Kongoin Temple

Kongoin Temple in Yunotsu has stood in some form since 1337, when a sanctuary was built to house a statue of Senju Kannon, the thousand-armed bodhisattva of compassion, which remains the main deity today. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1760. The cemetery behind it contains some of the oldest tombstones in the area, predating 1561, and includes stones of a type found only in the Hokuriku region further north, suggesting active maritime trade along this coast well before Yunotsu became the primary supply port for the Iwami Ginzan silver mine. One of these darker stones, visible near the cemetery entrance beneath a Jizo figure, points to trade routes older than the mine itself.