Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage
Buddhist temple pilgrimage route in Kansai, Japan
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The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (西国三十三所, Saigoku Sanjūsan-sho) is a pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan, similar to the Shikoku Pilgrimage. In addition to the official thirty-three temples, there are an additional three known as bangai (番外). The principal image in each temple is Kannon, known to Westerners as the Bodhisattva of Compassion (sometimes translated as 'Goddess of Mercy'); however, there is some variation among the images and the powers they possess.
It is traditional for pilgrims to wear white clothing and conical straw hats and to carry walking sticks. While the route was historically traveled by foot, today pilgrims usually use cars or trains. Pilgrims record their progress with a prayer book (納経帖, Nōkyō-chō), which the temple staff mark with red stamps and Japanese calligraphy indicating the temple number, the temple name, and the specific name of the Kannon image. Some pilgrims receive the stamps and calligraphy on wall scrolls (for a decorative hanging) and on their white coats (to be cremated in) as well.
The goeika songs of the 33 temples are widely known and frequently grouped together.[clarification needed]
| No. | Temple | Honzon (main image) | City/Ward/Town | Prefecture | Image | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seiganto-ji (青岸渡寺) | Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmani-cakra) |
Nachikatsuura | Wakayama |  |
33°40′9.15″N 135°53′23.31″E |
| 2 | Ki-mii-dera (紀三井寺) | Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) |
Wakayama | Wakayama |  |
34.185167°N 135.190025°E |
| 3 | Kokawa-dera (粉河寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Kinokawa | Wakayama |  |
34.280961°N 135.405908°E |
| 4 | Sefuku-ji (施福寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Izumi | Osaka |  |
34.392908°N 135.511578°E |
| 5 | Fujii-dera (葛井寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Fujiidera | Osaka |  |
34.570186°N 135.596556°E |
| 6 | Minamihokke-ji (Tsubosaka-dera) (南法華寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Takatori | Nara |  |
34.426417°N 135.809861°E |
| 7 | Oka-dera (岡寺) | Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmani-cakra) |
Asuka | Nara |  |
34.471789°N 135.828372°E |
| Bangai | Hōki-in (法起院) | Sakurai | Nara |  |
34.532819°N 135.909858°E | |
| 8 | Hase-dera (長谷寺) | Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) |
Sakurai | Nara |  |
34.535894°N 135.906825°E |
| 9 | Nan'endō (Kofuku-ji) (南円堂) | Fukūkenjaku Kannon (Amoghapāśa) |
Nara | Nara |  |
34.6825°N 135.830278°E |
| 10 | Mimuroto-ji (三室戸寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Uji | Kyoto |  |
34.900478°N 135.819194°E |
| 11 | Kami Daigo-ji (醍醐寺) | Juntei Kannon (Cundi) | Fushimi-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto |  |
34.950992°N 135.819586°E |
| 12 | Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera) (正法寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Otsu | Shiga |  |
34.933°N 135.878389°E |
| 13 | Ishiyama-dera (石山寺) | Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmani-cakra) |
Otsu | Shiga |  |
34.960419°N 135.905625°E |
| 14 | Mii-dera (三井寺) | Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmani-cakra) |
Otsu | Shiga |  |
35.013358°N 135.85285°E |
| Bangai | Gankei-ji (元慶寺) | Kyoto | Kyoto |  |
34.988639°N 135.801167°E | |
| 15 | Imakumano Kannon-ji (今熊野観音寺) | Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto | _hondo.jpg) |
34.979706°N 135.780842°E |
| 16 | Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto |  |
34.994831°N 135.785003°E |
| 17 | Rokuharamitsu-ji (六波羅蜜寺) | Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto |  |
34.997103°N 135.773308°E |
| 18 | Chōhō-ji (Rokkaku-dō) (頂法寺) | Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmani-cakra) |
Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto |  |
35.007222°N 135.760278°E |
| 19 | Gyōgan-ji (Kōdō) (行願寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto |  |
35.0163°N 135.767761°E |
| 20 | Yoshimine-dera (善峯寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Nishikyo-ku | Kyoto |  |
34.938167°N 135.644194°E |
| 21 | Anao-ji (穴太寺) | Shō Kannon (Aryavalokitesvara) |
Kameoka | Kyoto |  |
35.006675°N 135.549192°E |
| 22 | Sōji-ji (総持寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Ibaraki | Osaka |  |
34.829103°N 135.581569°E |
| 23 | Katsuō-ji (勝尾寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Minoh | Osaka |  |
34.865833°N 135.491111°E |
| 24 | Nakayama-dera (中山寺) | Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) |
Takarazuka | Hyōgo |  |
34.821667°N 135.367667°E |
| Bangai | Bodai-ji (菩提寺) | Sanda | Hyōgo |  |
34.940389°N 135.2405°E | |
| 25 | Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) | Katō | Hyōgo |  |
34.972494°N 135.081822°E |
| 26 | Ichijō-ji (一乗寺) | Shō Kannon (Aryavalokitesvara) |
Kasai | Hyōgo |  |
34.859308°N 134.819025°E |
| 27 | Engyō-ji (圓教寺) | Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmani-cakra) |
Himeji | Hyōgo |  |
34.891139°N 134.658139°E |
| 28 | Nariai-ji (成相寺) | Shō Kannon (Aryavalokitesvara) |
Miyazu | Kyoto |  |
35.595439°N 135.187372°E |
| 29 | Matsunoo-dera (松尾寺) | Batō Kannon (Hayagrīva) | Maizuru | Kyoto |  |
35.497428°N 135.469375°E |
| 30 | Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Nagahama | Shiga |  |
35.421122°N 136.143225°E |
| 31 | Chōmei-ji (長命寺) | Senju Kannon Jūichimen Kannon Shō Kannon |
Ōmihachiman | Shiga |  |
35.162683°N 136.064003°E |
| 32 | Kannonshō-ji (観音正寺) | Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra) |
Ōmihachiman | Shiga |  |
35.144667°N 136.161028°E |
| 33 | Kegon-ji (華厳寺) | Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) |
Ibigawa | Gifu |  |
35.537372°N 136.607897°E |
See also
- Japan 100 Kannon, pilgrimage composed of the Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu pilgrimages
- Bandō 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kantō region
- Chichibu 34 Kannon, pilgrimage in Saitama Prefecture
- Shikoku Pilgrimage, 88 Temple pilgrimage in the Shikoku island
- Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage, pilgrimage in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures
- Chūgoku 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Chūgoku region
- Kannon
- Buddhism in Japan
- Tourism in Japan
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