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  • Hensho-ji Temple

  • The principal image in this temple is a wooden statue of the 11-Faced Kannon.
  • Address / 14 Nishiura-cho Hirosawa Saga Ukyo-ku
  • Access / JR (rail) : Saga-arashiyama -walk 15 min
    City Bus : Hirosawagosho- nouchicho -walk 4 min
    TEL / 075-861-0413
Hensho-ji

Hensho-ji belong to the Omuro school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.
The temple was built in 989 by the priest Kanjyo.
The principal image in this temple is a wooden statue of the 11-Faced Kannon.
Both a wooden statue of the 11-Faced Kannon and a wooden statue of the deity FudoMyoo were each carved from a single block of wood.
They are buddhist images from establishment.
And they are designated as Important Cultural Properties.


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