Tōnan-in, Buddhist temple in Yoshino, Japan.

Tōnan-in is a temple of the Kinpusen Shugen Main Sect on Mount Yoshino, with the mountain name Ōmine-san and En no Gyōja as its principal image. Its grounds hold a gomadō, a tahōtō pagoda moved here in 1937 from Nokami Hachimangū in Kimino, Wakayama, an Inari shrine, a thirteen-storey stone pagoda, the kuri and a shukubō lodging. The temple crest is a peony, matching that of the Konoe family.

En no Gyōja founded this temple in the second half of the 7th century as a center for Shugendo practices. This tradition merges Buddhist and Shinto elements into a single spiritual system.

This temple serves as the head institution of the Kinpusen Shugen Main Sect and attracts pilgrims visiting sacred sites throughout the region. You can feel the connection between the place and the practitioners who walk their spiritual paths here.

The temple is best reached by the Yoshino Ropeway, which runs directly from the railway station upward. From the mountain station, it's a short walk through forested paths to reach the temple.

The temple crest is a peony, identical to that of the Konoe family, who made Tōnan-in their prayer temple over many generations. Look for the peony motif on the temple buildings. The main image is a statue of En no Gyōja, the founder, and the temple is one of the sacred sites on the En no Gyōja pilgrimage circuit.