The third temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage. Founded in the 13th year of Tenpyo (741) by Gyoki at the imperial command of Emperor Shomu, and later designated as one of the sacred sites by Kobo Daishi. A legend survives that reflecting one's face in the spring known as the Golden Well (Kogane-no-Ido), which wells up within the precinct, will grant longevity, and the spring, said …

Konsenji Temple is said to have been founded in 741 CE by the monk Gyoki at the imperial request of Emperor Shomu. Originally named Konkōmyōji, the temple is believed to have comprised a full complex of seven halls. In the early Heian period, the Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) visited the site du…