The main hall is an eclectic style that uses Japanese style for the whole and Tang style for details, and is the oldest existing building.

It is said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi in 807 (Daido 2). The main hall (national treasure) is an eclectic style that combines Japanese style overall with Chinese style in the details, and is the oldest surviving building of this style. The five-story pagoda (national treasure) is a beautiful tower of purely Japanese architecture, the fifth oldest of all five-story pagodas in Japan.

INFORMATION

business hours
8:00 to 18:00
price
Admission fee is free in the precincts
address
720-08311473 Kusadocho, Fukuyama City
Phone Number
084-951-1732
Website

ACCESS

720-0831 
1473 Kusadocho, Fukuyama City

10 minutes by taxi from Fukuyama Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line 30 minutes from Fukuyama Higashi IC or Fukuyama Nishi IC on the Sanyo Expressway

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