Yakushi-in Temple

What it is

• A Koyasan Shingon sect temple founded by the monk Gyoki.
• The seventh station on the Akashi Saigoku Pilgrimage route.
• Commonly known as Botan-dera due to its extensive peony gardens.
• The main hall enshrines the deities Yakushi Nyorai and Kobo Daishi.

What to see

• A two thousand square meter garden containing fifty species of peonies.
• The Sazuke Jizo statue which was erected in 1973.
• Traditional artworks housed on-site by the painter Ishida Yutei.
• The Seireizan mountain setting and the historic main hall architecture.

Getting there

• A ten-minute walk from Sanyo Uozumi Station.
• A twenty-minute walk from JR Uozumi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.