An ancient Tendai sect temple in Mutsuzawa housing a seated Dainichi Nyorai statue (National Important Cultural Property). The Dainichi Nyorai statue, approximately 280cm tall, is known as one of the largest cast bronze Buddhas in the Kanto region. Estimated to be from the early Kamakura period, its powerful form demonstrates the high level of eastern Buddhist culture. The grounds are situated on …

The founding date is unknown, but it is estimated to have existed by the Heian period. Opened as a Tendai sect temple, it served as a training ground for esoteric Buddhist practice. In the early Kamakura period, the seated Dainichi Nyorai statue was cast, becoming the temple's central object of wors…