Hōshōin Temple

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Hoshō-in is a historic Shingon temple, founded in 1376, with a significant Kannon statue.

Hōshōin Temple — Abasaa Public domain resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
Founded in 1376.
The 14th Fudasho of the Katsushika Bandō Kannon Pilgrimage.
Pilgrimage founded in 1714 by the temple's chief priest.

What to see

Main deity is Dainichi Buddha.
Kannon-dō houses an 11-faced Kannon statue.
Shūden's tombstone is in the cemetery.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

茨城県古河市久能596 Open in Google Maps

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