Sanjusangen-do Temple

The Sanjusangen-do temple, whose official name is Rengeo-in, was founded in 1164 by General Taira no Kiyomori.

Unfortunately, this building was destroyed in a fire. The temple, which has survived to our days, is dated 1266. The building has been renovated four times. An earthen wall is built around the temple.

The well-known name of the temple - "Thirty-three spans" - by the number of the latter between the wooden pillars that support the building. The temple is a long narrow structure - one hundred and twenty-five meters in length and eighteen - in width. It is considered the longest wooden structure in the world.

The temple is amazing and makes a great impression on visitors. In the central hall there are rows of identical luminous figures of the goddess of mercy Kannon, numbering a thousand and one. In the center is a large statue of the thousand-armed goddess Kannon, who sits on a lotus flower. It was painted by the sculptor Tankey in 1254.

At the temple there is a beautiful garden, which is designed in traditional Japanese style.