What is "an'yo-in"

is a Jōdo shū Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its rhododendrons, it was named after its founder's (great historical figure Hōjō Masako) posthumous name. The main object of worship is Amida Nyorai, but it also enshrines Senju Kannon, Goddess of Mercy. An’yō-in is Number three of the 33 temples of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit.

is the name of numerous Buddhist temples in Japan. Below is an incomplete list:

• An'yō-in (Kobe) is a branch of Taisan-ji in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The formal name is Taisan-ji An’yō-in. It's Karesansui is Japan's Places of Scenic Beauty.
• An'yō-in (Kamakura) in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The formal name is Gionzan An’yō-in Chōraku-ji.

is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

It was created as a tatchu temple (branch) in Taisan-ji.

An'yō-in's karesansui completed in Azuchi–Momoyama period is a national Place of Scenic Beauty.