A sub-temple of Sennyuji with origins in the private Buddha hall of a villa built in Fushimi by Tachibana no Toshinari, son of Regent Fujiwara no Yorimichi; relocated and reestablished at its current site within Sennyuji in 1902. The principal Amida Nyorai image and the 25 Bosatsu statues, dating from the late Heian period, are Important Cultural Properties — a rare group of three-dimensional figu…

Sokujoin traces its origins to the late Heian period. Around 1094, the temple is said to have been founded as the private Buddha hall of a mountain villa built in Fushimi by Tachibana no Toshinari, son of Regent Fujiwara no Yorimichi. The principal Amida Nyorai and the 25 Bosatsu statues, believed t…