Seigan-ji Temple “Japan’s Top 100 gardens” | NORTHEN LAKE BIWA

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Seigan-ji Temple “Japan’s Top 100 gardens”

One temple of "Omi Seven Deities of Good Fortune" located in the eastern part of Lake Biwa. The Karesansui, a traditional Japanese dry landscape garden built in the early Edo period, is designated as a scenic spot of the country. The principal image is a wooden statue of a seated Sho Kannon Bosatsu (a prefectural designated cultural heritage), and the statue of a standing eleven-faced Kannon (city designated cultural property) is also placed here.
Business hours
9:00~16:00
~16:00 in winter
Price
300yen
Tel
+81-749-52-0463