Kannon'-in Temple
観音院
Kannon-in Temple: a historic Shingon temple in Sakai City, home to important Heian-period statues.
What it is
- A Shingon sect Buddhist temple.
- Founded by Gyoki during the Tenpyo era.
- Renamed Iwamurosan Kannon-in.
- Kukai carved and enshrined an Eleven-faced Kannon.
What to see
- The main hall, rebuilt in 1650.
- An Eleven-faced Kannon statue, a cultural property.
- An Amida Nyorai statue, a cultural property.
When to go
- The Eleven-faced Kannon is shown on August 10th.
- Sennichi festival is held on August 10th.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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