光明寺, Buddhist temple in South Ota, Japan
Komyoji is a Buddhist temple in Ota featuring a wooden main hall with a tiled roof that spans seven sections wide and ten sections deep. The structure sits on quiet grounds where visitors can walk among the traditional Japanese architecture.
The temple was founded in 1878 as a branch of Kamakura's Komyoji Temple and moved to its present location in South Ota in 1888. After the Great Kanto Earthquake, materials from a damaged Imperial Villa were used to rebuild its study hall.
The temple houses a seated Jizo Bosatsu statue from the Muromachi period, measuring 2.74 meters in height, designated as a Yokohama City Cultural Property.
The temple sits within a 10-minute walk from Minami-Ota Station on the Keikyu Line or 15 minutes from Nishi-Yokohama Station, making it easy to reach by train. Comfortable shoes are recommended as exploring the grounds involves walking through the temple area.
The temple houses a seated Jizo Bosatsu statue from the Muromachi period that is now recognized as a Yokohama City Cultural Property. This statue represents a rare form of the Bodhisattva that visitors seldom encounter in other temples.
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