It is said to have been founded by Osho Kigai, the son of the monk Eisai of Kenninji Temple in Kyoto, and there is a garden with a three-storied pagoda, a large Buddha statue, and a statue of the Nio, as well as a row of giant cedar trees, and azaleas bloom profusely in early summer. The three-storied pagoda in the garden (a prefectural cultural property) is a wooden building with a copper plate roof that was built in 1809. There is also a seated statue of the Bodhisattva Sho Kannon, a tangible cultural property designated by the prefecture, and crape myrtles, a natural monument designated by the prefecture.
・Kesen 33 Kannon 29th temple
・Oshu 33 Kannon 29th temple
- Location
- 181 Jitakezawa, Yonezaki-cho, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate 029-2206
- Inquiries
- Contact name: Fumonji Temple
Phone number: 0192-55-2034
FAX number: 0192-55-6537 - Other
- Others: We accept requests for volunteer tourism guides from the Rikuzentakata City Tourism and Products Association. Phone 0192-54-5011
Guide fee: 2,000 yen per group (please contact us for details)
【access】
Route: Ichinoseki IC → [80 minutes by car] Fumonji Temple
