Also known as Tenmanji Temple, Hojuin is a Shingon Buddhist temple. Established on the banks of the Okawa River by the prominent monk Kukai in 825, it is believed to have had massive temple grounds. Its chief clergy from 859 - 877 was close with historical scholar Sugawara no Michizane, and Michizane stopped by to present a statue he had sculpted on his journey to exile in Dazaifu. In 1396, the temple was named Mt. Sugawara Tenmanguji Temple by the 100th Emperor. It was moved to its present location during recovery from the Natsu and Fuyu no Jin sieges of Osaka, where it reached its highest peaks of popularity only to be nearly-completely destroyed in the air raids of World War II. The current building is a reconstruction from 1967. *Archive vaults and interior of main hall not viewable by the public.