Choryu-ji Temple

Temple related to Ieyasu Tokugawa

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5 minutes walk from Moriya station. Although it is located along National Highway 294, the front gate is on the elevated side of the Tsukuba Express. A temple of the Soto sect that Taira no Masakado is said to have been built to mourn Emperor Kanmu. A long approach to the mountain gate where Aun's Nio stands continues to be surrounded by trees. A statue of Kannon and a statue of Dogen Zenshi stands in the precincts, and there is a Suikinkutsu in front of the main hall. It is located along the national highway with a lot of traffic, but it is a quiet precinct.