Zendo-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
• Founded in 1191 by Shoko Shonin.
• Originally named Komyo-ji Temple.
• Renamed Zendo-ji in 1217.

What to see

• Main hall, built in 1786, is Kyushu's largest wooden Buddhist hall.
• Great Gate, built in 1651.
• Eight buildings are Important Cultural Properties.
• Two wooden seated statues are Important Cultural Properties.
• Konshi Kinnde Kan Fugenkyo scroll is an Important Cultural Property.
• Tomb of Tachibana Ginchiyo was discovered in 2016.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.