A Jodo Shinshu temple in Nakatsu preserving numerous paintings by Edo literati artist Ike no Taiga, designated Important Cultural Properties.

Jishoji Temple, a Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha temple located in Shinsakana-machi, Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, is traditionally said to have been founded around 1600 (Keicho 5). During the Edo period, as castle-town culture flourished under the Nakatsu domain, the temple is believed to have served as…