Admission
- Adult (18+)Free
At a Glance
The temple is one of the few located next to a Shinto shrine after the separations in the Meiji period.
Many buildings were burned by Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century.
The temple's current name was given during the Meiji period's anti-Buddhist movement, when it was forcibly separated from Nachi Grand Shrine after centuries of being one unified religious site.
As the first temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, this is where pilgrims traditionally begin their spiritual journey through western Japan's most sacred Buddhist sites.
This temple offers 1 different goshuin designs
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Sacred journeys this temple belongs to
Fascinating facts about this place
The temple is one of the few located next to a Shinto shrine after the separations in the Meiji period.
Many buildings were burned by Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century.
The temple's current name was given during the Meiji period's anti-Buddhist movement, when it was forcibly separated from Nachi Grand Shrine after centuries of being one unified religious site.
Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture
