2008-05-25

Iizumi Kannon (Shofukuji Temple)

I took some pictures yesterday at Iizumi Kannon (or Iizumi-san or Shofukuji Temple). (飯泉観音、飯泉山、勝福寺) The grounds of temple are medium-sized, but were fairly extensive at one point. The temple dates to the Nara Period at a different location, but only from 1706 at the present location. It is a Shingon Sect temple, which explains the statue of Kobo Daishi on the grounds. The sky was not very pretty yesterday, so mostly took pictures of statues.