An ancient Shingon Chizan sect temple in Chikura, Minamiboso, one of Boso's premier autumn foliage spots. Enshrining Yakushi Nyorai as principal image, an ancient sacred site for healing and health prayers. Said to have been founded during the Tenpyo era (729-749) of the Nara period, boasting nearly 1,300 years of history. The grounds are in the mountains of southern Boso, with magnificent autumn …

Tradition holds that a disciple of En no Gyoja founded the temple during the Tenpyo era (729-749). In the Nara period, it served as a center of mountain faith as a Shugendo sacred site. The bronze Juichimen Kannon from the Nara period arrived in Boso through mysterious circumstances. In the Heian pe…