Kurotori Kannon Temple
黒鳥観音
A historic Zen temple on the Mogami pilgrimage featuring unique votive tablets and a scenic mountain observation deck.
What it is
- A Soto school Zen Buddhist temple founded in either 723 or 871.
- The nineteenth station of the Mogami 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
- Dedicated to an Eleven-faced Kannon statue as the main deity.
- Originally established as a temple of the Shingon sect.
What to see
- Numerous Mukasari votive tablets dedicated inside the main hall.
- A temple bell that was reconstructed in 1950.
- An observation deck located within the temple grounds park.
- The mountain setting of Higashinesan overlooking the city.
Getting there
- Seven minutes by car from Sakuranbo-Higashine Station.
- Parking is available on-site for both large and small vehicles.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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