Zuigan-ji Temple

What it is

• Jodo-shu Buddhist temple, also called Iwauchi Zuigan-ji.
• Founded by Kukai, re-established in the Edo period.
• Main deity is a stone Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.

What to see

• Mie Prefecture designated scenic garden, completed in 1812.
• Main hall and other buildings rebuilt in the late Edo period.
• Kannon River flows through the temple grounds.
• Pond and a three-storied pagoda are on the grounds.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.