Buddhist temple
Yokei-ji
餘慶寺（よけいじ）
Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture
A Tendai temple on Mt. Kamiderayama in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, which still preserves the system of one mountain, one temple and many cloisters, and is called Kamidera locally. Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu is enshrined as the principal image in its main hall.
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: Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it is one of the forty-eight temples of Bizen opened by Hōon Daishi in Tenpyō Shōhō 1, and it was at first called 日待山 Nichirin-ji. In the 9th century it was renamed Hongaku-ji on the order of Jikaku Daishi Ennin, and its buildings were arranged with Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu as the principal image, but it lost its sub-temples and three-story pagoda in the Genpei conflict. In the Edo period it flourished under the protection of the Ikeda family of the Okayama domain, and six cloisters still remain today.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 餘慶寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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