Renkoji Kannon Anoda

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Renkooji 蓮光寺 Renko-Ji, Anoda
新宮山　Shingūzan 蓮光寺 Renkoji

亀山市阿野田町2246 / Mie Prefecture, Kameyama city, Anoda town 2246

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.
Jūichimen Kannon statue of Renkō-ji is designated as Kameyama city’s Cultural Property.

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According to the legend Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) enshrined in the Kannon Hall of Renkō-ji temple
was carved by 源信 Genshin (also known as 恵心僧都 Eshin Sōzu, 942-1017).
The statue was originally worshiped in 安養寺 Anyō-ji temple, which belonged to Jōdo sect of Buddhism.
During the Keichō period (1596-1615) Anyō-ji lost its buildings in a fire,
but fortunately Jūichimen Kannon was taken out in time and saved from burning.
Since then it was protected by the local people.
Since 1669, after 板倉重常 Itakura Shigetsune (1643-1688) became a new Lord of the Kameyama Castle,
all the following Lords of the castle and their wives were devoted believers.
They would frequently offer donations for flowers, incense and candles.
Shigetsune’s main wife 照光院 Shōkōin (secular name 筆子 Fudeko) was especially devoted believer of Goddess Kannon.
In 1695 she moved the temple to nowadays Tenjin area in Kameyama city
and changed its name to 慈眼寺 Jigen-ji.
The temple became a branch temple of 照光寺 Shōkō-ji from Nomura area in Kameyama
and changed its affiliation to Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
After the Meiji Restoration in the middle of the 19th Century,
Jigen-ji not having an abbot and supporters was closed.
Its buildings were torn down and two statues were moved to other temples.
The first Jūichimen Kannon, together with other Buddhist statues and ritual utensils, was moved to Shōkō-ji.
The second Jūichimen Kannon was moved to Renkō-ji and enshrined in a newly built 観音堂 Kannon Hall.

This Kannon Hall wore off with time and had to be rebuilt.
Thanks to the donations from the local community,
the new Kannon Hall made from hinoki cypress was finished
and the official celebration ceremony was held on March 17th 1982.
To commemorate this event a stone pagoda with a text:
Temple Number 19 of Ise 33 Temples Pilgrimage
was also erected.
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. Genshin 恵心僧都原信 Eshin Sozu Genshin (942 - 1017) .

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This temple is former Nr. 19 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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....................................................................... Kanagawa 神奈川県　
高座郡 Koza district

mochiage Jizo 持上げ地蔵 lifting the Jizo statue
If someone can lift the statue of Jizo Bosatsu at 蓮光寺 the Temple Renko-Ji
and it feels very light, his wish will be fullfilled.
. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu .




....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県　
仙台市 Sendai 泉区 Izumi ward

oiwake Nyorai 笈分如来 Nyorai at the crossroads
The Ajari priest Kakumei 覚明阿闍梨 from 慈恩寺 the Temple Jion-Ji
at 出羽国寒河 Samukawa in Dewa no Kuni had a visionary dream
to ask 安阿弥快慶 the statue carver Kaikei from Kyoto to make a statue of Amida Nyorai.
Kaikei found his statue so wonderful, he did not want to hand it to Kakumei and told him it was not yet finished.
When Kakumei came back a year later, Kaikei said he would go with him to 近江の草津 Kusatsu in Omi.
In parting they found that there were two statues and they could not find out
which was the real one and with was a fake.
So each took one statue and they left for home.
This is why the statues are called "at the crossroad" or
"miwake no Nyorai" 身分け如来 Nyorai of two bodies.
Kakumei went down South downriver, had a dream of of a place where he planted a large tree.
So he moved to this place with the statue.
The other statue came to 蓮光寺 the Temple Renko-Ji in Kyoto.

Look at the photo here:
- 木造阿弥陀如来立像 - Mokuzo Amidanyorai Ryuzo -

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Funanji Kannon Ko

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Funanji 府南寺 Funan-Ji, Ko
泰平山Taiheizan 府南寺 Funanji

鈴鹿市国府町254 / Mie, Suzuka city, Ko

The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Senju Kannon with 1000 arms.

- Chant of the temple
色づくやうへ寺山の峯の松　風音して秋をしらせん
Pine trees changing colors at the peak of Mount Uedera.
Sound of the wind shaking the pine trees informs that the autumn has come.

The temple was founded by 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 -4622).

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Funan-ji temple was founded by a famous politician and promoter of Buddhism – Prince Shōtoku (574-622).
In the 9th Century it became a special class sub-temple of 仁和寺 Ninna-ji
and changed its affiliation to 御室派 Omuro branch of Shingon school of Buddhism.
Since the Tenshō period (1573-1592) Funan-ji exists as a merged temple of two other ones.
The first was called 泰平山無量寿寺 Taiheizan Muryōju-ji. Its main statue was Buddha Amida (Buddha of Infinite Light) also called 国府阿弥陀 Kō Amida (Amida of Kō).
It was barely saved from being burned during the local war.
The second temple was called 補陀落山, Fudarakuzan Kannon-ji and it stood at the top of the Mount Kannon.
During the war its buildings were burned down and only the Main Statue of Kō Kannon (also called 上寺の観音 Uedera Kannon) was saved.
It was later moved to Taiheizan Muryōju-ji and the two temples merged in to one.
The mountain name and the temple name were combined and so the current temple’s name
泰平山府南寺 Taiheizan Funan-ji was created.
For that reason Funan-ji has two main statues in two separate buildings standing beside each other:
千手観音 Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) enshrined in 観音堂 Kannon Hall,
and 阿弥陀如来 Buddha Amida enshrined in 阿弥陀堂 Amida Hall.
During the Edo period (1603-1868) all generations of 亀山城主 the Lords of Kameyama Castle were devoted believers
and every year they offered 750kg (1653lb) of rice to the temple.
Acording to the legend Taiheizan Muryōju-ji was founded by Prince Shōtoku
after he had a divination while praying at Ise Shrine for a victory in a battle.
In Kamakura period (1192-1333) 覚乗上人 a monk named Kakujō
from 奈良西大寺 Saidai-ji temple in Nara had a divination while praying at Ise Shrine.
When he asked the Goddess Amaterasu for her will, he was told to visit this temple and pray in front of the Buddha Amida.
When he did as he was told he found that the statue of Kō Amida in Muryōju-ji is the only true manifestation of Goddess Kannon.
Since that day he became a devoted worshiper of this Amida.
Fudarakuzan Kannon-ji was also founded by Prince Shōtoku.
The Main Statue of this temple is Senju Kannon which is also known as 国府の観音 Kō Kannon or Uedera Kannon.
Two statues of her attendants stand on both sides: elegant 毘沙門天王 Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, & Warriors) and
勝軍地蔵 Shogun Jizo, Victoroius Jizō (Bodhisattva who looks over travelers and the underworld).
From far and near many people come to pray to Goddess Kannon of this temple.
It is believed that she cures sickness, expels bad luck, invites good fortune,
grants safe childbirth and in older days brought luck in silkworm rising.
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Fudarakuzan Funan-ji
The main statue of this temple is Senju Kannon which is also known as Kō Kannon or Uedera Kannon.
Two statues of her attendants stand on both sides: elegant Bishamon and Battle Victoroius Jizō.
It is believed that this temple and Taiheizan Muryōju-ji were both founded by Prince Shōtoku.
He wanted to spread Buddhism in Japan but he had an opponent in a high-ranking head of
the Mononobe clan 物部守屋 Mononobe no Moriya (died 587).
Prince Shōtoku prayed at the Ise Shrine wishing for Mononobe’s surrender.
He received a divination saying: If you want to spread and make Buddhism flourish,
you should first start with building a first building of the temple in this province
and devote yourself to prayer.
The Prince traveled across Ise province and when he came to this land,
he received a divination from 雨宝童子 Uho-dōji (divine rain-making boy = Goddess Amaterasu) saying:
「汝を待てり。この南の山は観音有縁の地にして、ここに千手観世音菩薩像を奉安すれば、諸願は成就すること疑いなし」
I was waiting for you. Make this southern mountain a land deeply connected to Goddess Kannon
and when you enshrine a Senju Kannon here, certainly any wish will be granted.
He immediately started to search for a sacred tree and when he found one,
he carved a 3.94m (12ft11in) high Senju Kannon out of it.
Then he built a complete seven-structured temple compound and enshrined the statue inside.
The mountain name of the temple was taken from the mythical Kannon’s Pure Land called Mount Fudaraku (Potalaka).
The temple’s name Funan-ji originally means the temple south of Kokufu (provincial office).
In ancient times there used to be a 国府 Kokufu (provincial office) in the northern area of this land.
Because the temple was standing south from it, the location became its formal name.
Prince Shōtoku decided to enshrine a statue of 摩利支天 Marishiten (Goddess of the Warrior Class, Wealth and Entertainers)
as a protector of this temple.
Before the battle with Mononobe no Moriya, he gave Kannon’s protective talismans
to all of his soldiers wishing for battle victory and expelling of bad luck.
In the end he won the battle and thanks to this achievement,
the temple became an official place where monks directly prayed for 推古天皇 Empress Suiko (554-628).
Within the temple’s grounds there is a pond called 観音池 Kannon ike (Kannon pond) or
天人影向ケ池 Tennin yougou ga ike (A pond where a heavenly being shows itself for a moment).
In front of the Kannon Hall grows a pine tree called 岸の松 kishi no matsu (pine of the shore).
According to the legend it was planted by Prince Shōtoku.
It is believed that the main statue of the temple cures sickness, expels bad luck,
invites good fortune, grants safe childbirth and in older days brought luck in silkworm rising.
Even now many people from far and near come to pray and get their wishes granted.
Taiheizan Muryōju-ji
According to the legend the temple was built by Prince Shōtoku, who came to pray at Ise Shrine
for a victory in a conflict with Mononobe no Moriya.
He received a divination which ordered him to build this temple.
Later it became a praying place for Emperor Shōmu (701-756).
He ordered Gyōki (668-749), a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners,
to expand the temple.
During the Kōnin period (810-824) Kūkai came to this temple for a short visit
while traveling and preaching around the country.
He was so astonished with the spiritual power of the main statue of Buddha Amida,
that he conducted a 17 day long grand memorial service ritual in front of it.
It was said that:
The visiting crowds of monks and laity, men and women were so numerous that they looked like a clouds and haze.
In the 13th Century, during the reign of 後宇多天皇 Emperor Gouda (1274-1296),
a monk from Saidai-ji temple in Nara called 覚乗上人 Kakujō stayed in Ise Shrine for prayer.
He decided to do 100 days prayer and ask:
I’d like to hear the will of the Goddess Amaterasu.
On the 99th night Goddess appeared in his dream and told him:
Wait until dawn then come to 二見浦 Futami ga ura bay, I will show myself to you.
He did what he was told and when he reached Futami ga ura bay at dawn,
he saw a 3m (9ft10in) long golden serpent appearing on the ocean’s surface.
Kakujō shouted: people of this endless degenerate world will fear you and it will be hard for them to have faith.
He took off his monk’s stole made from bamboo fabric and threw it at the serpent.
The serpent disappeared in the depths of water.
He went back to the Ise Shrine and devoted himself to prayer again.
In the middle of the 17th night of continuous prayer he heard a voice from the sky saying:
"North from here there is a village called Kō in which a temple called Taiheizan Muryōju-ji stands.
Buddha Amida with his two attendants who are worshiped there are my true manifestations.
By praying to that statue you will pray to me."
Kakujō rushed to Muryōju-ji. Together with the abbot of the temple 良範法印 Ryōhan
they invited common people and chanted Daihannya Sutra (Large Perfection of Wisdom Sutra).
When both of them opened the altar to pray to the hidden statue 良範法印
they noticed that the statue had Kakujō’s bamboo stole,
the one he threw at the divine serpent in Futami ga ura bay, hanging on it.
When the participants of the sutra chanting heard what happened in Futami at dawn,
they understood that this Buddha Amida is truly the only true manifestation of Goddess Amaterasu
and decided to deeply devote themselves to prayer.
News about this miracle spread quickly and this is how Amida of Kō became famous.
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This temple is Nr. 18 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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Mitsuzoin Kannon Otani

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Mitsuzooin 密蔵院 Mitsuzo-In, Otani
白山 Hakuzan / 大師山 Daishizan 密蔵院 Mitsuzoin

三重県津市大谷町260 / Mie, Tsu city, Otani town

The Kannon statue is 千手観世音菩薩 Senju Kannon Bosatsu.
made by Kukai Kobo Daishi.

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In ancient times the area belonging to the temple was call 白山 Hakusan (the White Mountain).
It was a praying place for the 2nd daimyo of Tsu province 藤堂高次 Todo Takatsugu (1602-1676),
who worshiped 白山妙理大権現 Hakuzan Myōri Daigongen (a manifestation of a Bodhisattva
in the form of a Shinto deity, originally a deity of Mount Haku one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains”).

source : 白山妙理権現 Hakusan Myori Gongen ...

During the Kanbun period (1661-1673) Takatsugu suffered from a disease believed to be a cause of a demon.
He called the high priest 朴心 Bokushin and ordered him to do exorcisms
so he would recovery from illness.
When Bokushin performed a secret incantations and prayers, Takatsugu immediately recovered from the illness.
He was very glad and decided to donate the land of Hakusan, build a temple
and enshrine his private small Buddhist statue in there.
This was the beginning of Mitsuzō-in.
In the 1st year of Meiji period (1868-1912) small halls of Shikoku 88 Sacred Grounds
were built in the mountain at the back of the Main Hall.
The main statue of Mitsuzō-in is Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon).
There are many events organized at the temple, such as
大法師会接待 Daihōshikai Settai (party of Grand Master Club),
御詠歌講 Goeika kō (fraternal group of Buddhist song of praise) and
数珠繰り行事 Juzukuri (Buddhist rosary reeling).
It is also a place of cultural exchange and is visited by many people.
Regrettably the temple lost its buildings and archives in a fire caused by a bombing of Tsu in 1945.
Because the main statue was evacuated from the temple it survived the war unharmed.
After the War the Main Hall and the Main Gate were rebuilt
and maintenance of the road leading to the temple was finished.
In 1980 a new Hakuzan Myōri Daigongen Hall was built on the mountain in the back of the temple.
The Main Hall enshrines the main statue of Senju Kannon, a statue of 弘法大師 Kūkai,
and a statue of 大黒天 Daikoku (God of wealth, farmers, food, and good fortune).
On the right side of the Main Hall stands a cloister called 恵音院 Keion-in.
In its Main Hall a statue of 文殊菩薩 Bodhisattva Monju (Bodhisattva of Supreme Wisdom) is enshrined.
A prayer for good school performance is also held in front of this hall.
There are two stone statues standing in front of the Main Hall of Mitsuzō-in temple:
不動明王 Fudō Myō-ō (Immovable Wisdom King) and 毘沙門天 Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, & Warriors).
On the eastern side of the Hall stand a statue of 水子地蔵 Mizuko Jizō
(Bodhisattva Jizō as a guardian of unborn, aborted, miscarried, and stillborn babies).

Until 1945 the Main Hall of Keion-in cloister used to be a sub-temple of 恵日山津観音寺 Enichizan Tsu Kannon-ji temple.
After the War it was moved to Mitsuzō-in’s precinct.
On the 21st of January, March, September and December a 大数珠繰り Daijuzukuri ritual (Buddhist rosary reeling ritual) is held.
Dozens of people sit in a circle and pray chanting the Heart Sutra and passing around the rosary.
This ritual is a well-known traditional Japanese ritual called 百万遍数珠繰 Hyakumanben Juzu Kuri
(Ritual of praying a million times while reeling the Buddhist rosary).
Mitsuzō-in is a temple number 65 of 三重四国八十八ヵ所 Mie Shikoku 88 Temples Pilgrimage.
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On the 21st of January, March, September and December a 大数珠繰り Daijuzu kuri ritual
(Buddhist rosary reeling ritual) is held.
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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 65

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This temple is Nr. 16 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 faces .

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Chokokuji Kannon Katada Hase

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Chokokuji 長谷寺 Chokoku-Ji, Katadahase
近田山 Kindenzan 長谷寺 （ちょうこくじ） Chokokuji
Also called 遠長谷寺 The Far Chokoku-Ji.

三重県津市片田長谷町230 / Mie, Tsu city, Katada Hase town

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

- Chant of the temple
No matter how many times you go to pray,
my heart is pure like the clean valley water
as it was the first time I visited this place.

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Chōkoku-ji temple was founded between 701 and 704 by 徳道上人 a monk called Tokudō.
Because it was modeled after Hase-dera temple (the characters it is written with can be also read as Chōkoku-ji) in Nara, it is also referred to as Enchōkoku-ji (Far Chōkoku-ji).
It is believed that the temple was a praying place for 佐々木氏 the Sasaki clan and the clan of provincial governors 北畠氏 Kitabatake.
Unfortunately the temple lost its records in fires caused by frequent wars of the 16th Century, and almost seized to exist.
It was rebuilt by a 2nd daimyo of Tsu province 藤堂高次 Tōdō Takatsugu (1602-1676)
and since then the temple became an important praying place for all next generations of Tōdō clan.
The original main statue enshrined in Chōkoku-ji temple was the 7.9m high Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon).
It was one of many Japanese big size Buddhist statues,
but unfortunately it was almost completely destroyed during the war in Tenshō period (1573-1592).
The statue burned down together with the temple during the fight with the troops
of the first “Great Unifier” of Japan – Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582).
Currently the remnants of Jūichimen Kannon are wrapped in white clothes and shown to the public only once per 18 years.
The current main statue of the Chōkoku-ji temple is a life-size standing Jūichimen Kannon.
It is made from wood and covered with dark brown lacquer.
The statue was carved at the beginning of the 17th Century.
Six Kannon statues (Kannon in six basic forms to protect people in each of the Six Realms of karmic rebirth)
and a statue of Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, & Warriors) all made from stone stand within the temple’s grounds,
just at the end of the road leading to the temple.
It is said that these statues were made in Korea during the ruling of Joseon dynasty and brought from Korean peninsula by Tōdō Takatora (1556-1630).
勢陽雑記 Seiyōzakki Records
Kindenzan Chōkoku-ji is located 2 ri west from Tsu in a mountain of Hase village.
The main statue is a Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon).
It is said that the temple was founded by 天外和尚 Tengai of 東福寺 Tofuku-ji temple after moving from Hase in Yamato province.
At the beginning there were many buildings in its precinct and the temple’s land was worth 80 kan
but after the turbulent times of Tenshō period it fell into ruin.
The temple’s buildings had no thatch roof anymore, no sound coming from the inside and no light,
even a vague one, could be seen.
It is temple number 13 of Ise Pilgrimage.
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This temple is Nr. 15 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

. Hasedera - Temple Legends .

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Kenmyoji Kannon Hisai

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Kenmyoji 賢明寺 Kenmyo-Ji, Hisai
Senryuzan 千手院 Senjuin 賢明寺 Kenmyoji

三重県津市久居元町205 / Tsu city, Hisai town, Motomachi

The Kannon statue is 千手観音菩薩 Senju Kannon.

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Senju-in Kenmyō-ji is a temple number 1 of Ichishi district’s 33 Temples Pilgrimage and is commonly known as Kannon of Senju-in. It is directly connected to Enryaku-ji – the main temple of Sanmon branch of Tendai Buddhist sect.
Senju-in Kenmyō-ji was founded in 730 by 行基 Gyōki (668-749), a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.
The main statue enshrined in the temple is Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) carved by ancient Buddhist image maker Kasuga. This Senju Kannon is honorably called 救世千手大悲観音菩薩 “Most Compassionate Savior”.
The temple flourished for more than 600 years until the battle of 雲出川 Kumozu river in 1338, when all buildings were burned down. In 1366 北畠顕能 Kitabateke Akiyoshi (1326-1383), the provincial governor of Ise, rebuilt the Main Hall and other surrounding buildings as a proof of his deep religious devotion to Goddess Kannon enshrined in this temple. Since then Senju-in Kenmyō-ji became a prayer place for the next generations of Kitabatake clan and thanks to their patronage, the temple’s authority had also been restored.
200 years later during the times of Tenshō period (1573-1592) the temple suffered again. This time the buildings burned down during the fight between the troops of the first “Great Unifier” of Japan daimyo Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) and local daimyo Kitabatake Tomonori (1528-1576).
Luckily the main statue of the temple was left unharmed.
The complex was restored once again in the years between 1624 and 1644.
The abbot of Senju-in Kenmyō-ji named 実順 Jitsujun rebuilt the burned buildings with donations and offerings received for his religious activity. In 1670 藤堂高通 Tōdō Takamichi (1644-1697) became a daimyo of this land and as a proof of deep devotion to Goddess Kannon of Senju-in Kenmyō-ji, he decided to make this temple a prayer place for Tōdō clan and donate 100 koku (15t) of rice each year.
In 1719 a monk of this temple 智空 Chikū received and imperial order to pray to Goddess Kannon and ask for a child to be born to the Emperor Nakamikado (1702-1737). Chikū prayed eagerly and as a result of his religious practice a Prince (later know as 桜町天皇 Emperor Sakuramachi, 1720-1750) was born on New Year’s Day of the following year.
A transcription of the Heart Sutra and a calligraphy written by Emperor Nakamikado himself were sent to the temple and offered at the altar. Emperor also added a poem:

君がためうつしてうふるくれ竹に 千代もこもれる心地こそすれ
I wish that the bamboo I planted for you will protect you for eternity.

Since that moment Senju-in Kenmyō-ji became a temple connected to the Emperor and was bestowed with a crest.
During the Meiji Restoration in 1868,
which restored the actual power to the Emperor, all temple’s earnings were confiscated and almost all of the buildings including the Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Quarters for Flower Viewing and Treasure Hall were destroyed.
The temple fell into ruin and was left only with the Main Hall and the Main Gate.
The current Main Hall of Senju-in Kenmyō-ji is a building rebuilt in 1917.
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指定文化財 Special treasures of the temple:
石造板五輪塔（三重県指定）　
仁王門（津市指定）
如意輪観音菩薩坐像（津市指定）
銅灯籠（津市指定） Bronze Lantern
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Also on the following pilgrimage :

一志郡三十三カ所 Ichishi district 33 Kannon Temples Pilgrimage - Nr. 1
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This temple is Nr. 13 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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Kinchokoku Kannon Hase

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Kinchokokuji 近長谷寺 Kinchokoku-Ji, Hase
丹生山 Niuzan 近長谷寺 Kinchokokuji

三重県多気郡多気町長谷202 / Mie, Taki district, Hase

The Kannon statue is 十一面 Juichimen Kannon.

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Chōkoku temple is 3 and half ri south from Matsusaka.
Hase in Niu lies within Sana village in Taki district but because it is beside Mount Niu, many mistakenly regard it as a part of the same village.
It is said that the temple was founded by Emperor Kōkō (830-887).
The main statue is a 2 jō high Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) carved by an unknown sculptor. It stands in a tile-roofed hall which is 6 by 7 ken. The hall resides at the top of the mountain, 20 chō in the north-east direction from Niu.
The temple is called Kinchōkoku-ji (Close Chōkoku-ji) and it is a temple number 11 of Ise Pilgrimage.
Hase-dera temple in Yamato and Kinchōkoku-ji not only stand along the same road, but also follow the same Buddhist path.
According to the records fo Kinchōkoku-ji, which originally was called Niusan Kōmyō-ji,
was built in 885 by 飯高宿禰諸氏（法名仏氏観勝 Iitaka-no-sukune Morouji (Buddhist name: Kanshō),
a member of a powerful clan. He gathered donations for the construction from his close family and relatives, later to also receive farmland from other powerful clans of Iino, Taki and Watarai.
The main statue was made in 11th Century and is a 6.6m (21ft 7.84in) high wooden statue of standing Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon).
It was designated as National Treasure (Important Cultural Property) on the 20th of August 1913.
It is believed that the statue was enshrined in this temple thanks to the efforts of Gonzō (754-827), a monk who was one of the Kūkai’s (Kōbō Daishi, 774-835, the founder of Shingon sect) teachers.
According to the legend the statue of Kannon in Kinchōkoku-ji, Kannon of Hase-dera temple in Nara and Kannon of Hase-dera in Kamakura were all carved from the same tree.
All three of them are referred to as Japanese Three Kannons (Nihon San Kannon).
The statue’s detailed measurements starting from the size of the face, length of the arms and other 13 parts are written down in Kinchōkoku-ji Shizaichō (designated as Important Cultural Property), a record of temple’s possessions transcribed in 958. It states: one statue of Jūichimen Kannon, covered in gold, height 1 jō 8 shaku.
Together with the end of Heian period (794-1192) the founding clan 飯高氏 Iitaka lost its power and so did the temple.
Between the years of 1504 and 1520 it was revived by a monk called 真海 Shinkai (?-1595).
Since 1575 the temple received land from many lords of the province, among them:
Kitabatake Nobuoki 北畠信意 (also known as Oda Nobukatsu, 1558-1630),
Gamō Ujisato 蒲生氏郷 (1556-1595) and
Makimura Toshisada 牧村利貞 (1546-1593).
The temple prospered and seven sub-temples were built within its precinct.
During the times of the next abbot 政尊 Shōson (?-1653),
the temple received 0.496ha (1.22ac) of farmlands from 田丸城主の稲葉道通 the lord of Tamaru Castle Inaba Michitō (1570-1608) in 1608,
and from 津城主の藤堂高虎 the lord of Tsu Castle Tōdō Takatora (1556-1630) in 1617.
Thanks to Shōson’s efforts in 1648 a temple bell was casted and hanged in the newly constructed bell tower.

In the Edo period the land was producing 5 koku (0.75t) of rice. In 1661 the previous lord of Kishū Domain – 徳川頼宣 Tokugawa Yorinobu (1602-1671) visited the temple and ordered reconstruction of the Main Hall.
In the middle of the construction works a fire broke out from the carpenter’s shack.
The workers tried their best to put the fire out but despite their efforts, it spread and was getting close to the Main Hall.
快養 Kaiyō, the temple’s abbot, prayed with his whole heart to Goddess Kannon worshiped at the temple.
Then suddenly a strong wind started to blow and the fire changed its direction eventually leaving the Main Hall untouched.
According to the records, the construction was finished in 1663.
In the August of 1690 due to heavy rain a landslide occurred at the mountain behind the Main Hall.
The building was damaged but the main statue of Kannon was speared once again.
It was once more rebuilt in 1694 by an abbot 快舜 Kaishun.

During this time the official name of the temple was also changed to Kinchōkoku-ji.
For the next 300 years the Main Hall has been standing in the same place and except for roof repairs done in the middle of the 20th Century it remains untouched to this day.
Kinchōkoku-ji has also one more building – a Visitor Hall in which a statue of Dainichi Nyorai (Great Illuminating Buddha) is being worshiped. It is 94cm (3ft1in) high and was made in the 10th Century. It is the first main statue of this temple, from the times when it was still called Kōmyō-ji.
The statue of Dainichi Nyorai is designated as the Town’s Cultural Property. The temple’s current name Kinchōkoku-ji is combined from two parts:
Kin – meaning close, Chōkoku-ji which can also be read as Hase-dera.
There are two theories explaining why it is called “Closer Chōkoku-ji”.
The first appears in the official history of Taki town: There is one more Chōkoku-ji temple in Hase village of Anō district (currently Hase district in Tsu city) which is called 遠長谷寺 Enchōkoku-ji – “Far Chōkoku-ji”.
Far and close may refer to the distance to Hase-dera in Yamato (Nara).
One more theory is presented in the official leaflet given at Kinchōkoku-ji temple: Character for “close” was attached to the name to state that this Chōkoku-ji (Hase-dera) is the one which is closer to the Ise Shrine.
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This temple is Nr. 11 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

. Chokokuji 長谷寺 Chokoku-Ji, Katadahase .
Also called To Chokokuji 遠長谷寺 The Far Chokoku-Ji.

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Senpukuji Kannon Odai

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Senpukuji 千福寺 Senpuku-Ji, Odai
無量山 Muryōzan 千福寺 Senpukuji

三重県多気郡大台町柳原201 / Mie, Taki district, Odai town, Yanagibara
The Kannon statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon.
やないばら観音 Yanaibara Kannon
手引き十一面観世音菩薩 Tebiki Juichimen Kannon

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The history of Senpuku-ji temple starts in year 607, when Prince Shōtoku (574-622),
a famous politician and promoter of Buddhism, after receiving a divine message,
carved a 150 cm (4.92 ft) high statue of Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon)
and build a hall on 無量山 the Mount Muryō to enshrine her.
The temple started to prosper and gained many followers after a monk named
大徳泰澄 Taichō (682-767) visited its grounds and built seven more buildings.
In the end of 10th Century (middle of Heian period) 花山法皇 ex-Emperor Kazan (968-1008),
who devoted himself to Buddhism and revived the practice of Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage,
visited Senpuku-ji during his religious travel.
He saw a strange light coming from the mountain and thought of it as a good omen.
He then decided to confine himself in Senpuku-ji temple and pray for masses,
so they would be led to the path of enlightenment. After 17 days of prayer
he had a divine revelation from Goddess Kannon.
She said that in the West from the temple, at 熊野八鬼山 the Mount Yaki in Kumano,
a group of bandits cause great harm to the pilgrims heading to Ise region.
She then promised to protect and lead the pilgrims, save them from calamities, eliminate the bandits
and fulfill people’s prayers and wishes.
From this day on Senpuku-ji’s Kannon is known as Leading Kannon (手引観音 Tebiki Kannon).
In 1171 ex-Emperor Goshirakawa (1127-1192) also confined himself in Senpuku-ji temple
to pray, during his Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
Between 1512 and 1528 Senpuku-ji became a prayer place for 北畠氏 Kitabatake clan – the governors of the province.
The temple greatly suffered during years of 1558-1570, in the end to turn into ashes.
Luckily the main statue survived unharmed and to this day
this Kannon is widely known for bestowing great mercy and wellness on the people.
Hence there are many visitors praying at this temple.
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. Taichoo, Taichō 泰澄上人　Saint Taicho Shonin (682 - 767) .

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千福寺大祭 Senpuku-Ji Main Festival - Every year in February.

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This temple is Nr. 09 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 faces .

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Keishoji Kannon Nakamachi

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Keishooji, Keishō-ji 継松寺 Keisho-Ji, Nakamachi
岡寺山 Okaderazan 継松寺 Keishoji

三重県松阪市中町1952 / Mie, Matsusaka, Nakamachi

The Kannon statue is 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon.

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According to old records, in the year 743 when 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (701-756) was planning
to make the statue of Great Buddha in Nara,
he sent 行基 Gyōki (668-749, a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners) to Ise Shrine to consult the Goddess of the Sun Amaterasu on the matter. Gyōki received the divination and according to it built four temples in Ise area, placed Nyoirin Kannon (Omnipotent Kannon) statue in each and prayed for success of the plans of the Emperor. Keishō-ji is the only temple of these four that survived to this day.
Gyōki received a divine message from Kannon (the one that would be later worshiped in Keishō-ji) who promised protection during the construction of the Great Buddha. When he told the Emperor about his vision, Emperor Shōmu, who was 42 years old at the time (which was believed to be unlucky year in a man’s life), decided to move the Nyoirin Kannon statue to his palace and ask for expelling the bad luck during that year.
After a year Emperor issued a decree and order to build a hall for Kannon in the original temple’s grounds and move the statue back to its place. He wrote down a name on a tablet and presented it officially naming the temple Nyoirin-in. The temple became the first sacred ground in Japan which would specialize in expelling of bad luck.
The temple’s name Keishō-ji comes from a monk named Keishō, who rebuilt the temple after it was destroyed by a big flood in 750.
In 802 Kūkai 弘法大師 Kōbō Daishi, 774-835, the founder of Shingon sect) when staying at this temple, sculpted statues of 不動明王 Fudō Myō-ō (Immovable Wisdom King) and 毘沙門天王 Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, and Warriors) and placed them on the altar as attendants of Goddess Kannon. Since then Keishō-ji became a temple belonging to Shingon sect of Buddhism.
In 1581 the temple received land from 蒲生氏郷 Gamō Ujisato (1556-1595), the Lord of the Matsusaka Castle, and moved to its present location from Ishizu in Iitaka district. From that moment a history of nowadays Keishō-ji started.
The temple revived to its former glory thanks to 政算 Seizan – the first abbot of the temple after movement.
In August of 1997 the Main Hall, together with other buildings and the Main Gate, were dismantled and repaired. During the renovation works, an old sign originally staked to a building’s ridgepole, ritual arrows (to fend off bad luck) and vessels with five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millets: awa and kibi) which all were used for ridgepole-raising ceremony had been discovered. All of them are important evidence that tell us the temple’s history.
The temple is commonly known as 岡寺観音 Okadera Kannon and it is famous for its power of expelling bad luck.
Throughout the temple’s history Keishō-ji was visited by many famous writers, poets and artists.
Among temple’s possessions there are many precious calligraphies made by a famous calligrapher and painter
池大雅 Ike no Taiga (1723-1776). Other example is a highly praised copybook of calligraphy issued by this temple and
made by a print artist – 韓天寿 Kan Tenju (1727-1795).
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Every year at the first “horse day” of an old calendar, which nowadays is celebrated
at the beginning of March, a three day festival
厄除初午大祭 Yakuyoke Hatsu-uma Taisai (Grand Festival of Expelling Bad Luck on the First Horse Day of the Year)
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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Mie Shikoku Henro Info 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 81
number 20 of Tōkai Shinsaigoku 33 kasho Pilgrimage 東海新西国三十三ヵ所
number 26 of Tōkai 36 Fudōson Pilgrimage 東海三十六不動尊
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This temple is Nr. 08 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 Wishfulfilling Kannon

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Kontaiji Kannon Toba

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Kontaiji 金胎寺 Kontai-Ji, Toba
慈眼山 Jigenzan 金胎寺 Kontaiji

三重県鳥羽市鳥羽3-24-1 / Mie, Toba city, Toba

The Kannon statue is 千手観世音 Senju Kannon.

Another statue is Fudo Myo-O

The temple was founded around830 by - 弘法大師 Kukai Kobo Daishi.
The temple became the clan temple of the Kuki clan.
. Kuki Yoshitaka 九鬼嘉隆 .

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

- reference : jigenzan-kontaiji ... -

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

- 四国八十八箇所霊場 Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage -

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : toba-kontaiji.com ... -
- source : tobanakamachi.com ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 06 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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. Temples with legends .

. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

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