🇯🇵 [Kagawa Prefecture] Honzanji Temple, 70th temple of the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku

🇯🇵 [Kagawa Prefecture] Honzanji Temple, 70th temple of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage The 70th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, said to have been built by Kobo Daishi in 807 (^^) When you pass through the Niomon Gate, a nationally designated important cultural property built in the late Kamakura period, the grounds are lined with buildings such as the Daishi Hall, the Juo Hall, and the Dainichi Hall, giving off the air of a large temple (^^) The main hall in front, built in 1300 during the late Kamakura period, is a national treasure with its hipped roof and real tile roof! The five-story pagoda that stands majestically on the left was completed in 1910 (^^) [Location] 1445 Motoyama-ko, Toyonaka-cho, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa [Access] Approx. 14 minutes on foot from Motoyama (Kagawa Prefecture) Station exit Approx. 46 minutes on foot from Hijidai Station exit Approx. 54 minutes on foot from Kannonji (Kagawa Prefecture) Station exit #0 Yen Travel February 2025