Nyoirin-ji (Ogori)

Nyoirin-ji
如意輪寺
The Sanmon Gate
Religion
AffiliationShingon
DeityNyorai (Tathāgata)
Location
Location1728 Yokoguma, Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates33°25′39.2″N 130°34′03.1″E / 33.427556°N 130.567528°E / 33.427556; 130.567528
Architecture
FounderGyōki
Completed729
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]

  1. ^ 第十番 清影山 如意輪寺 (せいえいざん・にょいりんじ) [Seiei-zan Nyoirin-ji] (in Japanese). Nyoirin-ji. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

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