JR Kishin Line Kuse Station.
- 7-minute drive from Yonago Expressway Kuse IC.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
岡山県真庭市台金屋193 Open in Google Maps
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