Enyuu-ji Temple in Meguro Ward of Tokyo

Enyuu-ji Temple is a Tendai-sect temple. It was founded by Jikaku Daishi aka Ennin in 853 and was named as Hofuku-ji Temple. During the Kamakura Period it was converted to Nichiren-sect temple in 1283 and was renamed as Hokke-ji Temple. It had been Nichiren-sect temple for about 400 years until it was forced to close by the Tokugawa Government during the Edo Period because  Buddist priests of this temple neglected believers of other sects' Buddhism.

In 1698 it was converted to Tendai-sect temple again and restarted. In 1834 this temple was renamed as the current name Enyuu-ji Temple.

This is the main hall of Enyuu-ji Temple.

Between the entrance gate and the main hall there is another gate ' Niomon' in which a pair of statues of Nio stand on both side of the gate.