myoujou in

Myojo-in is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and serves as the head temple of Shingon Buddhism in the Goto Islands. It is designated as the first of the Goto Eighty-eight Sacred Sites pilgrimage. The principal image is Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha Bodhisattva), enshrined as a hidden Buddha not easily viewable by the public. As the spiritual center of the Goto Islands, the temple has welcomed countless pilgrims across the centuries, keeping the flame of esoteric Buddhism alive in this remote island setting.