A Koyasan Shingon-shu temple on Mount Mitaki in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, traditionally founded by Kukai in 809. The temple takes its name from three waterfalls — Komagataki, Bon'on, and Yumei — that cascade through the forested precincts. Its tahoto pagoda, a relocated Important Cultural Property from Wakayama, stands amid ancient cedars.

Mitaki-dera is a Koyasan Shingon-shu temple traditionally said to have been founded by the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) in 809, when he visited Mount Mitaki. The temple takes its name from three waterfalls — Komagataki, Bon'on, and Yumei — that flow through its forested precincts. The main hall is belie…