Koshoji

Impressive "Reclining Buddha" Statue!

After several hours traversing the historic streets of Uchiko, I finally worked my way up to the Kosho-ji Temple before heading back to the JR Station. Kosho-ji is not one of the 88 temples associate...

Reclining Buddha in Uchiko

We visited this little town, accessible by Shinkansen high speed train from Matsuyama, with our Japanese friend. What a beautiful little historic town - and not crawling with tourists! We definitely w...

A gigantic Buddha

This small temple has a gigantic reclining Buddha, one of the biggest we had seen. There was also an interesting collection of items collected by the priest.

The Temple to the Buddha Leaven

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The Buddha bed is the characteristic of this well-located temple at the end of the old town of Uchiko.

A mountain gate colored with cherry blossoms in full bloom

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About 30 minutes walk from Uchiko station. It is located on the outskirts of Uchiko's old townscape. A temple of the Soto sect founded as Jokyuji Temple in 1441. Moved to its current location in 1533. After the death of Takamasa Sone, who was the lord of Kita County where he had an inner child and was used as the family temple of 々, he took his name and renamed it to the current temple name. The principal image is Holy Kanzeon Bosatsu. The 50th Temple of the Shin-Shikoku Mandala Sacred Ground. A large reclining Buddha (built in 1998) is enshrined in front of the mountain gate (romon gate). When you pass through the mountain gate, you will find Nakajaku ... in the corridor connecting the left and right Mido.