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Kannonkyō-ji Temple

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Kannonkyō-ji Temple is an ancient Tendai temple with unique haniwa and Nio statues.

Kannonkyō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Tendai sect temple founded in 781.
  • Main image is the Eleven-faced Kannon Bosatsu.
  • Part of three different sacred site pilgrimages.

What to see

  • Three-storied pagoda, a cultural property.
  • Nio statues, said to ward off fires and thieves.
  • Shibayama Haniwa Museum on temple grounds.
  • Haniwa excavated from Shibayama Kofun Group.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

千葉県山武郡芝山町芝山298番地 Open in Google Maps

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