The 52nd temple of the Shikoku 88 Sacred Places pilgrimage, a venerable ancient temple enshrining Juichimen Kannon (the Eleven-faced Kannon). Its main hall, built during the Kamakura period, is designated a National Treasure as the oldest surviving wooden structure among the Shikoku pilgrimage temples. One of the oldest sacred sites in Iyo Province, traditionally founded in 587 at the imperial req…

Taisanji Temple is said to have been founded in 587 AD (the 6th year of the Bidatsu era) by Mano Choja at the behest of Emperor Yomei, making it one of the oldest sacred sites in Iyo Province. During the Nara period, the monk Gyoki is traditionally credited with visiting the temple and expanding its…