This temple is the 12th sacred site of the Kansai Flower Temples. Enjoy a variety of flowers and trees throughout the year, including peonies and azaleas in spring, hydrangeas and water lilies in early summer, autumn foliage, and camellias and wintersweets in winter. It is said that Gyoki founded the temple in 725, dedicating the Thousand-Armed Kannon as its principal deity. Hideyoshi is said to have once come here to worship the Three Light Gods and enjoy moon-viewing. The entrance tower gate, built during the Nara period, features a unique technique of sloping eaves. Its elegant appearance has been called the "most beautiful tower gate," and it has been designated an Important Cultural Property. North of the main hall, across the "Ryōka no Michi" (Rokka no Michi), is the beautiful garden known as "Kokuen," as well as the "Ajiyama" (mountain) and "Banjiike" (pond), which are inspired by Sanskrit characters. The garden is also known as the "Mandala Garden."