Iwama-dera Temple

Iwamadera is the 12th temple of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage.

Iwamadera Temple hondo.

The temple inspired Basho to write his famous haiku poem about a frog jumping into a pond.

View from the grounds of Iwamadera Temple.

A low railing guards the pond that inspired Basho.

Bamboo forest behind the temple.

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