Kannon-ji Temple

What it is

• Rinzai sect Myoshin-ji school temple.
• Established in 830 by Tokuichi.
• 21st sacred site of Aizu Thirty-three Kannon.
• Certified as a Japan Heritage cultural property in 2016.

What to see

• Kannon-do hall enshrines Shokannon.
• Kannon-do hall is a kakezukuri structure on a rock face.
• Wooden three-story pavilion, 9m square, 14.5m high.
• Hear the story of a headless Kannon stone statue.

Getting there

• Requires walking 20 minutes on a mountain path.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.