Sanju-sangen-do, also known as Rengeo-in, is the home of one thousand and one statues of the Buddhist deity Kannon.  The temple was built in 1164 and then lost to a fire.  It was reconstructed in 1266 and has remained unchanged since then.  The hall is about 120 meters long.  There are thirty-three spaces between the columns, hence the name of the temple (sanju-san means "thirty-three" and gen is the technical term to describe the space between the columns).

The picture below shows half of the temple.  In front of these statues are twenty-eight more statues, guardians of Kannon.  Many of these deities, whose mythic images are expressed in a vivid manner, have their origin in ancient India.  Technically, these statues are made in an assembled construction method.  Arms and heads were carved separately, then joined together, coated with lacquer and finished by coloring.

The hall is divided in two and in the middle sits this monumental representation of Kannon, whose official name is Juichimensenju-sengen Kanzeon.