Daizenji Temple

Daizenji was founded in 1645 as the memorial temple of the Oyamada family, high-ranking priests at Usa Jingu. When the Meiji government demolished Mirokuji Temple in 1871 to enforce the separation of Buddhism and Shinto, five of its statues were eventually transferred here for preservation. The centerpiece is a 2.8-meter seated Yakushi Buddha from the Kamakura period, carved from hinoki cypress and finished with lacquered gold foil, now a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. Four Muromachi-period statues flank it, including a pair of bodhisattvas and two protective Wisdom Kings. Visitors who want to enter the halls should contact the temple in advance, as inquiries are accepted only in Japanese.