Officially Komyoji Temple, known popularly as 'Kinme Kannon,' it is the 7th sacred site of the Bando Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage. Said to have been founded in 702 by the monk En-no-Gyoja or the monk Gyoki, it is one of the oldest temples in Kanagawa Prefecture, over 1,300 years old. The principal image is a standing Sho Kannon (Sacred Kannon) enshrined in the Tendai sect. According to tradition…

Komyoji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 702 by the ascetic monk En-no-Gyoja or the monk Gyoki, making it one of the oldest temples in Kanagawa Prefecture with a history spanning more than 1,300 years. Its principal image, a standing Sho Kannon, has long been venerated as the 'Ki…