Mii-dera, located at the foot of Mt. Hiei in Shiga Prefecture near Lake Biwa, is one of Japan’s four largest temples together with Todai-ji, Kofuku-ji, and Enryaku-ji. It is also one of the 33 temples that make up the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. The main appeal of this temple is the fact that it is so…