Yokei-ji Temple

What it is

• A Tendai sect Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 749 by Priest Houn.
• Principal image is the Senju Kannon Bosatsu.
• Second stop on the Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

What to see

• Main hall rebuilt in 1714.
• Wooden seated Yakushi Nyorai statue.
• Wooden standing Shokannon Bosatsu statue.
• Three-storied pagoda.
• Temple bell.

When to go

• Hidden Buddha displayed once every 33 years.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.