Shoboji Temple

Shoboji Temple in Oharano is known for a dry landscape garden where 16 carefully placed stones represent animals from around the world, including a lion, a frog, and a penguin. The main hall's principal statue is a 1.8-meter gold-plated Kannon with three faces, representing the ability to watch over past, present, and future, carved in the Kamakura period and designated an Important Cultural Property. The 41 painted sliding screens in the reception rooms depict the Nishiyama mountain landscape and were created by a local artist who completed 17 panels while seriously ill, with the remainder finished from her sketches.