Jodoji

Jodo-ji Temple is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in the distant Asuka period, and is one of the oldest temples in the Chugoku region. As a temple beloved by the locals of Onomichi, which developed as a key port on the Seto Inland Sea, it has been supported by the townspeople of each era along with the prosperity of the port, and has been around for about 700 years since the end of the Kamakura period. The setting sun in the west of the temple grounds shines as if evoking the world of the Pure Land, and the main hall, Amida hall, and pagoda lit up by the light of the rising sun are simply magnificent.