Zōfuku-ji Temple

What it is

• Soto Zen Buddhist temple, founded in 1600.
• Its mountain name is Myorizan.
• Founded by Chmura Sukeuemon Shigetsugu.

What to see

• Seven gods of fortune stone statues line the main gate.
• Kannon-do enshrines old Buddhist statues.
• A monument for pilgrims dates to 1716-1736.
• Thirty-three Kannon statues were erected in 1778.
• A Koshin stone shrine from 1799 is unique in Mizunami City.
• Possesses a treasure called "Myori no Hoju."

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.