Hagaji Temple in Obama City enshrines a standing Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva designated an Important Cultural Property. It is said to have been founded in 717 by the monk Taicho at the command of Empress Gensho. The principal image, an approximately 172 cm Heian-period wooden sculpture, is admired for its refined features and graceful form. The main hall, a Muromachi-period structure, is also …

Said to have been founded in 717 (Yoro 1) by the monk Taicho at the command of Empress Gensho. During the Heian period it functioned as an official temple for the Wakasa provincial government. The main hall (Important Cultural Property) is a Muromachi-period structure and, together with the principa…