The 13th temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple pilgrimage, an ancient temple of the Shingon sect Daikakuji branch founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai in 815 (Konin 6). Within the precincts, the Kusari no Gyoba (Sakasa-Kusari, the Inverted Chain Training Ground) is known as the only chain-climbing site on the Shikoku pilgrimage circuit, offering a Shugendo-style training experience in which practition…

Founded by Kobo Daishi, the temple's principal image of the Eleven-faced Kannon is said to be his own handiwork. The chain-climbing training ground within the precincts is known as a site of Shugendo-style ascetic practice.