Nyoirin-ji 如意輪寺 | |
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![]() The Sanmon Gate | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shingon |
Deity | Nyorai (Tathāgata) |
Location | |
Location | 1728 Yokoguma, Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 33°25′39.2″N 130°34′03.1″E / 33.427556°N 130.567528°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Gyōki |
Completed | 729 |
Website | |
http://www.kyushyu24.com/frm10.aspx |
Nyoirin-ji (如意輪寺) is a Shingon temple in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its frog figurines, is commonly referred to as Kaeru-dera (カエル寺, frog temple), while the formal name is Seieizan Nyoirin-ji (清影山如意輪寺).[1]