This is a temple which houses a seating figure of Yakushi Nyorai means PHYSICIAN OF SOULS . As i read , In 1649 its was reconstructed near the bridge ,since then it has been called HASHIMOTO YAKUSI - DO , a Yakusi Nyorai temple of worship at the foot of a bridge .
This temple was built in the precints of SENSOJI TEMPLE following Niten mon gate ( important national cultural asset ),and ROKKAKU - DO temple ( metropolitan tangible culturalasset ) , and of the same era as ASAKUSA SHRINE ( important natural asset ) .