Nyoganji
如願寺 (大阪市)· Temple
About
Nyoganji was founded in the first year of Emperor Sushun (588) by Prince Shotoku as Kiredera, was later rebuilt by Kobo Daishi, and was renamed Nyoganji in Konin 8 (817). Its painted wooden standing statue of Sho Kannon is a Heian-period work designated a cultural property by the prefecture, and the temple also holds a Nara-period dry-lacquer statue of Benzaiten and a Heian-period wooden Jizo. A stone monument, the Kangai Choko Kiko no Hi, stands quietly in the precincts.
Translated from the Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City tourist listings (観光施設一覧, CC BY 4.0).
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Designated cultural properties
Osaka Prefecture's list of designated cultural properties names this place as the owner of 3. Objects are not necessarily on view.
大阪府 文化財一覧 (CC BY 4.0), current at 2024-05-01. Joined by owner name; long names are shortened to the buildings or the object.
Listed in 大阪府・大阪市 観光施設一覧 (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0). Photo credits are on the terms page.