Suisen-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen temple in Minano Town, Saitama Prefecture.
• Its mountain name is Hachiyama.
• Dedicated to the main deity Senju Kannon Bosatsu.
• The last temple of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.
• The last temple of the Japan 100 Kannon Pilgrimage.

What to see

• A grotto called Suikuguri Iwaya near the Kannon-do.
• Long-life water springs from the grotto.

Getting there

• 3-minute walk from Fudasho-mae bus stop.
• 80-minute walk from Chichibu Railway Chinabana Station.
• 90-minute walk from Chichibu Railway Minano Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.