A Tendai temple in Yoshioka, an ancient Shugendo-connected temple on the slopes of Mount Funao. The principal Fudo Myoo, said to be carved by Kobo Daishi Kukai, is devotedly worshipped for its divine efficacy. Surrounded by Mount Funao's nature, a tranquil space awaits visitors at the top of stone stairs. Funao Falls cascading through the grounds is still used as a waterfall ascetic practice site.…

Founded in 807 when Kobo Daishi Kukai, sensing the spiritual energy of this place during his Kanto pilgrimage, established the temple. Kukai is said to have practiced under Funao Falls and personally carved and installed the Fudo Myoo statue. In the Heian period, many ascetics entered as a Tendai Sh…