Tadaji Temple in Obama City enshrines as its principal image a seated Yakushi Nyorai designated an Important Cultural Property. Said to have been founded in the Nara period, its proximity to the Wakasa provincial capital suggests it once served as an official temple. The principal image, a superb Nara-to-Heian-period sculpture, impresses visitors with its expression of deep meditation. The quiet p…

Said to have been founded in the Nara period by the monk Gyoki or by Taicho. Its location close to the Wakasa provincial capital gave it deep ties to the government, and it flourished as the representative temple of Wakasa during the Heian period. The principal seated Yakushi Nyorai is designated an…