Rinnō-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple buildings in Nikkō.
The site was established in the year 766 by the Buddhist monk,
Shōdō Shōnin (735–817). Due to its geographic isolation, deep in
the mountains of Japan, the site soon attracted other Buddhist monks
in search of solitude, and it still is considered an important base
for ascetic training among Tendai monks.
Together with Nikkō Tōshō-gū and Futarasan Shrine, it forms the
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42
structures of the shrine included in the nomination.
Photo 50, 1987