A Tendai temple in Ichihara said to have been founded by Gyoki during his pilgrimage through Kazusa Province. Enshrining Juichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu (Eleven-Faced Kannon), it has long attracted pilgrims as a sacred site. The Niomon gate is estimated to be from the Muromachi period, with powerful statues of the Nio guardian kings welcoming visitors.

Sanukiji Temple is said to have been founded around 750 CE during the Nara period by the monk Gyoki while he was traveling through Kazusa Province. Enshrining the Juichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu (Eleven-Faced Kannon) as its principal image, it has long been venerated as a sacred pilgrimage site regarded a…