An ancient Tendai sect temple said to have been founded by the sage Hodo in 650 (Hakuchi 1), and the 26th temple on the Saigoku Pilgrimage of Thirty-Three Temples. Its three-story pagoda, built in the Heian period, is designated a National Treasure and stands as one of Japan's representative examples of Heian architecture. The principal image is the Holy Kannon Bodhisattva. Quietly nestled in the …

Ichijo-ji Temple is said to have been founded in 650 by the legendary monk Hodo Sennin, a priest of Indian origin believed to have opened sacred sites throughout the Harima region. During the Heian period, the temple enjoyed imperial patronage and its precincts were gradually developed. The existing…