The 28th temple of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage, a sacred site in Tosa where Kobo Daishi is said to have personally carved and enshrined an image of Dainichi Nyorai. Located in Nonichi Town, Konan City, the Niomon gate at the entrance to the precincts is the oldest surviving structure in Kochi Prefecture and is an important cultural property. The precincts also include a Kannon hall …

Dainichiji Temple is said to have been founded in 815 by the priest Kukai (Kobo Daishi), who is believed to have carved an image of Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana) himself and enshrined it here. As the 28th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, it has long been revered as an important sacred site along …