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Yakushi-ji Temple

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Yakushi-ji Temple: a Shingon-shu temple with a mountain hall, part of a pilgrimage.

Yakushi-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect temple.
  • Its mountain name is Iwayasan.
  • The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai.
  • It is the 59th Fudasho of the New Shikoku Mandala Pilgrimage.

What to see

  • The main hall is on the temple grounds.
  • Iwaya Kannon-do is near the mountaintop.
  • The principal image of Iwaya Kannon-do is Eleven-faced Kannon Bosatsu.

When to go

  • An annual festival is held on February 11th.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

高知県高知市介良丙1832 Open in Google Maps

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