Saidoji Niimi Okayama

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Saidooji 済渡寺 Saido-Ji - Niimi Okayama

岡山県新見市法曽661 / Okayama, Niimi city, Hoso

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Seventy-eight white gates are built along the 90-m long approach to Saidoji Temple in Niimi City.
The peach motif engraved on the upper part of each gate recalls the legend of the white dragon who brought a peach tree to the temple.
The gates produce a rarely-seen landscape.
- source : facebook.com/okayama.eng...

The 白龍門 white dragon gates were completed in 2021.

The temple was founded in 739 by 行基 Gyoki Bosatsu, who built a thatched hut here.
In 811, 、空海（弘法大師） Kukai Kobo Daishi named the hut Saido-Ji.
The villagers asked Kobo Daishi to help them, since many children died at childbirth or soon after.
Kukai carved the statue of Kannon, using the special ritual
ittoo sanrai 一刀三礼 carving one part and praying three times
Since then healthy children were born in the village.

This temple was one of the earliest to allow women in the compound.

The main deity is Koyasu Kannon 子安観音 Kannon as protector of children.
. Koyasu Kannon 子安観音 .

In the compound are more than 5000 plants of hana shoobu 花菖蒲 iris.
and more than 11.000 of ajisai 紫陽 hydrangea.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- source : saidouji.wixsite.com...

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

Koyasu Kannon Hana Matsuri 子安観音大祭 （花まつり） last Sunday in June

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