Yachuji Temple located in Habikino City, Osaka Pref. is a temple of the Shingon sect Buddhism. The principal image of Buddha is the statue Yakushi Nyorai. It is the 14th temple of Saigoku 49 Yakushi Pilgrimage Temples, the 5th Shotoku Taishi Reiseki Temples, and the 4th Kawachi 6 Kannon Temples. It is said to be one of the 48 temples that were founded by Crown Prince Shotoku. By order of Prince Shotoku, this temple is said to have been constructed by the Absolute Minister, Sogano Umako. During the periods of Asuka through Nara (the 6th century to the end of the 8th century), it was a huge temple with formal buildings. In the later periods, it declined for some time, but in the Edo period, it was flourished again as Kangakuin (academy for trainee monks) of the Ritsu School of Buddhism.
It is also called “Naka-no Taishi,” one of the three Taishi Temples; the others are Eifukuji Temple as “Kami-no Taishi,” and Daisei Shogunji Temple as “Shimo-no Taishi.”
The statue of Miroku Bosatsu of the Hakuho culture (the late 7th C. to the early 8th C.) and the statue of Jizo Bosatsu of the Kamakura period (1192-1333) are Important Cultural Properties. Yachuji Temple is a historic temple pertaining to Prince Shotoku.