Oppoji Temple in Tainai City is a representative ancient temple of northern Echigo, known for having a three-story pagoda designated a National Important Cultural Property. A Tendai sect temple said to have been founded in the Nara period, it has made a significant contribution to the development of Buddhist culture in Echigo. The three-story pagoda was built in the Edo period, and its well-propor…

An ancient temple of Echigo said to have been founded in 726 (Jinki 3) by Gyoki and the Brahmin priest Bodaisena at the votive request of Emperor Shomu. It flourished as a Tendai training hall in the Heian and Kamakura periods, and the three-story pagoda built in the Edo period is designated a Natio…