Yokokura-ji Temple

What it is

• A Tendai sect temple, founded as Ryokai-zan Yokokura-ji.
• Main image is Yakushi Nyorai.
• First temple of the Mino 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
• Rebuilt in the Edo period after a 1571 fire.

What to see

• Main hall, completed in 1671.
• Three-storied pagoda, completed in 1663.
• Many cultural properties, including Important Cultural Properties.
• A Sokushinbutsu (self-mummified Buddha) of Myoshin Hosshi.
• Known as "Mino's Shosoin."

When to go

• Famous spot for autumn leaves.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.