Ishido Temple (Ishido Kannon)

An ancient temple quietly standing in the green. It is said that the monk Gyoki was founded by Emperor Shōmu in the third year of Kamikame (726). It was renamed after Yori's childhood name Ishido Maru. The main hall, which is a hipped building built by the late Muromachi period, as well as the Yakushi-do, the Tahoto, and the main statue of the main temple, which is enshrined in the main hall, are designated as national important cultural treasures. Honson is open once every six years.









