Buddhist temple
Nyoi-ji
如意寺（にょいじ）
Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture
A Kōyasan Shingon temple on the south shore of Kumihama Bay, whose principal image is a Jūichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu said to have been made by Gyōki Bosatsu; it is also counted among the temples of the Kansai Flower Temples Twenty-five pilgrimage.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Jūichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it began in the Tenpyō era when Gyōki Bosatsu, seeing a miraculous fire moving back and forth between the mountain and the sea, obtained a reliquary stupa of the nyoi hōju (wish-fulfilling jewel), built temple halls and named it Hōjusan Nyoi-ji. In the late Kamakura period it received the devotion of Emperor Fushimi and was granted an imperial plaque, and after the war fires of the Ōei era it was restored many times.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
This is the temple in Kumihama-chō, Kyōtango, distinct from other temples named Nyoi-ji in places such as Sakyō Ward, Kyoto.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 如意寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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