Yosenji Temple

Yosenji is a small True Pure Land Buddhist temple in Teradomari, founded in 1594 by a former samurai who became a priest after the death of his lord, Takeda Shingen. The main hall enshrines an Amida Buddha statue around 300 years old that leans slightly forward, said to represent the Buddha stepping toward those who seek him. A two-story parlor room in the guest hall was once part of an Edo-period inn, purchased when it closed in 1932 and relocated to the temple grounds; the wooden wall clock, frosted lower windows, and early twentieth-century furnishings remain in place. The moss garden requires a phone reservation to visit.