Cave of TAYA (Josenji Temple)

Activities and Attractions

Taya Cave is a famous cave which had been used as a training field of Shindo esoteric Buddhism in the Kamakura period. The cave consists of a three story of structure. There are 17 spaces of differing sizes, large and small, connected an intricate passage. The walls and ceiling of the passage has been painstakingly carved with a Buddhist narrative.