Virtual Yokohama City 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #4 Yakuo-ji Temple

     Yakuo-ji Temple used to be a hermitage for retired priests of Tofuku-ji Temple.

     The temple was destroyed by the earthquake on November 23, 1703.  Priest Shinyu rebuilt it in 1718.  The Great Kanto Earthquake destroyed and burned the temple on September 1, 1923.  A makeshift main hall was built in 1927, but was burned down by the Bombing of Yokohama on May 29, 1945.  The statue of Sahasrabhuja, who has 1,000 arms, was burned down by the earthquake.

Address: 7 Miharudai, Minami Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 232-0002Phone: 045-231-9795