As we walked up the Nishizaka approach, the road finally turned downwards, and Maniden stood in front of us, looking up. We reached the main hall of Engyo-ji Temple, and were able to enter the building by climbing up steep stone steps. On the day of our visit, it was Setsubun bean-throwing day, so the hall was full to capacity. By the way, there was free WiFi, which made us feel that it was indeed a large temple. There was also a TripAdvisor sticker at the sutra office.

I visited the temple to coincide with the special public viewing of the "Maniden Secret Buddha, Nyoirin Kannon Statue." The Maniden itself is open to the public, but the special public viewing requires an admission fee of 500 yen. The actual Nyoirin Kannon statue is much smaller than I imagined, and this was its second public viewing, with no plans for it to be open to the public in the future, so I was grateful to be able to see it. Incidentally, photography is permitted, and many visitors took photos.