Chōnichi-ji Temple
朝日寺
Chonichiji Temple, a historic Rinzai Zen temple, is a pilgrimage site with significant cultural properties.
What it is
- A Rinzai sect Myoshinji school temple.
- Founded in 1245 by Shiko Eison.
- Principal image is Jizo Bosatsu.
- 20th fudasho of the Chikugo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
What to see
- Kannon-do hall enshrines Fukukensaku Kannon.
- Eleven-faced Kannon and Sho Kannon are flanking deities.
- Wooden seated statue of Shiko Eison is a cultural property.
- Wooden standing statues are Kurume City cultural properties.
- New main hall was built in 2015.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
福岡県久留米市大善寺町 Open in Google Maps
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