7 Temples & Shrines Jizoji C. Rio Kōbō Daishi founded the temple on the order of Emperor Saga in 811.
12 Temples & Shrines Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Cathy Cawood Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Prefecture: stone lanterns, statue of Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi riding a deer, and many, many, many steps.
8 Temples & Shrines Tanemaji C. Rio Legend has it that, on his return from China, Kobo Daishi planted (maku
7 Temples & Shrines The Burning Mountain Temple C. Rio Kobo Daishi encountered a dragon here that was terrorizing the local inhabitants
7 Temples & Shrines Tatsueji C. Rio Taking this as a sign from Kobō Daishi, the couple both became devout Buddhists
9 Street & Urban Nakamachi-dori street, Matsumoto JJ Walsh many of the buildings on this street is the white, criss-crossed namako-kabe
Culture Seiryu-ji Temple, Aomori Peter Sidell the road, I came first to the Daishi-do, a vibrant red hall named for Kobo... to the Kondo is the Kaizan-do, a smaller wooden hall with a statue of Kobo